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We are seeking a Senior Director of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting to lead external reporting, disclosure, and technical accounting activities in a dynamic, high-growth SaaS and AI company. This role will oversee all aspects of SEC reporting, U.S. GAAP compliance, and technical accounting, serving as a key leader in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and transparency of the company’s financial disclosures.
This individual will drive excellence in quarterly and annual SEC filings, manage disclosure controls and procedures, partner on the S-1/IPO process, and provide technical accounting leadership for complex and emerging issues typical in the SaaS and AI ecosystem.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities
External Reporting & Disclosure Management
- Lead the end-to-end process for the preparation, review, and filing of SEC reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, and other required filings.
- Oversee and ensure quality, consistency, and accuracy in financial statement footnotes, MD&A, and non-GAAP disclosures, ensuring alignment with SEC and FASB standards.
- Manage the XBRL tagging process, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and consistency with financial statements and disclosures.
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Investor Relations, and FP&A to coordinate earnings release materials, including scripts, presentations, and Q&A documentation.
- Maintain and enhance the company’s disclosure committee process, ensuring timely identification and review of new or evolving disclosure items.
- Support executive management and the audit committee in interpreting SEC comment letters, disclosure trends, and peer benchmarking.
Technical Accounting & Policy Development
- Provide authoritative guidance on complex accounting transactions, including:
- Revenue recognition (ASC 606) for SaaS and usage-based models
- Capitalized software and development costs
- Equity instruments and stock-based compensation (ASC 718)
- Business combinations (ASC 805)
- Leases (ASC 842)
- AI-related cost structures and data licensing arrangements
- New product and partnership agreements
- Research and document positions on new accounting standards and emerging issues.
- Maintain a robust library of accounting policies, memos, and technical interpretations, ensuring accessibility and audit readiness.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to management and cross-functional teams, providing proactive accounting insights during product launches, partnerships, or strategic transactions.
SEC Compliance, Controls & Audit Support
- Oversee the company’s SOX 404 compliance for financial reporting, working closely with internal controls and external auditors.
- Maintain and continuously enhance disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) to support public company requirements.
- Lead quarterly audit review and year-end audit processes, managing requests, audit schedules, and technical position documentation.
- Ensure compliance with SEC, FASB, PCAOB, and NASDAQ rules and evolving guidance.
- Establish and monitor timeline management for all filings, certifications, and related deliverables to ensure timely submissions.
Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing financial reporting and technical accounting team.
- Foster collaboration between Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Investor Relations, and Treasury.
- Provide executive-level insights into accounting and reporting impacts of strategic decisions.
- Serve as a key liaison with external auditors, legal counsel, and financial advisors.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; Master’s degree preferred.
- CPA license (active) preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a blend of Big 4 public accounting and public company reporting.
- In-depth knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, XBRL tagging, and the S-1/IPO process.
- Strong understanding of software and SaaS industry accounting, including recurring revenue, deferred revenue, and contract modifications.
- Proven ability to lead complex reporting projects under tight deadlines in a high-growth environment.
- Experience with AI-related accounting considerations, including data monetization, R&D capitalization, and AI infrastructure arrangements.
- Familiarity with Workiva, NetSuite, FloQast, or comparable SEC reporting and close management platforms.
- Prior leadership role in a public SaaS company with SEC filings ownership.
- Experience coordinating with Disclosure Committees and managing XBRL vendor relationships.
COMPETENCIES
- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to translate complex accounting guidance into clear, actionable insights.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft and edit financial disclosures.
- Highly organized with demonstrated project management and multitasking skills.
- Strategic thinker with operational discipline and accountability.
- Collaborative leadership style with a commitment to mentoring and developing team talent.
Avalara is an AI-first Company:
AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability. You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here. You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers. You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.
HOW WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU:
Total Rewards
In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AVALARA:
We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.
We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.
We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.
We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer
Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
INTRODUCTION
We are seeking a Senior Director of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting to lead external reporting, disclosure, and technical accounting activities in a dynamic, high-growth SaaS and AI company. This role will oversee all aspects of SEC reporting, U.S. GAAP compliance, and technical accounting, serving as a key leader in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and transparency of the company’s financial disclosures.
This individual will drive excellence in quarterly and annual SEC filings, manage disclosure controls and procedures, partner on the S-1/IPO process, and provide technical accounting leadership for complex and emerging issues typical in the SaaS and AI ecosystem.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities
External Reporting & Disclosure Management
- Lead the end-to-end process for the preparation, review, and filing of SEC reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, and other required filings.
- Oversee and ensure quality, consistency, and accuracy in financial statement footnotes, MD&A, and non-GAAP disclosures, ensuring alignment with SEC and FASB standards.
- Manage the XBRL tagging process, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and consistency with financial statements and disclosures.
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Investor Relations, and FP&A to coordinate earnings release materials, including scripts, presentations, and Q&A documentation.
- Maintain and enhance the company’s disclosure committee process, ensuring timely identification and review of new or evolving disclosure items.
- Support executive management and the audit committee in interpreting SEC comment letters, disclosure trends, and peer benchmarking.
Technical Accounting & Policy Development
- Provide authoritative guidance on complex accounting transactions, including:
- Revenue recognition (ASC 606) for SaaS and usage-based models
- Capitalized software and development costs
- Equity instruments and stock-based compensation (ASC 718)
- Business combinations (ASC 805)
- Leases (ASC 842)
- AI-related cost structures and data licensing arrangements
- New product and partnership agreements
- Research and document positions on new accounting standards and emerging issues.
