Head of Accounting
AI analytics platform for exploring data, building data apps, and collaborating with trusted context.
About Hex
Hex Technologies Inc. operates Hex, an AI analytics platform combining natural-language self-serve, SQL and Python notebooks, interactive data apps, and AI agents in a governed workspace. Its shared context engine grounds answers in organizational data, business definitions, and knowledge.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead the existing accounting team in a hands-on player-coach role, building the systems, processes, and technical expertise to support growth. You will experiment with agents and automation across the accounting workflows, simplify order to cash by partnering with Revenue Operations, own technical accounting with the Head of Finance, deliver a five-business-day close, manage audit, tax and insurance renewal, support international expansion, and manage cash and working capital.
Requirements
- CPA with progressive accounting experience, including accounting leadership at a high-growth SaaS company
- Strong technical expertise in US GAAP, particularly ASC 606 and ASC 718
- Ability to independently write clear, defensible accounting memos
- End-to-end understanding of order to cash and hands-on experience with billing and ERP systems
- Experience managing and developing experienced accounting professionals
- Use of AI tools and agents to improve accounting workflows
- Experience leading successful external audits and building stage-appropriate controls
- Experience with multi-entity accounting, consolidation, intercompany activity, and international compliance
- Comfortable owning cash management and working capital
- Clear communication with technical and nontechnical partners
Responsibilities
- Build an AI-enabled accounting function using agents and automation across collections, journal entries, reconciliations, and close workflows
- Simplify order to cash by partnering with Revenue Operations to move invoicing from Stripe to Rillet
- Lead ASC 606 accounting for hybrid subscription and consumption model
- Own equity and stock-based compensation accounting under ASC 718
- Develop clear policies and audit-ready memos
- Maintain a five-business-day month-end close and timely US GAAP financial reporting
- Own the external audit, tax compliance, and business insurance renewal
- Lead and develop the accounting team and own day-to-day accounting operations
- Establish scalable processes for local accounting, intercompany activity, consolidation, statutory audits, and VAT
- Coordinate banking, payroll, and employee expense requirements
- Own treasury operations and improve cash and working capital management
- Evolve controls, travel and expense policies, and financial systems
Benefits
- Market-benched equity
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible paid time off
