About the Role
As the Director of Accounting, you will be the Controller's right hand and one of the first hires on the accounting team. You will own the monthly close, consolidations, and general ledger while establishing the necessary controls, systems, and technical accounting foundation for a company at our stage. Your responsibilities include leading the first-year audit, preparing for IPO readiness, and implementing AI-driven efficiencies in accounting operations. You will partner with various departments and set operational standards for the accounting team.
Responsibilities
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and consolidation process, driving toward a faster, cleaner, and well-documented cycle.
- Build and maintain the general ledger, chart of accounts, and accounting policies that scale with a high-growth, global business.
- Research and conclude on technical accounting and document positions in clear, audit-ready memos.
- Lead the company through its first-year financial statement audit and build toward the controls and rigor required for IPO readiness.
- Design the controls, systems, and AI-enabled automation that make accounting meaningfully more efficient, adopting new tools with measured judgment and the right guardrails.
- Lay the foundation for a best-in-class accounting team, across people, process, and systems.
Requirements
- 8-10 years of progressive accounting experience, including a mix of Big 4 public accounting and high-growth industry roles.
- CPA with deep technical US GAAP expertise.
- Proven ownership of the close and consolidation process, ideally across multiple entities or currencies.
- Experience leading external financial statement audits, first-year audit experience is ideal.
- Experience in consumer tech, SaaS, or other high-volume revenue environments.
- Hands-on experience implementing accounting systems, automation, and internal controls, including a demonstrated, measured use of AI to unlock efficiency.
- A builder's mindset, comfortable doing the work yourself today while designing the processes and team to scale tomorrow.
- Applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
- Willingness to travel (up to 10%) to collaborate with team members across Suno office locations.
Skills
- US GAAP expertise
- Technical accounting
- Accounting systems implementation
- Automation
- Internal controls
- AI implementation
- Music royalties accounting
- Content / IP accounting
- IPO readiness
- SOX
- Global / multi-entity accounting
- M&A / integration
Location
- US
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 8-10 years
Education Level
- CPA
Salary/Compensations
- $210,000 – $260,000
Benefits
- Competitive equity packages
- 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
- 11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
- 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Creative Education Stipend
- Generous Commuter Allowance
- In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)
About the Company
- We're building the world's first creative entertainment platform, where the entire world can feel the joy and fulfilment of making music.
- Music is for everyone: Our users include everyone from grandmothers creating songs for their loved ones, to Grammy winners using Suno Studio, our power tool, to make the most popular hits in the world.
- Building the future of entertainment requires ambition. The pace is fast, the problems are hard, and the work demands ownership and intensity.
- Suno is the fastest growing consumer entertainment company and the leader in AI music.
- We are backed by leading investors including Bond Capital, Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, Quiet, Matrix Partners, Schroders Capital and, NVentures (venture arm of NVIDIA).
Equal Opportunity
- Suno is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the Massachusetts Fair Chance in Employment Act, NYC Fair Chance Act, LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
