Head of Accounting

Job description

What We Do
Dandy is a business-in-a-box for dentists. Our vision is to become the operating system for every dental office in America by leading the transition to digital dentistry for the $200 billion industry. Headquartered in New York City, Dandy is backed by the world's leading venture capital investors.
Who We're Looking For
Dandy is seeking an accomplished leader for our Accounting function. Based in our New York City headquarters office, this role will be a primary accounting and financial partner to our executive team. We are looking for a senior leader with experience in successfully building, developing and implementing financial reporting, budgeting, planning, cash management, and process design strategies. With the accounting function playing a critical role in Dandy's vertical integration and international expansion, the ideal candidate must be excited to roll up their sleeves and become a part of the business, rather than a traditional observer crunching numbers from a distance. In addition to owning the close and consolidation process, you will partner with our executives and will be responsible for working across Dandy's functional teams to ensure that all departments operate together seamlessly. You will lead the build-out of a scalable accounting team to support a rapidly growing, complex and data intensive operating business to provide the critical information flow that will allow Dandy to effectively allocate its resources during a period of rapid and sustained growth.
What you'll be doing
Own the financial reporting process and systems, including close, consolidation, and account reconciliation, ensuring the team is appropriately structured to meet deadlines and communicate financial results timely and accurately.
Lead our international expansion as the primary financial stakeholder.
Partner with colleagues and consultants to streamline inter-company processes.
Build and optimize accounting and financial reporting systems and tools.
Provide insights of the financial results and close status to stakeholders across the company
Partner with the exec team in preparing and/or updating financial and accounting policies as needed and assist in the application and adherence to those policies.
Assess, determine and implement methodology and process improvements surrounding financial reporting.
Provide oversight on other initiatives or cross-functional projects impacting accounting and finance.
Proactively manage across finance to ensure efficient and accurate flow of information between teams.
What you'll need
Demonstrated success in accounting leadership roles
Foundational training in an audit role at a Big 4 firm
Proven integrity with an operational and solution-oriented approach to resolving challenges
Excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships with internal and audit partners, and comfort interacting with teammates across departments and experience levels
Aptitude for developing expertise in new or unfamiliar areas of finance, with a willingness to pitch in across new areas including FP&A, People and Operations
Propensity to thrive in a fast-paced environment and to successfully execute to deadlines with excellent time and project management skills; including the ability to prioritize and quickly execute high quality work
Empathetic and responsive, genuinely caring about customer satisfaction and ensuring that our brokers are heard and delighted
Standout teamwork skills that help you harmonize with a range of personalities, and never be afraid to build great relationships with others in the organization to brainstorm, get ideas or ask questions
Comfort in an innovative, disruptive culture
Tools: Expert in Netsuite, Excel, Word, Google Sheets
You'll Really Stand Out if
CPA and/or advanced degrees
Tech industry and / or startup experience