- Maintain a robust library of accounting policies, memos, and technical interpretations, ensuring accessibility and audit readiness.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to management and cross-functional teams, providing proactive accounting insights during product launches, partnerships, or strategic transactions.
SEC Compliance, Controls & Audit Support
- Oversee the company’s SOX 404 compliance for financial reporting, working closely with internal controls and external auditors.
- Maintain and continuously enhance disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) to support public company requirements.
- Lead quarterly audit review and year-end audit processes, managing requests, audit schedules, and technical position documentation.
- Ensure compliance with SEC, FASB, PCAOB, and NASDAQ rules and evolving guidance.
- Establish and monitor timeline management for all filings, certifications, and related deliverables to ensure timely submissions.
Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing financial reporting and technical accounting team.
- Foster collaboration between Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Investor Relations, and Treasury.
- Provide executive-level insights into accounting and reporting impacts of strategic decisions.
- Serve as a key liaison with external auditors, legal counsel, and financial advisors.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; Master’s degree preferred.
- CPA license (active) preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a blend of Big 4 public accounting and public company reporting.
- In-depth knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, XBRL tagging, and the S-1/IPO process.
- Strong understanding of software and SaaS industry accounting, including recurring revenue, deferred revenue, and contract modifications.
- Proven ability to lead complex reporting projects under tight deadlines in a high-growth environment.
- Experience with AI-related accounting considerations, including data monetization, R&D capitalization, and AI infrastructure arrangements.
- Familiarity with Workiva, NetSuite, FloQast, or comparable SEC reporting and close management platforms.
- Prior leadership role in a public SaaS company with SEC filings ownership.
- Experience coordinating with Disclosure Committees and managing XBRL vendor relationships.
COMPETENCIES
- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to translate complex accounting guidance into clear, actionable insights.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft and edit financial disclosures.
- Highly organized with demonstrated project management and multitasking skills.
- Strategic thinker with operational discipline and accountability.
- Collaborative leadership style with a commitment to mentoring and developing team talent.
Avalara is an AI-first Company:
AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability. You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here. You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers. You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.
HOW WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU:
Total Rewards
In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AVALARA:
We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.
We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.
We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.
We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer
Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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Document your CPA and advanced credentials early
PERM requires your employer to match your actual qualifications to the job requirements filed with DOL. Gather official transcripts, CPA licensure certificates, and any advanced degree equivalency evaluations before your employer begins the labor certification.
Target public companies with SEC reporting obligations
Publicly traded companies must maintain a dedicated financial reporting function under SEC rules, making Director of Financial Reporting a structural role rather than an optional hire. These employers sponsor green cards more consistently because the position is difficult to eliminate.
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Use Migrate Mate to filter Director of Financial Reporting openings by employers with confirmed EB-2 and EB-3 filing history, so you spend your time on companies that have already committed to the PERM process for finance roles.
Understand how PERM wage tiers affect your offer
DOL assigns prevailing wage levels using the OFLC Wage Search. A Level III or IV wage determination is common for director-level reporting roles, and your offer must meet or exceed that figure for PERM certification to proceed without challenge.
Confirm the employer will file concurrently with I-140
Ask whether the employer will file the I-140 concurrently with or immediately after PERM approval. Concurrent filing shortens the gap before your priority date is established, which matters significantly if your country of birth faces EB-2 or EB-3 backlogs.
Request specificity in the PERM job description draft
PERM job requirements must reflect what the role actually demands. For Director of Financial Reporting positions, vague language around SEC reporting, consolidation, or technical accounting standards can invite DOL audits. Review the draft requirements carefully before your employer submits.
Green Card Director Of Financial Reporting: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Director of Financial Reporting role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Both categories apply depending on the employer's requirements. EB-2 covers the role when the position requires a master's degree or equivalent in accounting or finance. EB-3 covers it as a skilled worker position requiring at least a bachelor's degree. Most director-level financial reporting roles qualify at the EB-2 level when the employer's job requirements are documented correctly through PERM.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary status. Unlike H-1B visa, there is no annual lottery for EB-3, and the process isn't tied to a fiscal year cap at the petition stage. The PERM process typically adds 12 to 24 months before the I-140 is filed, but the outcome is lawful permanent residence rather than a visa requiring periodic renewal.
What does the PERM process actually require from a Director of Financial Reporting employer?
The employer must conduct DOL-mandated recruitment, document that no qualified U.S. worker applied and was rejected without lawful reason, and certify prevailing wage compliance using the OFLC Wage Search. For director-level finance roles, the job requirements must specifically reflect SEC reporting, GAAP, or consolidation expertise. Generic job descriptions invite DOL audits that delay or derail certification.
Where can I find Director of Financial Reporting jobs with confirmed green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search Director of Financial Reporting roles filtered by employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history. Searching this way narrows your list to companies that have already navigated the PERM process for finance positions, rather than employers who sponsor occasionally or only for engineering roles.
Does being born in India or China affect EB-2 or EB-3 green card eligibility for this role?
It doesn't affect eligibility, but it does affect wait times. USCIS processes EB-2 and EB-3 petitions for all nationalities, but applicants born in India or China face significant backlogs before a visa number becomes available. Your priority date is set when PERM is approved or when the I-140 is filed, so starting the process early matters most if you were born in a backlogged country.