Director, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting Accounting , NY

Director, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting

Flex is a growth-stage, NYC‑headquartered Fin Tech company that is creating the best rent payment experience. It’s hard to believe that it’s 2026 and paying rent on time is expensive, inflexible, and difficult. We’re here to change that! Flex enables our users to pay rent throughout the month on a schedule that better fits their finances and budget. Our mission is to empower as many renters as possible with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense.

After deliberately keeping a stealth profile as we built up unprecedented investor support and an enthusiastic user base, we are looking for motivated individuals to help us keep our mission growing. Will you be a part of the team?

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Director to lead our Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting function. This role will play a pivotal role in maturing Flex’s accounting function through its next phase of growth, overseeing complex accounting matters, developing accounting policies, and ensuring the overall integrity of our financial statements in compliance with U.S. GAAP. This position will also be responsible for external financial reporting, including annual audits, statutory reporting, and potential SEC readiness efforts in the future.

This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role that will work cross‑functionally with a number of teams, including providing accounting guidance on significant business transactions to help leaders make well‑informed decisions. The ideal candidate has exceptional GAAP technical knowledge, a clear future vision for the highest efficiency and compliance, and is energized by the opportunity to build policies, processes and controls from the ground up.

We’re looking for a leader who embodies resilience, ownership, and sound judgment, and can navigate comfortably in a fast‑paced, high‑growth Fin Tech environment. This position will report to the VP, Controller and will be located in one of our office hubs (NYC or SF) on a hybrid basis.

Technical Accounting Leadership & Policy:

• Serve as the subject matter expert on all technical accounting matters including stock‑based compensation (ASC 718), revenue recognition (ASC 606), loan accounting and credit losses (ASC 310/326), leases (ASC 842), debt (ASC 740) and business combinations (ASC 805).
• Drive the development, implementation, and maintenance of all corporate accounting policies in collaboration with the Controller, taking a hands‑on and risk‑based prioritization approach.
• Research, resolve and document complex accounting transactions in formal memos.
• Educate and partner with Finance and Accounting teams on technical accounting matters to operationalize complex transactions and enable accurate forecasting and reporting.
• Work collaboratively with business partners to identify financial risks and accounting considerations associated with new or contemplated transactions, including new revenue streams and partnerships.
• Assist with month‑end close activities for technical accounting areas, including the preparation and/or review of reconciliations.
• Prepare audited financial statements, footnote disclosures, and supporting schedules – building a strong reporting foundation that can evolve with the company in the future.
• Manage the external reporting calendar, coordinating with internal teams (legal, compliance, FP&A) and external partners (auditors, etc.) to ensure deadlines are met.
• Ensure successful delivery of entity‑level financial statements to meet regulatory and lender reporting requirements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and enhance reporting timelines, accuracy, and quality – drive both process improvement and automation through use of financial reporting tools.
• Design and develop internal controls over the financial reporting process in preparation for SOX compliance, proposing solutions for identified segregation of duties and control gaps.
• Partner with Controller and other teams to architect future ERP system flows for all intercompany transactions, ensuring that both consolidate and entity‑level reporting needs are met.