Director of Accounting / Corporate Controller

Job description

**Position Overview:** Velo3D is seeking a highly experienced Assistant Controller / Director of Accounting to serve as a key member of the Controllership organization and a strategic partner to the Senior Director, Corporate Controller. This role will have broad responsibility across accounting operations, technical accounting, financial close, internal controls/SOX/ICFR, external audit, SEC reporting support, and process improvement. The ideal candidate is a hands-on accounting leader who can operate effectively in a public-company environment, independently resolve complex accounting issues, strengthen the control environment, and drive execution across the accounting organization. This position is expected to serve as a key right hand to the Corporate Controller, providing both day-to-day leadership and senior-level technical and operational support. ### Responsibilities **Accounting Operations & Financial Close** - Partner with the Corporate Controller to lead and oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities; ensuring timely and accurate financial statements. - Perform detailed review of accounting operations, reconciliations, journal entries, reserves, and flux analysis. - Strengthen accounting processes, policies, procedures, and documentation. - Identify opportunities to improve close efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. - Provide hands-on support and review for complex accounting operations. - Establish clear ownership, backup coverage, and accountability across the accounting organization. **SOX / Internal Controls** - Lead the development, documentation, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Company’s internal control environment. - Support SOX 404 compliance, including risk assessment, process documentation, control matrices, testing, remediation, and deficiency evaluation. - Identify control gaps and develop practical remediation plans. - Strengthen review controls, segregation of duties, accounting policies, and supporting documentation. - Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on SOX activities and remediation of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. - Help establish a sustainable SOX framework that can be maintained efficiently by the internal organization. **Technical / Revenue & Commercial / Deal Accounting** **& Transaction Support** - Ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements. - Research and interpret U.S. GAAP, SEC guidance, and other applicable accounting requirements. - Prepare and/or review technical accounting analyses and accounting memoranda. - Support accounting evaluation of new, complex, or non-routine transactions. - Partner with Sales/Revenue, Legal, Finance, Operations, and other functions to evaluate accounting implications of customer and commercial arrangements. - Evaluate accounting implications and provide accounting guidance related to revenue recognition, leases, equity, debt, investments, and other significant transactions. - Establish a consistent and timely process for accounting review of significant or non-standard transactions. - Develop repeatable frameworks and documentation to improve transaction review and decision-making. - Coordinate with external technical accounting advisors when specialized expertise is required. **SEC Reporting & External Audit** - Support preparation and review of Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other SEC filings. - Coordinate with the SEC reporting function on financial statements, disclosures, supporting schedules, and disclosure checklists. - Partner with senior management, Legal, external auditors, and advisors throughout the reporting process. - Lead or support external audit planning, requests, technical accounting discussions, and issue resolution. - Ensure accounting conclusions are appropriately documented and supported. **Systems, Process Improvement & Transformation** - Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and strengthen accounting processes. - Partner with Finance, IT, and other stakeholders on ERP and accounting-system initiatives. - Improve accounting data integrity, reporting processes, and operational efficiency. - Help build scalable accounting infrastructure appropriate for a public-company environment. **Team Leadership & Organizational Development** - Provide leadership, coaching, and technical guidance to accounting team members. - Establish clear responsibilities, deliverables, deadlines, and backup ownership. - Promote strong communication and collaboration across Controllership and with cross-functional stakeholders. - Help develop a high-performing, accountable, and scalable accounting organization. ### Qualifications **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field. - Active CPA license is strongly preferred. - 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant public-company or public-accounting experience. - Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements. - Demonstrated experience with accounting operations and end-to-end financial close. - Experience with SEC reporting and external audits. - Strong technical accounting and research capabilities. - Hands-on experience with SOX 404 / internal controls and control remediation. - Experience evaluating complex or non-routine business transactions. - Strong understanding of revenue recognition, including ASC 606. - Excellent analytical, organizational, project-management, and problem-solving skills. - Ability to work independently, prioritize competing deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment. - Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with senior management and cross-functional business partners. **Preferred Qualifications** - Big Four public accounting experience. - Public-company experience in technology, manufacturing, hardware, software, SaaS, or life sciences. - Experience remediating material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. - Experience with ASC 842, equity compensation, debt, business combinations, or other complex accounting areas. - Experience with ERP implementations or accounting-system transformations. - Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workiva, DFIN or similar accounting/reporting platforms. - Experience managing and developing accounting professionals. - Demonstrated ability to combine technical accounting expertise with hands-on operational execution. ### What Success Looks Like **What Success Looks Like** **First 90 Days** - Develop a comprehensive understanding of Velo3D’s accounting organization, processes, systems, controls, and reporting requirements. - Establish clear ownership and backup coverage for critical accounting processes. - Assess close, reconciliation, technical accounting, SOX, SEC reporting, equity, and audit processes and identify key risks and improvement opportunities. - Establish strong working relationships with Controllership, FP&A, Legal, Sales, Operations, external auditors, and external advisors. - Begin driving remediation of identified control and process gaps. **First 6 Months** - Strengthen the monthly and quarterly close process. - Improve documentation and accountability across key accounting processes. - Establish a sustainable and well-documented SOX/ICFR framework. - Drive progress on material weakness remediation. - Provide reliable technical accounting and transaction support to the business. - Improve coordination between accounting operations, SEC reporting, Legal, external auditors, and external advisors. - Reduce key-person dependency through documented processes and effective backup coverage. **First 12 Months** - Establish a stronger, scalable public-company controllership organization. - Improve close efficiency, accounting process quality, and control effectiveness. - Successfully support quarterly and annual SEC reporting and external audit requirements. - Achieve meaningful progress toward remediation of material weaknesses and strengthening of the overall control environment. - Establish a sustainable operating model that appropriately balances internal capabilities with external advisory support. - Serve as a trusted senior accounting partner and effective right hand to the Corporate Controller.