[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![ClassDojo logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/06/656b6a00-221.png)](https://jobicy.com/company/classdojo.md)[ClassDojo](https://jobicy.com/company/classdojo.md) # Head of Accounting (Controller) AI Summary ClassDojo seeks a senior Head of Accounting (Controller) to lead and scale accounting, tax, reporting, and financial-control operations. The role owns the monthly close, audits, technical and revenue accounting, payroll, equity, treasury, and global indirect-tax compliance while managing an internal team and external advisors. Reporting to the CFO, this leader will partner broadly across Finance, Legal, People, Engineering, and business teams and support strategic work such as fundraising, M&A, secondary transactions, and a potential IPO. The position requires deep US GAAP expertise, experience building finance systems in high-growth technology companies, and a record of leading clean Big Four audits. It is a remote US role with significant overlap with Americas time zones expected.[Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/classdojo.md)ShareRemote from[USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md)SalaryUSD 187k–300k / yrDepartment[Finance & Accounting](https://jobicy.com/categories/accounting-finance.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceSeniorPublished4 Nov 2026Apply before4 Dec 2026Listing views24Application actions2Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. Opportunity details ## About this role. ClassDojo’s goal is to give every child on Earth an education they love. We started by building a powerful network for communication. ClassDojo’s flagship app is the #1 communication app connecting K-12 teachers, children, and families globally. Teachers use it to share what’s happening throughout the day through photos, videos, and messages that make parents feel like they’re there. It’s actively used in over 95% of US schools, reaching over 45 million children in 180 countries, with a team of just around 200 people [1]. We are now beginning to use this network to give kids the best learning experiences in the world, far beyond those a standard school can provide. We hire for talent density. Our team comprises the most talented, entrepreneurial, and innovative teammates from around the world, with experience in education and large scale consumer internet companies, including Instagram, Netflix, Dropbox, Stripe, Uber, Y Combinator, and more. We’re building a company where the most talented people want to work. We believe you’ll do the best work of your life here—and you’ll pioneer the future of education, too. What you’ll do: ClassDojo is looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial, and high-energy leader to oversee and scale all aspects of the Company’s accounting and tax operations and strategy, with an opportunity to own additional related areas such as procurement. In this role, you will build and scale financial systems, processes, and policies to support the financial health and efficient scaling of our entire business. You will oversee the company’s monthly close process, annual audits, financial reporting, and overall control processes, with the goal of generating utmost confidence in the quality of our financial reports and processes both internally and externally, across team members, the Board of Directors, third-party partners, regulators, and prospective investors. You will oversee our in-house accounting team and external consultants in managing the accounting function, including GL, AP, technical / revenue accounting, financial reporting, payroll, equity, tax, and treasury. You will partner with a range of stakeholders across the organization, including but not limited to leaders across our various business units as well as functional leaders across Strategic Finance, People, Engineering, Legal, and other teams. You will support the CFO and other executives across a range of strategic initiatives, including M&A, fundraising, secondary transactions, and potentially a future IPO. This role will report directly to the CFO. You will be a match if: * Experiences You have 12+ years of experience, with 3+ years at a top-tier audit firm and 8+ years in-house accounting at fast-growing startups, with diverse and increasing levels of responsibility culminating in a controller or assistant controller role * You have built and retained an accounting team of meaningful scale and complexity, including both managers and individual contributors * You have designed and managed full-cycle accounting close and operations, and managed related areas including tax, treasury, payroll, and equity administration * You have led accounting teams through multiple clean audits with Big Four firms * You have applied your knowledge of US GAAP to complex business transactions, successfully documenting clear conclusions, establishing practical business processes, and defending accounting positions directly to external auditors * You have a proven track record of scaling finance operations through major process or systems overhauls, including experience incorporating AI-powered workflows * You have overseen global indirect tax compliance, including US sales tax and international VAT/GST * Attributes Leadership – Proven record of finding and nurturing high potential talent and instilling a sense of integrity and ownership * Cross-functional effectiveness – Demonstrated ability to implement financial systems and processes with meaningful cross functional impact to support growth in volume and complexity of the business * Technical accounting acumen – Subject matter expertise in key US GAAP standards (including ASC 606, ASC 718, ASC 805, and ASC 350), with the ability to independently identify complex issues early in the transaction