Head of Accounting

We're looking for an operationally-minded Head of Accounting who will lead our Accounting department, creating and maintaining financial reporting, overseeing audits, and helping us to build streamlined processes. You are a collaborative leader motivated to build and solve problems. You have established accounting knowledge, are well-versed in applying technical guidance to accounting issues, and are familiar with implementing new accounting standards. You are clear and concise in your communication, use data to drive results, and continuously look for ways to improve outcomes. You’ll work closely with all functions of the business.

What you’ll do

• Drive and manage financial annual audit and ensure accuracy of financial statements in accordance with GAAP (e.g. ASC 606, ASC 830, ASC 718)

• Own all accounting operations including month-end close process, billing and collection, accounts payable process

• Process payroll and administer the equity plan

• Manage a team of 3

• Proactively update and maintain financial controls and accounting policies based on the needs of Apollo business operations and audit compliance

• Work with external agencies on all applicable local, State and Federal tax returns

• Help with corporate insurance and compliance needs

• Manage monthly and quarterly external reporting to upper management and investors

Who you are

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience in both public and high-growth start-up environments, with management-level experience

• You have a solid understanding of Software Accounting (SaaS) and international accounting

• You’re an experienced user of Netsuite

• You are a strong communicator with excellent project management, organizational, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills

• CPA and bachelor’s degree

Nice to have

• Big 4 experience

About Apollo

At Apollo GraphQL, we’re revolutionizing GraphQL API orchestration, empowering organizations to innovate faster and rapidly deliver seamless experiences with lower risk. Our mission is to make application development easier, better, and accessible to more people. We build open-source tools and commercial services used by many thousands of developers in production.

Equal to all of that, Apollo is intent on becoming the company where you can see your career grow through challenging work, collaborating with incredible teammates, and accomplishing the unattainable.

At Apollo, we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation whilst ensuring consistency within the team in each country. We make hiring decisions based on your skills, experience, and our overall assessment of what we learned during the hiring process.

In addition to the U.S. base salary range, we also provide equity and benefits. Apollo offers all U.S. employees a choice of 3 Anthem Blue Cross medical plans, and California residents can also choose from an additional 2 Kaiser medical plans. Dental and Vision benefits are provided by Sun Life Financial.

Location: This is a remote position that can be done from anywhere in the US or Canada.

Equal Opportunity: Apollo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a talented and diverse workforce.

Privacy: California residents applying for positions at Apollo can see our privacy policy here.

E-Verify: Apollo is an E-Verify employer and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information please visit E-Verify.