# Director, Assistant Controller

**Company:** [Checkr](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/checkr)
**Location:** Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $195k – $270k/yr
**Experience:** 12+ years
**Skills:** US GAAP, Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, Month-End Close, Quarter-End Close, Year-End Close, Sox Controls, Oracle Fusion, External Audit, M&A Accounting
**Posted:** 2026-06-09

> Lead corporate accounting, financial reporting, and technical accounting for a public company. Manage a 10-person team, shorten close cycles, implement SOX controls, and partner cross-functionally on ERP optimization and M&A.

## Job Description

## What you’ll do
- Lead and develop a high-performing team across GL accounting, treasury, and technical accounting.
- Design, implement and maintain appropriate accounting policies and processes to enable accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with US GAAP.
- Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, driving timeline reductions and establishing the controls and reconciliation standards expected of a public company.
- Serve as the in-house US GAAP technical accounting expert.
- Partner with Corp Eng on ERP (Oracle Fusion) optimization and automation across the accounting tech stack.
- Lead the external audit, partnering with the external auditor to ensure timely completion of annual audit.
- Partner with corporate development to support M&A activities.

## What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field; CPA certification strongly preferred.
- 12+ years of experience with an increasing level of scope and leadership responsibility; Big 4 and industry experience preferred.
- Deep technical expertise in U.S. GAAP and other financial reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated track record of shortening close cycles and building durable processes.
- Experience operating in a SOX-controlled environment is a plus.
- An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.

## What We Offer
- A fast-paced and collaborative environment
- Learning and development allowance
- Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
- Flexible PTO policy
- Monthly wellness stipend

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