Senior Director, Accounting

ABOUT ARTERA
Our Mission: Make healthcare #1 in customer service.
What We Deliver: Artera, a SaaS leader in digital health, transforms patient experience with AI-powered virtual agents (voice and text) for every step of the patient journey. Trusted by 1,000+ provider organizations — including specialty groups, FQHCs, large IDNs and federal agencies — engaging 100 million patients annually. Artera’s virtual agents support front desk staff to improve patient access including self-scheduling, intake, forms, billing and more. Whether augmenting a team or unleashing a fully autonomous digital workforce, Artera offers multiple virtual agent options to meet healthcare organizations where they are in their AI journey. Artera helps support 2B communications in 109 languages across voice, text and web. A decade of healthcare expertise, powered by AI. 
Our Impact: Trusted by 900+ provider organizations — including specialty groups, FQHCs, large IDNs and federal agencies — engaging 100 million patients annually. 
Our award-winning culture: Our award-winning culture: Since founding in 2015, Artera has consistently been recognized for its innovative technology, business growth, and named a top place to work. Examples of these accolades include: Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024); Deloitte Technology Fast 500 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024); Built In Best Companies to Work For (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Artera has also been recognized by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Startup Employers,” Newsweek as one of the “World’s Best Digital Health Companies,” and named one of the top “44 Startups to Bet your Career on in 2024” by Business Insider.
At Artera, we're driven by our mission to revolutionize healthcare. We do this by harnessing AI to drive meaningful impact for our customers and health systems, which transforms the patient experience. We have achieved significant scale and market success, but we still operate with the agency and ambition of a startup.
We are seeking a Senior Director of Accounting to lead our team into its next phase of growth. This isn't just a management role; we're seeking a hands-on leader to own our entire accounting operation, shape our financial future, and lay the foundation for our next chapter. You will report directly to the VP of Finance and have the autonomy to implement meaningful change that directly impacts our business.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader with a deep foundational knowledge of GAAP from a career in corporate accounting. Your significant background in the SaaS or technology sector has given you an acumen for complex accounting issues like recurring revenue models and ASC 606. You'll be a player-coach, working alongside a dedicated team, mentoring them, and developing a strategic roadmap to enhance our processes and controls.
If you’re passionate about modernizing systems, driving transformation, and supporting a business in a dynamic, collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• Own the entire accounting function, establishing the team as the source of truth for all financial and business metrics.
• Lead the NetSuite migration and implementation, ensuring a seamless transition and maximizing the system's benefits to drive automation and efficiency.
• Develop and execute a forward-thinking AI strategy for the accounting function, identifying and implementing tools that harness AI to evolve our processes and boost productivity.
• Mentor, coach, and develop a growing team of talented accounting professionals, elevating their skills and defining a clear career roadmap for the organization.
• Oversee and optimize the monthly financial close process, providing accurate, three-statement financial reporting on a GAAP basis.
• Implement industry-standard accounting and financial controls, ensuring our processes are scalable and resilient.
• Own acquisition integration from an accounting perspective, including managing the required adjustments and consolidations.
• Proactively engage with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across HR, Engineering, and Marketing to provide insights and support strategic initiatives.
• Design and implement reporting dashboards and other application-based methods to enhance our financial and accounting metrics.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a significant portion in SaaS or technology; healthcare or regulated industry experience a plus.
• Deep technical accounting expertise and extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP (ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 805).
• Expert with accounting processes and systems, who can set the standard for the accounting team.
• Proven track record leading and scaling accounting teams in high-