Director, Accounting

Summary

Join TrueCar's finance team as a Director, Accounting, leading a high-performing general ledger accounting team. Reporting to the VP, Controller, you will oversee the financial close process, ensuring accurate and timely completion of all monthly, quarterly, and year-end close tasks. This role requires strong technical accounting skills and a passion for coaching and developing others. You will be responsible for reviewing financials, coordinating with finance teams, working cross-functionally on new products, and maintaining a strong internal control environment. The position offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a dynamic work environment.

Requirements

• Proven relevant experience including people leadership with a public company or equivalent accounting firm experience
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and technical accounting experience
• Ability to independently research technical accounting issues and reach well-reasoned conclusions
• Experience with SEC filings including 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K filings
• Experience operating in a SOX internal control environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Advanced MS Excel skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the G/L team in day-to-day accounting activities and ensure accurate and timely completion of all monthly, quarterly, and year-end close tasks in accordance with GAAP
• Review financials, including budget versus actual and period-over-period variance analysis
• Coordinate with Finance to provide insights during the budgeting process and investigate variances in budget versus actuals
• Work cross-functionally on new products and initiatives to understand the financial impact and ensure accounting issues are identified and mitigated
• Research and develop accounting policy memos for new products and as new accounting guidance is issued
• Administer the Workday financial system including reviewing and approving system changes impacting the financials
• Maintain a strong internal control environment, updating the design and scope of controls as the business evolves to maintain the integrity of financial reporting
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors to support their quarterly review and annual audit procedures
• Develop, support, and drive improvements to the systems, policies, and procedures for greater efficiency while maintaining meaningful and usable financial data
• Provide leadership and development to direct and indirect reports
• Staffing responsibilities include training and development of the G/L team; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising employee performance; and providing constructive feedback
• Assist with ad hoc projects as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Active CPA license

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health/vision/dental premium
• 401k with company contribution
• Equity
• A wellness stipend program
• A learning & development reimbursement program
• Flexible PTO policy for exempt TrueCar Crew along with a generous PTO accrual policy for non-exempt TrueCar Crew
• 14 company-paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
• Monthly internet/mobile phone service reimbursement and furniture & equipment for your space