Vice President Technical Accounting

Job Description

Job Description

FinQuery stands at the forefront of accounting automation, driven by a deep specialty in contract-driven accounting. Our AI-enabled platform transforms how controllers and finance teams operate, seamlessly managing and accounting for the complex financial contracts—like leases, prepaids, and accruals—that are the backbone of modern business. We are not just a software provider; we are the unified subledger that eliminates time-intensive, error-prone technical accounting workflows, ensuring financial reports are accurate and empowering our customers to focus on strategic, high-value tasks.

FinQuery is the global leader in lease accounting (as recognized on G2.com) and serve more than 8,500 customers worldwide. Our growth trajectory has been consistently validated by the Inc 5000, which has recognized us as one of the fastest-growing private companies for five consecutive years.

About the role

FinQuery is building the unified, intelligent subledger system. As we expand across leases, debt, fixed assets, and accruals, our edge is the depth of technical accounting expertise behind the product, and the Vice President, Technical Accounting sits at the center of it.

This is the senior-most accounting authority in the company, serving as the connective tissue between FASB, IASB, GASB, and PCAOB pronouncements and the 8,700+ customers who depend on FinQuery to handle the technical accounting complexity their ERPs cannot. The VP shapes what we build, advises customers on the accounting questions that matter most, and represents FinQuery as a recognized authority in the profession across Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Sales, and Marketing.

This is a path for someone who has the technical depth to make partner but wants to apply it to building software that changes how the profession works, rather than billing hours.

Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to decide what we build and in what order. You will translate the real accounting complexity our customers face into product vision, and you will hold the line on technical correctness as the platform scales.

Serve as the senior escalation point for the most complex customer accounting questions across multiple standards.

Anchor the accounting authority layer for the Evidence Room, our immutable trust layer linking contracts, calculations, journal entries, footnotes, and disclosures back to source guidance. Establish the accounting governance framework for our AI agent and MCP server strategy — defining what agents can decide autonomously, what requires human review, and how we document decisions for auditor defensibility.

Build and deepen relationships with Big Four and national audit firms. Position FinQuery's output as auditor-trusted by default.

Track standard-setting activity at FASB, IASB, and GASB and translate what is coming into product and market strategy. Represent FinQuery in front of working groups and AICPA committees where appropriate.

Own our external technical voice. Publish articles, speak at conferences, and represent FinQuery across webinars, industry media, and the accounting press. Partner with Marketing on category-defining content and with Sales on enterprise deals where technical credibility closes the room.

Lead and develop the technical accounting team. Set the bar for technical depth, customer responsiveness, and product collaboration. Serve as the subject matter expert for Revenue Enablement to build training that brings new technical accountants up to FinQuery standard.

Provide technical accounting due diligence on M&A targets and stress-test new product concepts for accounting soundness before engineering commits resources.

Required

• Active CPA license.

• 12 or more years of progressive technical accounting experience, including at least five years in a Big Four or national firm technical accounting or national office role.

• Deep, demonstrable expertise across multiple technical accounting standards. We want fluency across at least three of: leases, debt, fixed assets, revenue recognition, hedge accounting, stock-based compensation.

• Experience translating accounting guidance into software requirements or audit methodology.

• Track record of customer-facing or external-facing work. You can hold your own in front of a CFO, an audit partner, or a board.

• Experience leading and developing a team of technical professionals.

Strongly preferred

• Experience with AI, agentic systems, or audit automation tools. Comfort with the question "how should an AI agent be permitted to apply accounting judgment, and how do we document it?"

• Public company SEC reporting experience.

• International standards experience (IFRS, GASB).

• Vertical SaaS or audit technology company experience.

How You Will be Measured:

• Customer satisfaction on technical accounting interactions and audit defensibility of FinQuery output.

• Product release velocity on technical accounting features and the quality of accounting logic shipped.

• Audit firm partnership depth measured by referral volume and joint go-to-market activity.

• Speed to market on new guidance, exposure drafts, and standard updates.

• Team development and retention of technical accounting talent.

Benefits

For Your Growth & Career:

Annual employee development program stipend of $2,000 for each employee

Mentorship program (available immediately)

Sabbatical program (4 weeks after 5 years of service)

Advancement opportunities based on results, not politics

For Your Financial Well-being:

401(k) plan with employer matching

Signing stipend for a work-from-home setup

For Your Health & Wellness:

Great health benefits with multiple plan option

Flexible PTO (including 11 holidays and your birthday off)

Free gym membership at our office (Atlanta HQ)

Casual dress environment (when in office)

Catered lunches every Tuesday & Thursday (when in office)

For Your Family & Life:

Parental Leave Benefits

Fertility/Adoption Assistance

Annual tutoring stipend for your children

FinQuery is an equal opportunity employer to all persons, free from restrictions and prejudice based upon race, color, creed, religion, sex, domestic relationship status, parental status, family status, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, and disability status. FinQuery maintains a drug-free workplace.