Director, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting

Deepgram is a leading platform in the Voice AI economy, providing real-time APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and production-grade voice agents. Over 200,000 developers and 1,300+ organizations build voice offerings powered by Deepgram, including Twilio, Cloudflare, Sierra, and others. Backed by a recent Series C, Deepgram has processed over 50,000 years of audio and transcribed more than 1 trillion words.

Deepgram is hiring a Director, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting to help prepare the company for its first external audit and, ultimately, for public markets. Reporting directly to the Chief Accounting Officer, you will own technical accounting and financial reporting, taking the company from its current state to audit-ready and IPO-ready. You will be the technical authority in the room with auditors, valuation specialists, and external accounting advisors.

• Own technical accounting across topics including revenue recognition (ASC 606), stock-based compensation (ASC 718), capitalized software, leases (ASC 842), business combinations (ASC 805), and complex financing instruments.
• Own GAAP financial statement preparation and footnote disclosures from the ground up, including MD&A and registration disclosures.
• Quarterback the external audit, build the policy library, stand up the PBC process, and serve as primary technical point of contact for auditors.
• Scope and manage external technical accounting advisors and valuation specialists.
• Partner with tax advisors on international transfer pricing and intercompany accounting.
• Lay the foundation for SEC reporting (S-1, 10-K, 10-Q) and SOX readiness.
• Develop and document accounting policies that are clear, defensible, and scalable.
• Leverage AI aggressively for research, memo drafting, tie-outs, and workflow automation.
• Build the team as we scale.

• Active CPA with a strong Big 4 or national firm foundation.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in technical accounting and/or financial reporting, with deep fluency in US GAAP.
• Hands-on technical range across revenue (606), equity comp (718), leases (842), and business combinations (805).
• Experience preparing GAAP financial statements and footnotes from scratch.
• Experience managing external auditors and external accounting consultants.
• A builder's instinct and a demonstrated AI-native working style.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Comfort vibe-coding small scripts or automations (Python, SQL, etc.).
• High integrity, high ownership, low ego.

• Prior experience preparing a company for its first external audit.
• Prior experience taking a company public (S-1, IPO readiness, first 10-K).
• Capitalized software accounting experience in a SaaS or AI business.
• Experience coordinating with valuation specialists on 409As, PPAs, or intangible asset valuations.
• Exposure to international transfer pricing or intercompany accounting.
• Working knowledge of Workiva, NetSuite, FloQast, or similar tools.

Salary range: $170,000 – $220,000 USD per year. Offers equity and bonus.

Apply via the provided application link.