Head of Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting

Location

San Francisco, California

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Finance

About Us :

Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life’s work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email—with AI built in to find answers and automate work. Millions of users, from individuals to large organizations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI, love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money.

In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays.

About The Role :

As the Head of Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting, you will lead the development and implementation of accounting practices that ensure our organization is equipped for evolving financial reporting requirements. Guiding a team and reporting to the Corporate Controller, you will bring strategic insight and deep technical expertise to establish robust processes, maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP and regulatory standards, and elevate our financial reporting capabilities.

What You\'ll Achieve :

Lead technical accounting research and policy development for complex transactions (e.g., non-standard equity transactions, leases, consolidations, business combinations) and ensure documentation is complete and audit-ready.

Build and scale the financial reporting processes, controls, and systems suitable for a public company environment, including selecting and implementing reporting tools and documentation practices.

Prepare audited financial statements and disclosures for private company needs (investor reporting, board packages, etc.) while driving readiness for potential future SEC filings.

Develop internal reporting frameworks to standardize processes across multiple entities or geographies, ensuring accuracy and consistency.

Collaborate with CFO, CAO, FP&A, and Legal to ensure alignment between financial results, KPIs, and investor / board communications.

Set up internal control structures and processes, including risk assessment, documentation, and testing protocols.

Lead or support strategic initiatives ensuring accounting impacts are proactively addressed

Build and mentor a high-performing team to manage growing technical accounting and reporting requirements as Notion scales.

Skills You\'ll Need to Bring :

12+ years of progressive accounting and reporting experience, including at least 3+ years of SEC Reporting Experience.

Significant technical accounting expertise with in-depth U.S. GAAP knowledge and proven application in a high-growth environment.

Strong background in SEC reporting, including authorship of public company filings (10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks) and registration statements (S-1).

Pre-IPO / private company experience is essential, with demonstrated success in building scalable reporting and compliance processes. Experience in SaaS preferred.

Public accounting foundation (Big Four preferred) combined with in-house corporate reporting leadership required.

Experience working directly with auditors, Audit Committees, and other specialists.

Strong familiarity with controls implementation and internal control frameworks.

Exceptional technical writing, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex accounting guidance to stakeholders at all levels.

Proven ability to operate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and build processes from the ground up.

Nice to Haves : CPA or equivalent

Proficient experience in using NetSuite

IPO transaction experience highly preferred

We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because we want our global employee base to represent the wide diversity of our customers. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. If you’re a builder at heart, share our company values, and enthusiastic about making software toolmaking ubiquitous, we want to hear from you.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco, the estimated base salary range for this role is $190,000 - $230,000 per year.

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