Director of Technical Accounting, External Reporting & Policies

Steven Douglas has been exclusively engaged on an exceptional Director of Technical Accounting, External Reporting & Policies career opportunity in Austin, Texas. Open to a remote working arrangement with travel to Austin on a quarterly basis.

Reporting to the VP, the Director of Technical Accounting, External Reporting & Policies is a critical leadership role for someone who has been through the scaling journey in software — someone who's operated at a company that grew past $1B+ in revenue and understands firsthand what that inflection point demands from technical accounting and external reporting functions. We are seeking a "business partner" who happens to have deep technical accounting expertise.

If you're the person people go to because you find a way to get to "yes" while still protecting the integrity of the numbers, we want to talk to you.

• Own technical accounting research, positions, and documentation for complex and emerging transactions (revenue recognition, business combinations, equity, leases, and other software-industry-specific matters)
• Lead internal and external reporting processes, including accurate, complete and timely financial statements and footnote disclosures
• Develop, maintain, and evolve accounting policies that scale with a fast-growing software business
• Perform stock-based compensation accounting
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, FP&A, Sales, and business unit leaders — translating technical accounting requirements into practical, business-friendly guidance
• Anticipate accounting implications of new products, deal structures, and business models before they become a problem
• Drive process improvements and changes to reporting infrastructure as the company scales
• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors on technical matters

• CPA license is required
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or business related field
• AI experience Direct experience designing, building, and deploying AI agents (e.g., agentic workflows, autonomous or semi-autonomous task execution, tool-calling/orchestration frameworks such as Lang Chain, Auto Gen, CrewAI, Claude Agent SDK, or comparable)
• Current, active use of AI agents in your day-to-day workflow — not a one-time project or coursework
• The ability to speak in specific detail about architecture decisions, tooling choices, failure modes encountered, and how they evaluated agent performance
• Big 4 foundation:
  Minimum Manager-level experience at a Big 4 public accounting firm
• Industry depth: 4-5+ years of software industry experience beyond public accounting
• Scaling experience:
  Direct experience with a software company's growth journey through $1B+ in revenue
• Leadership presence:
  You can drive change management and influence stakeholders
• Communication:
  You can translate technical accounting concepts into plain language for non-accountants
• Experience navigating an IPO or high-growth pre/post-IPO environment