Director, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting at Flex

This role is designed for a seasoned CPA with at least 10 years of experience, ideally blending Big 4 public accounting with a leadership role in a high-growth,

Work type: hybrid

Location: New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States

Salary: $200,000 – $220,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

This role is designed for a seasoned CPA with at least 10 years of experience, ideally blending Big 4 public accounting with a leadership role in a high-growth, pre-IPO fintech or financial services company. You should be a "builder" who can navigate the complexities of loan accounting (ASC 310/326) and revenue recognition while establishing a SOX-compliant reporting foundation from scratch. The compensation is competitive at $200k–$220k plus equity, situated in a hybrid environment in either NYC or San Francisco. As a Director, you will have a high-impact seat at the table, reporting directly to the VP Controller and preparing the company for a future public listing. Notable perks include a 401(k) match starting in 2026 and unlimited PTO. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Have an active CPA and deep expertise in complex U.S. GAAP (specifically CECL/loan accounting). * Thrive in "stealth-to-scale" environments where you must be both a strategic advisor and a hands-on executor. * Are looking to own the entire financial reporting lifecycle and drive SEC readiness. * Prefer a hybrid work culture that balances ownership with collaboration in a fintech hub.

Job Description

Flex is a growth-stage, NYC headquartered FinTech company that is creating the best rent payment experience. It’s hard to believe that it’s 2026 and paying rent on time is expensive, inflexible, and difficult. We’re here to change that! Flex enables our users to pay rent throughout the month on a schedule that better fits their finances and budget. Our mission is to empower as many renters as possible with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense. After deliberately keeping a stealth profile as we built up unprecedented investor support and an enthusiastic user base, we are looking for motivated individuals to help us keep our mission growing. Will you be a part of the team?

### About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Director to lead our Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting function. This role will play a pivotal role in maturing Flex’s accounting function through its next phase of growth, overseeing complex accounting matters, developing accounting policies, and ensuring the overall integrity of our financial statements in compliance with U.S. GAAP. This position will also be responsible for external financial reporting, including annual audits, statutory reporting, and potential SEC readiness efforts in the future. This is a hands-on, high-impact role that will work cross-functionally with a number of teams, including providing accounting guidance on significant business transactions to help leaders make well-informed decisions. The ideal candidate has exceptional GAAP technical knowledge, a clear future vision for a highly efficient and compliant financial reporting function, and is energized by the opportunity to build policies, processes and controls from the ground up. We’re looking for a leader who embodies resilience, ownership, and sound judgment, and can navigate comfortably in a fast-paced, high-growth Fintech environment. This position will report to the VP, Controller and will be located in one of our office hubs (NYC or SF) on a hybrid basis.

What You’ll DoTechnical Accounting Leadership & Policy:







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Flex takes a market-based approach to pay, ensuring compensation is commensurate with a candidate's experience and our internal leveling guidelines. For candidates located in our Tier 1 markets (NYC/ SF), the base salary pay range for this role is $200,000-$220,000. This will be a Hybrid role ( 2-3 days in office for NYC or SF)For all other U.S. locations, Flex utilizes a geographic pay differential based on a cost of labor index. If you are located outside of the Tier 1 states listed above, your starting pay will be adjusted to align with the market conditions of your specific geographic zone. Please speak with your recruiter for additional information regarding the specific range for your location

### Life at Flex

We understand that it takes a diverse team of highly intelligent, curious, determined, empathetic, and self aware people to grow a successful company. Our HQ is located in New York City, but we have employees located throughout the US, Australia, Canada and South America. We are growing quickly, but deliberately, with a focus on building an inclusive culture. Our dynamic team has incredible perspectives to share, just as we know you do, and we take great pride in being an equal opportunity workplace.

Offices

Roles posted in New York, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City are hybrid positions with on-site expectations of 2-3 days per week in our local offices. For candidates outside of these areas, you may be eligible for our relocation assistance program.

Benefits

For full-time U.S. employees we offer:








For full-time non-U.S. employees, we offer:


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