# Director of Technical Accounting

**Company:** [Together AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/together-ai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $245k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 12+ years
**Skills:** U.S. Gaap, ASC 606, Asc 842, Asc 360, Asc 470/835, Asc 805, Asc 718, Asc 505, Asc 808, Sox, Financial Reporting, Investor Reporting, CPA, Technical Accounting, Audit Management
**Posted:** 2026-08-13

> Leads the technical accounting function, complex transaction accounting, investor reporting, annual audit, and internal-control readiness for a high-growth AI infrastructure company. Requires a CPA, bachelor's degree, and 12+ years of progressive accounting experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Technical Accounting
- Develop and maintain U.S. GAAP policies across revenue recognition (ASC 606), leases (ASC 842), fixed assets (ASC 360), debt and financing (ASC 470/835), business combinations (ASC 805), equity and stock compensation (ASC 718, ASC 505), and collaborative arrangements (ASC 808).
- Serve as a subject matter expert on complex transactions, including structured financing, equipment financing, and customer contracts.
- Partner with Revenue Accounting on usage-based, subscription, and enterprise contract revenue recognition.
- Evaluate accounting treatment for collaborative arrangements, including co-development and joint go-to-market deals.
- Assist with lease accounting and capitalization policies for data center, colocation, and equipment arrangements.
- Advise on equity transactions, including stock issuances, SAFEs, convertible instruments, stock-based compensation, strategic investments, and joint ventures.
- Draft technical accounting memos for significant transactions and non-standard deal structures.
- Monitor and implement new accounting standards.
- Partner with Legal, Tax, FP&A, Strategic Finance, and other teams on accounting implications of contracts and transactions.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for technical accounting areas, including review of complex and judgmental journal entries and account reconciliations.

### Investor Reporting and Financial Statement Audit
- Lead quarterly, annual, and ad hoc investor financial reporting packages.
- Partner with FP&A, Legal, and Investor Relations to ensure accurate and clear disclosures.
- Support reporting related to fundraising, board reporting, and strategic transactions.
- Lead preparation of annual consolidated financial statements and manage the annual audit process with external auditors.

### SOX and Internal Controls
- Help establish the foundation for the future SOX program through initial risk assessment and control design.
- Develop internal control processes to support long-term audit readiness.
- Partner with external auditors on control-related discussions and readiness efforts.
- Promote strong internal controls across Accounting, FP&A, and other teams.

### Process, Systems, and Projects
- Build scalable technical accounting processes and documentation standards.
- Partner with Core Accounting, FP&A, and Systems teams on close processes and automation.
- Lead or support process improvements and other ad hoc projects.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA certification.
- 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally combining Big 4 and in-house experience.
- Experience building or scaling a technical accounting function.
- Deep expertise across ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 360, ASC 470/835, ASC 805, ASC 718, ASC 505, and ASC 808.
- Experience with investor-facing reporting, ideally at a high-growth or late-stage private company.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving private-company environment.
- Strong written communication skills, including experience drafting technical memos and investor-ready disclosures.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in high-growth technology or AI infrastructure.
- Familiarity with usage-based and subscription models, hardware-inclusive business models, and data center compute infrastructure.
- Familiarity with emerging accounting issues for AI infrastructure companies, including compute capitalization, data center leasing, and partnership arrangements.

## Compensation and Benefits
- US base salary: **$245k–$300k**, plus equity, health insurance, and other benefits.

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