Director, Accounting Operations

About NScale
NScale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers.  NScale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.

At NScale, our finance team plays a critical role in ensuring financial stability, strategic growth and compliance.

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About the Role
The Director, Accounting Operations will lead and scale the company's centralized accounting operations, together with the VP, Accounting Operations, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and strong financial controls across all entities within the group. This role oversees the General Ledger (GL), Record-to-Report (R2R) processes, lease accounting, fixed asset management, cash reconciliations, and related operational accounting functions. The ideal candidate is a strategic, systems-oriented leader who can build scalable processes, drive continuous improvement, and partner cross-functionally to support the company’s growth.

What You’ll be Doing
Leadership & Strategy

• Oversee all Accounting Operations functions, including GL accounting, R2R, lease accounting, fixed asset management, intercompany accounting, and cash/bank reconciliations.
• Develop and execute a multi-year vision for scalable, efficient accounting operations across the group.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a global Accounting Operations team; foster a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Drive standardization, automation, and process optimization across all accounting workflows and systems.

Operational Excellence

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards (e.g., US GAAP & IFRS).
• Maintain a robust control environment and support internal/external audits.
• Build and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for accounting operations; identify issues, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Oversee lease accounting (ASC 842/IFRS 16) and fixed asset lifecycle processes, ensuring proper recognition, depreciation, impairment analysis, and reporting.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial schedules.

Systems, Tools & Automation 

• Partner with Finance Systems, IT, and other stakeholders to enhance ERP capabilities, design workflow automation, and ensure data integrity across systems
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce manual work, strengthen controls, and improve financial reporting quality.
• Evaluate new technologies, tools, and processes to enhance accounting operations efficiency

Collaboration & Business Partnership

• Partner with regional and functional finance teams, procurement, treasury, and IT to align processes and drive cross-functional efficiencies.
• Support key business initiatives by providing accounting operational insights, and scalable process design for new products, markets, or acquisitions.
• Serve as a key liaison with external auditors, ensuring smooth audit processes and timely resolution of issues.

About You 

• Proven leadership experience in large-scale, multi-entity, global accounting operations.
• A good understanding of accounting standards (IFRS and US GAAP) and a deep expertise in operational accounting processes.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and manage shared service or centralized accounting functions.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems (NetSuite) and financial process automation.
• Experience leading through transformation—driving standardization, efficiency, and automation.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline (required).
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience, including at least 3 years in a senior management role overseeing accounting operations

Success Measures:

• A streamlined, predictable monthly close with shortened timelines.
• Highly efficient, well-controlled accounting processes with measurable KPIs.
• Scalable accounting operations that support organizational growth and complexity.
• High-performing team with strong collaboration and cross-functional trust.

At Nscale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities.  We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.

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