Rescale

High Performance Computing Built for the Cloud

Director of Accounting

Location
Remote (United States) / Remote (US)
Job Type
Full-time
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About the role

Rescale is high performance computing built for the cloud. We empower engineers while giving IT security and control. From supersonic jets to personalized medicine, industry leaders are bringing new product innovations to market with unprecedented speed and efficiency. Rescale is a cloud platform delivering intelligent full-stack automation and performance optimization. IT leaders use Rescale to deliver HPC-as-a-Service with a secure control plane to deliver any application, on any architecture, at any scale on their cloud of choice.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced _ Director of Accounting _ to join our team.

Role Overview:

The _ Director of Accounting _ is a critical leadership position within the finance department, driving the accuracy and efficiency of our accounting operations. In this role, you will be responsible for leading our accounting operations, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial records, and providing strategic financial insights to drive our business forward. The ideal candidate possesses a strong technical accounting foundation, exceptional communication and leadership skills, and the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

  • _ Accounting Operations: _

  • _ Financial Reporting: _

  • _ Revenue Recognition: _

  • _ Audit and Tax Support: _

  • _ Team Leadership: _

  • _ Process Improvement: _

Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field; CPA preferred.

  • Experience: 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience in a leadership role.

  • Technical Skills: Strong technical accounting knowledge, GAAP expertise, and in-depth understanding of revenue recognition principles (ASC 606). Experience with NetSuite is required.

  • Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team.

  • Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders across the organization.

  • Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach.

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are fundamental to our success. We strive to be a workplace where we: 

  • Welcome ALL and ALL are welcome.

  • Show up with our whole selves or whichever parts of ourselves we’re comfortable sharing, and be ready to see the same in others. 

  • Be ready to learn, unlearn, and learn again. 

  • Respect others and their opinions. We practice empathy in the way we interact with each other and celebrate uniqueness as a team. 

  • Seek to understand - ask more questions than one makes statements.

  • Provide safety from judgment and preserve a collaborative environment.

Rescale is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with Rescale will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check.  

About Rescale

Rescale provides a global software platform and hardware infrastructure for companies to perform scientific and engineering simulation.

  • We provide the largest, most secure, global high performance computing (HPC) footprint seamlessly integrated into an easy-to-use platform built for engineers and scientists. We are disrupting the staid on premise HPC world.
  • Not that long ago, we were a team of two, who rendered the Boeing 787 wing on commodity hardware, saving $150M in the process. Now we are a team of 50+ software engineers, computer scientists, and domain experts, helping advanced tech companies bring their complex use cases to the cloud.
  • Investors in Rescale include Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Chris Dixon, and Paul Graham, among others.
Rescale
Founded:2011
Team Size:250
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Founders
Adam McKenzie
Adam McKenzie
CTO
Joris Poort
Joris Poort
CEO