Director of Reporting & Technical Accounting

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DailyPay is transforming the way people get paid. As a worktech company and the industry’s leading on demand pay solution, DailyPay uses an award-winning technology platform to help America’s top employers build stronger relationships with their employees. This voluntary employee benefit enables workers everywhere to feel more motivated to work harder and stay longer on the job while supporting their financial well-being outside of the workplace.
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The Director of Reporting and Technical Accounting will report to the Global Controller and work closely with other Finance leaders to elevate and oversee our external reporting and policy functions.

This role will be based in our New York, NY office and will require three day a week in-office attendance and collaboration.

If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.

• 15+ years of relevant experience, including past 5 years in a leadership capacity

• Mix of public (e.g. Big 4) and private industry experience, preferably in Fintech and/or Payments

• CPA certification required, with B.A. in Accounting or a related field

• Experience preparing and reviewing financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, with a strong understanding of SEC reporting standards and demonstrated experience applying SEC guidance

• Experience with financial reporting software (Workiva and Netsuite preferred) and coordinating financial statement review/comments with various stakeholders, including Disclosure Committee

• Advanced technical accounting knowledge of US GAAP (ASC 606, ASC 310, ASC 718, etc.) and SOX 404, and experience with writing technical memos and policies

• Ability to efficiently apply accounting standards and draw operational conclusions at pace, as well as clearly and simply communicate those conclusions (both verbally and in writing) to various organizational stakeholders

• Experience in accounting research, including benchmarking, and ability to communicate completeness of research conducted

• Attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities, stay organized, and maintain a proactive approach to their responsibilities

• Ability to manage upward and track open items, taking responsibility for keeping workstreams moving

• Ability to work from NYC office three days per week

This role will manage the global SEC and technical accounting team of two, and have primarily responsibility over:

• Coordination and oversight over the preparation and review of annual reports (10-K), quarterly reports (10-Q), earnings releases, proxy statement and other current reports (8-K) as needed

• Collaboration with various personnel (particularly the Corporate Accounting team) and departments (e.g., Legal) to collect and evidence information and input into the above referenced reports; coordinate, review and collect comments on the various drafts; and prepare and/or archive support files for all disclosures

• Coordination and review of all footnote disclosures and MD&A, and review accuracy and completeness of XBRL tagging on filings; Review of all relevant disclosure checklists and reporting questionnaires, including review of the appropriateness of disclosures

• Preparation of Audit Committee materials and Disclosure Committee materials for senior leadership

• Collaboration on the quarterly reporting timetable / key dates and monitoring of progress against reporting cycle milestones

• Execution of month-end and quarter-end close activities related to financial reporting

• Ownership of technical accounting research and documentation of new accounting guidance, policies and procedures

• Oversight of monitoring the development and applicability of emerging accounting and reporting rules being deliberated by the SEC, US GAAP, PCAOB, or other regulations and assess new accounting pronouncements for applicability

• Responsibility for performance of external reporting internal controls to ensure SOX compliance

• Ownership of the financial reporting deliverables related to the audit, including coordination and support with external auditors

• Support of the preparation of various forecasts, including stock-based compensation, weighted-average shares outstanding, and interest expense

• Participation in special projects and initiative

• Exceptional health, vision, and dental care

• Opportunity for equity ownership

• Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Fun company outings and events

• Unlimited PTO

• 401K with company match