Director of COE, Accounting

<div class="content-intro"><p>From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>About the Role</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We’re looking for a Director, Center of Excellence (CoE) – Accounting to architect, lead, and scale our global accounting transactional processes from Bengaluru. You will own the design, standardization, and execution of all core accounting operations globally—driving a step-change in efficiency, control, and scalability. You will operate at the intersection of operations, transformation, and leadership, with a clear expectation to deliver measurable business outcomes at scale. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This is a full-time position based out of our Bangalore office and reports to the Chief Accounting Officer based in Oakland, CA. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What You’ll Do<br></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Global Accounting Operations at Scale</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead the global CoE spanning teams managing the O2C, P2P, H2R, R2R, and Tax processes locally along with the functional leaders for these processes based in the US.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Establish a globally consistent operating model that eliminates fragmentation and drives efficiency across regions.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead a team that deploys and maintains the highest standards of internal controls and is fully compliant with SOX requirements.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Transformation, Automation &amp; Standardization</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Drive aggressive process harmonization and global standardization along with the functional leaders, reducing complexity and regional variance.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead and influence accounting transformation ini