Senior Director, Accounting & Controllership

A Little About Us

EDB provides a data and AI platform that enables organizations to harness the full power of Postgres for transactional, analytical, and AI workloads across any cloud, anywhere. EDB empowers enterprises to control risk, manage costs and scale efficiently for a data and AI led world. Serving more than 1,500 customers globally and as the leading contributor to the vibrant and fast‑growing Postgre

SQL community, EDB supports major government organizations, financial services, media and information technology companies. EDB’s data‑driven solutions enable customers to modernize legacy systems and break data silos while leveraging enterprise‑grade open source technologies. EDB delivers the confidence of up to 99.999% high availability with mission‑critical capabilities built in such as security, compliance controls, and observability.

We are seeking an exceptional, technically rigorous and execution‑oriented Senior Director, Accounting & Controllership to join EDB at a pivotal moment in the company’s growth as we build towards public‑company readiness. Reporting directly to the VP, Head of Accounting and Financial Operations, this role is the senior operating leader across EDB’s global accounting function with end‑to‑end ownership of controllership operations, the integrity of our financial reporting, the operation and continued uplift of our internal controls environment, and the development of our financial reporting capability toward future IPO.

The successful candidate will sit on the finance leadership team and serve as the principal accounting operator beneath the Head of Accounting, with day‑to‑day authority over the close, controls, and external reporting functions.

The ideal candidate will bring deep technical US GAAP expertise, prior public‑company or comparable late‑stage private‑company experience, and a proven track record leading accounting and internal controls teams in a high‑growth environment. You will supervise a team of leaders with four direct reports and a wider team of approximately twenty across the global accounting and controllership organization, partnering closely with executive leadership, cross‑functional teams, external auditors, and the Audit Committee.

This is a high‑visibility role requiring a rare blend of technical rigor, operational discipline, executive judgment, and strong people leadership.

• Accounting Operations & Global Close

  Own end‑to‑end accountability for EDB’s monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles globally, ensuring quality of deliverables to leadership, the Board, and lenders. Drive measurable improvement in close timeliness, reporting quality, and operating efficiency across the global accounting organization.

• Internal Controls & Audit Readiness

  In partnership with the Head of Accounting, other stakeholders across the Company, and third‑party advisors, lead the design, implementation, and maturation of EDB’s internal controls function. Establish a global controls operating model and embed a compliance mindset across the accounting organization.

• Technical Accounting & External Reporting

  Own technical accounting research, policy setting, and documentation across complex US GAAP areas, with senior reviewer accountability on revenue recognition, capitalized software development costs, equity‑based compensation, business combinations and other significant judgment areas. Build the external reporting function for EDB’s future growth.

• Audit & Committee Support

  Act as a primary liaison to external auditors, leading the remediation of any deficiencies and supporting the Audit Committee with readiness milestones and financial reporting.

• Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

  Act as a strategic accounting partner to FP&A, Legal, People, GTM, and Corporate Development. Translate complex accounting topics for executive and non‑finance stakeholders.

• Team Leadership & Development

  Lead, mentor, and develop a global accounting leadership team, fostering a growth mindset and high‑performance culture. Build the technical accounting and external reporting bench to support EDB’s continued scale and…