We’re an AI-first team building intelligent, automated, and insight-rich finance processes. You’ll pair your accounting expertise with modern tools to accelerate the close, raise quality and fundamentally rethink how accounting gets done – not just optimize the status quo.
What you’ll do
Own and govern day-to-day general ledger operations and deliver accurate, on-time closes, partnering with FP&A and cross-functional teams
Lead, coach and mentor a high-performing accounting team, owning onboarding, ongoing training, and performance development to support both individual growth and team objectives
Review B alance S heet reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statements with a focus on automation, consistency, and audit readiness
Assist in statutory audits and filings across international entities, ensuring compliance with local regulations and deadlines
Oversee international indirect tax filings; collaborate closely with our tax team on statutory compliance and returns outside the US and Canada
Build strong, trust-based relationships across the business; become the go-to partner for operations, tax, and FP&A
Drive process improvement: simplify, standardize, and automate close activities to increase accuracy, efficiency, and speed
Support acquisition integrations, aligning new entities to Diligent’s accounting policies, controls, and close cadence
Champion an AI-first and automation led mindset within the team; use agents and automation to streamline reconciliations, variance analysis, recurring journals, audit support packages, documentation drafts, and GL anomaly detection
Act as the human in the loop for bot-generated outputs : reviewing, approving and continuously improving what the automation produces
Set standards for data-driven decision making; leverage ERP analytics and spreadsheets to build self-serve reports and surface insights; iterate on dashboards and close checklists to continuously improve the close
Requirements
Progressive experience in accountingisrequired, along with 3+ years of people management experience
Solid experience leading or supervising accounting operations, including month-end close and general ledger ownership
Strong technical accounting foundation, with hands‑on expertise in reconciliations and variance analysis
Effective people leadership and communication skills to lead a team, prioritize workloads, set goals, and collaborate cross ‑ functionally with finance and business partners
Hands‑on, energetic, organized, and adaptable; able to prioritize projects, multitask, work independently, and simplify/automate processes for efficiency
Strong analytical and problem ‑ solving abilities, high attention to detail, and the ability to deliver accurate, timely outputs under tight deadlines
Experience in a global finance function of a multi-location, multinational corporation — SaaS or technology sector background a strong advantage
Mindset for automation and continuous improvement; proficient with spreadsheets and data tools, and eager to pilot AI‑assisted workflows to raise the bar on what Finance can deliver
Working knowledge of Netsuite or a similar ERP product
We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recruitment@diligent.com .
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