Director of Accounting

MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.

We are seeking a Director of Accounting to help lead our corporate accounting and general ledger function. This is a high impact role that offers an outstanding opportunity to be part of a dynamic group. Your expertise will help drive flawless execution in operational accounting and you will bring subject matter expertise that will help build and lead a best in class accounting organization. You will oversee the accounting and controls for the General Ledger accounting and the related impact on the Company’s systems and processes and ensure that business processes are delivered with velocity and accurately.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Dublin for our hybrid working model.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Accounting and GL Operations

• Provide direction over the Corporate Accounting function that oversees routine accounting operations to ensure transactions are accounted for accurately and in accordance with US GAAP
• Drive and manage an effective financial statement close process on a monthly basis to drive operational excellence and accuracy. Identify areas to improve through automation and / or simplification
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes in accordance with US GAAP and internal policies
• Be unafraid to roll up your sleeves and embrace the details. Work with the team to ensure account reconciliations and other related deliverables are completed accurately, efficiently, and timely. Lead by example and ensure all deliverables are reviewed and appropriately inspected
• Provide coaching and direction to the members of the team based in India. You will focus on the development of their technical skillsets and ensure business processes are executed accurately and in a consistent and scalable manner
• Assist in the preparation of disclosure schedules supporting the SEC filings (e.g., 10-Q, 10-K)
• Represent the corporate controllership organization in special projects and be a strong and effective partner to your key stakeholders within the FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and other cross functional teams

Coaching for impact and performance

Operational Excellence

Qualifications