# Director, Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting

**Company:** [Brex](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/brex)
**Location:** Seattle, WA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $252k – $315k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** US GAAP, CPA, Financial Reporting, technical accounting, sox, fasb, sec, workiva, dfin, Data Analytics
**Posted:** 2026-07-21

> Lead Brex's global financial reporting and technical accounting as principal architect of GAAP-compliant frameworks for a public-company-rigor fintech. Oversee consolidated statements, regulated reporting, complex transaction guidance, policy development, SOX readiness, and cross-functional accounting for product launches.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Oversee the end-to-end global financial reporting function, ensuring the integrity of consolidated and entity-only US GAAP financial statements for internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead the strategy for regulated entity reporting, ensuring 100% compliance with evolving regulations.
- Act as the subject matter expert, evaluate complex, non-routine transactions and provide technical accounting guidance and disclosure recommendations.
- Iterate and develop GAAP accounting policies and support high-impact business initiatives such as post-merger integration and product launches.
- Establish and maintain a robust library of corporate accounting policies; lead the implementation of new FASB/SEC standards.
- Lead the design and maturation of an internal control environment in preparation for integration with Capital One’s financial reporting standards and SOX requirements.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Legal and other teams to provide proactive accounting for new product launches and business model changes.
- Ensure timely close through the preparation and review of journal entries, reconciliations and variance analytics, as well as coordination with FP&A.
- Identify and deliver process improvements via automation, AI initiatives and cross functional collaboration.

## Requirements
- BA/BS degree, preferably in Business, Finance, or Accounting.
- CPA license.
- 10+ years of experience, including significant time at a Big 4 accounting firm and/or leadership role in high-growth companies.
- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge in US GAAP.
- Deep understanding of financial services, credit card processing or payment-related accounting.
- Ability to translate complex accounting jargon into actionable insights for non-finance counterparts.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and address difficult situations in a professional manner.
- Innovative and able to provide “outside of the box” solutions.
- Passion for having an owner’s mentality towards responsibilities and for career growth.
- Experience implementing and improving business processes and systems.
- Knowledge and experience using DFIN, Workiva or similar financial reporting platforms.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience operating within a public company environment.
- Advanced proficiency in data analytics and a product mindset toward accounting systems.
- Direct experience applying AI to streamline the financial reporting or research process.

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