Director of Technical Accounting
Together AISan Francisco, California, United States · Posted 15 days agoDescription
About the Role
We're seeking an exceptional technical accounting leader to establish and scale our technical accounting function as we grow. This is a rare opportunity to define accounting policy and financial reporting standards across a high-growth, dynamic environment, partnering with a world-class team, while ensuring rigorous quarterly, annual, and ad hoc investor reporting as a private company.
Responsibilities
Technical Accounting
- Develop and maintain U.S. GAAP policies across complex areas, including revenue recognition (ASC 606), leases (ASC 842), fixed assets (ASC 360), debt/financing (ASC 470/835), business combinations (ASC 805), equity/stock compensation (ASC 718, ASC 505), and collaborative arrangements (ASC 808)
- Serve as subject matter expert on complex transactions, including structured financing, equipment financing, and customer contracts
- Partner with Revenue Accounting on revenue recognition for usage-based, subscription, and enterprise contracts, and evaluate the accounting treatment for collaborative arrangements, including co-development and joint go-to-market deals
- Assist with lease accounting and capitalization policy for data center, colocation, and equipment arrangements
- Advise on equity transactions (stock issuances, SAFEs, convertible instruments, stock-based compensation) and strategic investments/joint ventures
- Draft technical accounting memos for significant transactions and non-standard deal structures
- Monitor and implement new accounting standards
- Partner with Legal, Tax, FP&A, Strategic Finance, and other teams on accounting implications of new contracts and transactions
- Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process for technical accounting areas, including review of complex and judgmental journal entries and account reconciliations
Investor Reporting and Financial Statement Audit
- Lead quarterly, annual and ad hoc investor financial reporting packages
- Partner with FP&A, Legal, and Investor Relations to ensure clear, accurate disclosures
- Support ad hoc reporting tied to fundraising, board reporting, or strategic transactions
- Lead preparation of annual consolidated financial statements and manage the annual audit process, including coordination with external auditors
SOX & Internal Controls
- Help lay the foundation for the Company's future SOX program, including initial risk assessment and control design
- Develop internal control processes to support long-term audit readiness
- Partner with external auditors on control-related discussions and early readiness efforts
- Foster awareness of strong internal controls across Accounting, FP&A, and other teams
Process, Systems & Ad Hoc Projects
- Build scalable technical accounting processes and documentation standards
- Partner with Core Accounting, FP&A, and Systems teams on close processes and automation
- Lead or support ad hoc projects, including new initiatives and process improvements
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA required
- 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally a mix of Big 4 and in-house, with experience building/scaling a technical accounting function
- Deep expertise across ASC 606, 842, 360, 470/835, 805, 718, 505, and 808
- Experience with investor-facing reporting, ideally at a high-growth or late-stage private company
- Experience in high-growth tech or AI infrastructure preferred; familiarity with usage-based/subscription models, hardware-inclusive business models, and data center compute infrastructure a plus
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving private company environment
- Strong written communication skills, with experience drafting technical memos and investor-ready disclosures
- Familiarity with emerging accounting issues for AI infrastructure companies (e.g., compute capitalization, data center leasing, partnership arrangements)
About Together AI
Together AI is a research-driven artificial intelligence company. We believe open and transparent AI systems will drive innovation and create the best outcomes for society, and together we are on a mission to significantly lower the cost of modern AI systems by co-designing software, hardware, algorithms, and models. We have contributed to leading open-source research, models, and datasets to advance the frontier of AI, and our team has been behind technological advancement such as FlashAttention, Hyena, FlexGen, and RedPajama. We invite you to join a passionate group of researchers in our journey in building the next generation AI infrastructure.
Compensation
We offer competitive compensation, startup equity, health insurance and other competitive benefits. The US base salary range for this full-time position is: $245k - $300k + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by location, level and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.
Equal Opportunity
Together AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.
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