Director of Technical Accounting (AI)

Location: Hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the NYC office; quarterly travel for all-hands and other meetings, not expected to exceed 10%.

Base salary: $180,000–$210,000 per year, plus a 20% target annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a national IT services platform formed through the collaboration between Thrive Holdings and ZBS Partners, focused on accelerating growth and long-term value creation for IT services companies.

What you will do

• Own technical accounting for business combinations, revenue recognition, leases, debt, equity, deferred financing costs, capitalized software, inventory, and deferred revenue.
• Research complex arrangements, prepare technical memos, make recommendations to Finance leadership, and maintain Shield’s accounting policy framework.
• Support acquisition diligence and lead acquisition accounting, including purchase price allocations, opening balance sheets, third-party valuation providers, and the PPA playbook.
• Own the consolidated cash flow statement and supporting commentary; partner with M&A and FP&A on earnouts and contingent consideration.
• Review technical close entries and schedules, support a 10-business-day close, lead external-audit discussions, and strengthen controls and SOPs.
• Build and develop the technical accounting team, educate accounting and business stakeholders, drive quarterly initiatives, and implement automation and AI tools.

Requirements

• CPA required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including Big 4 or national-firm audit and technical accounting leadership in industry.
• Operational industry accounting experience covering close, reconciliations, and controllership.
• Deep hands-on expertise in ASC 805, ASC 606, ASC 842, debt and equity accounting, purchase price allocations, and contingent consideration.
• 3+ years of experience managing and developing accountants, with a record of building processes and documentation from the ground up.
• Experience educating accounting teams and non-accountants on complex standards and policies, and writing audit-ready memos understandable to non-accounting audiences.
• Experience leading external audit work for technical areas.
• Proficiency with NetSuite, FloQast, Excel, FASB Codification, and technical research tools; comfort using AI tools.
• Ability to take ownership, recommend solutions, escalate judgment calls early, and meet committed deadlines in a fast-moving environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with M&A accounting at a serial acquirer, PE-backed platform, or roll-up.
• SOX or internal controls experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with regular presence in the NYC office and quarterly company travel.
• Beginning 1/1/27, 100% of the employee share of health insurance premiums is covered, worth up to $17,000+ annually in take-home pay.
• Additional employee benefits are provided.