Scale AI
Head of Corporate Accounting
$181K–$226K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 12+ years of progressive accounting experience across public accounting and corporate accounting leadership roles; at least 5 years of people leadership experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
About the job
Leads Scale’s global Corporate Accounting function, overseeing the multi-entity close, treasury operations, accounting controls, team development, and process automation.
What you'll do
- Lead the month-end close and general ledger across entities in accordance with U.S. GAAP; oversee journal entries, reconciliations, and consolidation.
- Manage and develop accounting teams, oversee treasury operations, and maintain accounting policies and controls.
- Lead close-process improvement and automation; partner with Finance, Tax, and Technical Accounting and serve as a key contact for external auditors.
What they ask for
- CPA license.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Expert knowledge of U.S. GAAP and full-cycle month-end close; strong experience with NetSuite and multi-entity international accounting, intercompany accounting, and global consolidation.
- At least 5 years of people leadership experience and a track record leading end-to-end process improvement projects with measurable results.
Nice to have
- Big 4 experience.
- Hands-on experience implementing AI-powered accounting or close automation tools; experience at a fast-growing AI or technology company.
Pay
USD 180,800–226,000 base salary
Tools
NetSuite, U.S. GAAP
AI focus
Use AI-enabled close tools and agentic workstreams to improve accounting workflows; hands-on AI-powered accounting or close-automation experience is a plus.
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