lifecycle * Strategic mindset – Deep curiosity for the company’s products and business strategy, and how these could impact accounting decisions. Ability to articulate these decisions effectively in communications with external partners and internal leaders * Scrappiness – Tendency to prioritize rigorously and preference for quality over volume. Demonstrated growth-mindset and willingness to own additional areas of responsibility as needed Bonus: * Experience in a lead-level accounting role at a public tech company * Experience with emerging AI-native finance tooling, e.g. Rillet * Experience with complex businesses (multiple products with different revenue models) * Experience with business combination accounting and integrations * An active CPA license [1] Some more context: (If you are on LinkedIn, you will not be able to access the hyperlinks below. Once you click apply, you will be directed to our career website (if you are not on there already) and will be able to access the hyperlinks) * [How ClassDojo Connects Parents, Students, and Teachers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XBnlzHpXTQ) * “[Whats New on ClassDojo 2023](https://youtu.be/O8Tora5T7O4)” * [TechCrunch Article: Second Act comes with First Profits](https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/26/classdojos-second-act-comes-with-first-profits/) Click [here](https://www.classdojo.com/press/) if you’re interested in learning more about what we’ve been up to. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are happy to accommodate any disabilities or special needs. We are a distributed company, so we hire regardless of location, as long as you are willing to have significant hours overlap with one of the Americas time zones. ClassDojo takes a number of factors into consideration when determining compensation, including geographic location, experience, and skillset. Salary ranges (United States): CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT states: $220,000 – $300,000 (USD) All other states in the US: $187,000 – $255,000 (USD) #LI-Remote Show more [Apply now >](https://jobicy.com/jobs/158911-head-of-accounting-controller.md) * ![Upload CV](data:image/svg+xml;base64,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) ### Upload your resume now To unlock remote work opportunities and be discovered by global employers. This job listing has been manually reviewed by the Jobicy Trust & Safety Team for compliance with our posting guidelines, including verification of the company's legitimacy, accuracy of job details, clarity of remote work policy, and absence of misleading or fraudulent content. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 5/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 5/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is an executive-level controllership role with broad ownership of a complex, scaling accounting function and material exposure to audits, transactions, and potential IPO readiness. It requires 12+ years of progressively senior experience, advanced US GAAP judgment, people leadership, and cross-functional influence. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Market rate$243,500US market range (per year)$190k–$310k0$341k AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. The employer discloses a US salary range of $187,000–$300,000 per year, varying by state. The displayed midpoint is $243,500 per year across the combined disclosed range. Estimated US market compensation for a remote Head of Accounting/Controller in a high-growth technology company is approximately $190,000–$310,000 annually; this is an AI estimate, not verified salary research. The annual cadence is inferred from the senior full-time US role and compensation magnitude because the posting does not explicitly state a pay period. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. 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I standardize account reconciliations, automate repeatable workflows, introduce clear materiality thresholds, and measure close timeliness and exception rates. This approach improves speed without weakening controls or documentation. Describe how you would assess a complex revenue transaction under ASC 606. I would engage early with the business and legal teams to understand the commercial substance and contract terms. I would identify the customer, performance obligations, transaction price, allocation method, and timing of recognition, then document the conclusion and controls needed for operational execution. I would also align the position with auditors before the transaction becomes material. What is your approach to leading a clean Big Four audit? I establish a year-round audit-readiness program rather than treating the audit as a discrete event. That includes maintaining documentation, resolving technical matters early, assigning accountable owners for PBC requests, and holding regular status reviews with auditors. Clear communication and high-quality support reduce late surprises and strengthen trust. How would you scale an accounting organization while preserving rigor? I would assess the current operating model, transaction complexity, systems, and capability gaps, then prioritize hires and process improvements based on risk and growth needs. I favor clear role ownership, documented policies, scalable systems, and development plans for managers and individual contributors. The goal is to build a function that can handle increased volume without relying on manual heroics. How would you partner with the CFO on M&A or IPO-readiness initiatives? I would translate strategic plans into an accounting and controls roadmap, identifying diligence requirements, technical accounting issues, reporting gaps, and integration risks early. 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