Director, Accounting - Remote

TrueCar is a leading automotive digital marketplace and we are on a mission to make car buying and selling easy, transparent and efficient. We work to empower consumers with data, and foster connections with our network of Certified Dealers who share our belief that truth, transparency and fairness are the foundation to a great experience. We forge partnerships to power car buying programs for some of America’s most trusted brands. And we continually innovate to provide useful tools, research, market context and pricing transparency to help consumers feel empowered and confident all throughout their journey.

As consumers’ priorities and shopping habits shifted, so did we. We are building a modern day marketplace and invite you to come join the TrueCar Crew. You can have a real & direct impact on our journey as we continue to evolve and revolutionize the car buying and selling experience. We are seeking talented individuals who are excited by our mission to revolutionize & elevate the car buying & selling experience.

The Opportunity:

TrueCar is seeking a focused Director, Accounting to lead a high-performing general ledger accounting team as an integral part of the overall corporate finance group. In this role reporting to the VP, Controller, you will be responsible for overseeing the financial close process. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical accounting background and a passion for coaching and developing others.

How you will contribute to TrueCar’s success:

• Lead the G/L team in day-to-day accounting activities and ensure accurate and timely completion of all monthly, quarterly, and year-end close tasks in accordance with GAAP.
• Review financials, including budget versus actual and period-over-period variance analysis.
• Coordinate with Finance to provide insights during the budgeting process and investigate variances in budget versus actuals.
• Work cross-functionally on new products and initiatives to understand the financial impact and ensure accounting issues are identified and mitigated.
• Research and develop accounting policy memos for new products and as new accounting guidance is issued.
• Administer the Workday financial system including reviewing and approving system changes impacting the financials.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment, updating the design and scope of controls as the business evolves to maintain the integrity of financial reporting.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors to support their quarterly review and annual audit procedures.
• Develop, support, and drive improvements to the systems, policies, and procedures for greater efficiency while maintaining meaningful and usable financial data.
• Provide leadership and development to direct and indirect reports. Staffing responsibilities include training and development of the G/L team; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising employee performance; and providing constructive feedback. 
• Assist with ad hoc projects as needed.

Your Expertise:  

• Proven relevant experience including people leadership with a public company or equivalent accounting firm experience (some experience in public accounting preferred)
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and technical accounting experience
• Ability to independently research technical accounting issues and reach well-reasoned conclusions
• Experience with SEC filings including 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K filings
• Experience operating in a SOX internal control environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Active CPA license is preferred

Base salary range: $141,000 - $216,000

Your TrueCar Experience

As a crew member, you’ll be primarily based out of your home as a part of our Dynamic Workplace strategy. We provide additional benefits & perks to assist our crew members in having a sustainable home workstation including monthly internet/mobile phone service reimbursement and furniture & equipment for your space. 

You will receive excellent benefits that include but aren’t limited to 100% employer-paid health/vision/dental premium, 401k with company contribution, equity, a wellness stipend program, and a learning & development reimbursement program. We recognize that everyone needs an occasional recharge, so we offer a flexible PTO policy for exempt TrueCar Crew along with a generous PTO accrual policy for non-exempt TrueCar Crew, in addition to 14 company-paid holidays and 2 floating holidays. In short, we care deeply about our crew members and build employee-centric programs that prove it. 

At TrueCar, we believe in the power of diversity to build a deeper understanding of our consumers and partners and drive innovation in our products. We welcome a workforce that reflects all the diversity of car-buying consumers. We encourage everyone interested in our company mission to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other trait that is protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable law. In addition, TrueCar will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

TrueCar does not accept unsolicited agency submissions.

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