Director, Accounting

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🕒 June 2

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $145k - $185k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Axios

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2017

📱 Media

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Axios is a media company that delivers news and insights through various platforms, including newsletters, local news outlets, and exclusive content for professionals. It covers a broad range of topics such as politics, policy, business, technology, health, and energy, providing in-depth reporting and analysis. By focusing on quick, concise, and powerful stories, Axios aims to make news more accessible and engaging for its audience. Its offerings include free daily newsletters like Axios AM and Axios Pro, as well as events and live discussions.

📋 Description

• Lead the monthly close process, including close timelines, journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, fixed assets, and close reporting packages. • Maintain accounting policies, procedures, controls, chart of accounts governance, and operational documentation to support accurate and scalable financial reporting. • Oversee AP, procurement, vendor management, contractor payments, cash management, bank reconciliations, 13-week cash forecasting, and treasury operations. • Manage bank access, fraud prevention, and accounting control processes to ensure strong financial governance and compliance. • Partner with Finance leadership to improve cash visibility, working capital management, and accounting operations. • Lead external audit coordination and oversee tax, sales and use tax, and related compliance processes with external partners. • Own and improve accounting systems, integrations, workflows, data integrity, SOPs, and business continuity documentation across finance operations. • Drive automation, AI adoption, and process improvements to improve efficiency, scalability, accuracy, and controls. • Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Payroll, Revenue Finance, and business leaders to support forecasting, reporting, and operational decision-making. • Lead, coach, and develop accounting team members while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close, audit, tax, treasury, internal controls, and accounting operations. • Strong knowledge of GAAP, accrual accounting, balance sheet management, AP, cash management, and financial reporting. • Experience managing accounting operations in a fast-paced, scaling organization. • Experience with ERP systems and finance process automation; Sage Intacct experience preferred. • Experience leading audits and managing relationships with external tax and accounting advisors. • Familiarity with sales and use tax, state filings, nexus considerations, and compliance workflows. • Strong analytical, project management, and process improvement skills, including leveraging systems, automation, AI, and workflow redesign to improve accounting operations. • Advanced Excel and Google Sheets proficiency. • Strong communication, cross-functional partnership, and stakeholder management skills. • Experience managing and developing team members. • High-accountability, execution-oriented mindset with comfort operating in a fast-paced environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match • Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network • Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option • Dental and vision coverage • Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave • Birth-givers will have an additional 6-8 weeks depending on type of delivery, for a total of 18-20 weeks continuous leave • Generous vacation policy, plus holidays • One mental health day per quarter • Annual learning and development stipend • $100 monthly work-from-home stipend • Tele-mental health services through Headspace • OneMedical membership, including tele-health services • Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate • Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility • Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies • Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers • Virtual company-sponsored social events • A strong and positive work environment • A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture