Director of Accounting / Corporate Controller

Position Overview:

Velo3D is seeking a highly experienced Assistant Controller / Director of Accounting to serve as a key member of the Controllership organization and a strategic partner to the Senior Director, Corporate Controller.

This role will have broad responsibility across accounting operations, technical accounting, financial close, internal controls/SOX/ICFR, external audit, SEC reporting support, and process improvement.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on accounting leader who can operate effectively in a public-company environment, independently resolve complex accounting issues, strengthen the control environment, and drive execution across the accounting organization.

This position is expected to serve as a key right hand to the Corporate Controller, providing both day-to-day leadership and senior-level technical and operational support.

Responsibilities

Accounting Operations & Financial Close

• Partner with the Corporate Controller to lead and oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities; ensuring timely and accurate financial statements.
• Perform detailed review of accounting operations, reconciliations, journal entries, reserves, and flux analysis.
• Strengthen accounting processes, policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve close efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Provide hands-on support and review for complex accounting operations.
• Establish clear ownership, backup coverage, and accountability across the accounting organization.

SOX / Internal Controls

• Lead the development, documentation, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Company’s internal control environment.
• Support SOX 404 compliance, including risk assessment, process documentation, control matrices, testing, remediation, and deficiency evaluation.
• Identify control gaps and develop practical remediation plans.
• Strengthen review controls, segregation of duties, accounting policies, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on SOX activities and remediation of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies.
• Help establish a sustainable SOX framework that can be maintained efficiently by the internal organization.

Technical / Revenue & Commercial / Deal Accounting & Transaction Support

• Ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Research and interpret U.S. GAAP, SEC guidance, and other applicable accounting requirements.
• Prepare and/or review technical accounting analyses and accounting memoranda.
• Support accounting evaluation of new, complex, or non-routine transactions.
• Partner with Sales/Revenue, Legal, Finance, Operations, and other functions to evaluate accounting implications of customer and commercial arrangements.
• Evaluate accounting implications and provide accounting guidance related to revenue recognition, leases, equity, debt, investments, and other significant transactions.
• Establish a consistent and timely process for accounting review of significant or non-standard transactions.
• Develop repeatable frameworks and documentation to improve transaction review and decision-making.
• Coordinate with external technical accounting advisors when specialized expertise is required.

SEC Reporting & External Audit

• Support preparation and review of Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other SEC filings.
• Coordinate with the SEC reporting function on financial statements, disclosures, supporting schedules, and disclosure checklists.
• Partner with senior management, Legal, external auditors, and advisors throughout the reporting process.
• Lead or support external audit planning, requests, technical accounting discussions, and issue resolution.
• Ensure accounting conclusions are appropriately documented and supported.

Systems, Process Improvement & Transformation

• Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and strengthen accounting processes.
• Partner with Finance, IT, and other stakeholders on ERP and accounting-system initiatives.
• Improve accounting data integrity, reporting processes, and operational efficiency.
• Help build scalable accounting infrastructure appropriate for a public-company environment.

Team Leadership & Organizational Development

• Provide leadership, coaching, and technical guidance to accounting team members.
• Establish clear responsibilities, deliverables, deadlines, and backup ownership.
• Promote strong communication and collaboration across Controllership and with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Help develop a high-performing, accountable, and scalable accounting organization.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• Active CPA license is strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant public-company or public-accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with accounting operations and end-to-end financial close.
• Experience with SEC reporting and external audits.
• Strong technical accounting and research capabilities.
• Hands-on experience with SOX 404 / internal controls and control remediation.
• Experience evaluating complex or non-routine business transactions.
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition, including ASC 606.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with senior management and cross-functional business partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Big Four public accounting experience.
• Public-company experience in technology, manufacturing, hardware, software, SaaS, or life sciences.
• Experience remediating material weaknesses or significant deficiencies.
• Experience with ASC 842, equity compensation, debt, business combinations, or other complex accounting areas.
• Experience with ERP implementations or accounting-system transformations.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workiva, DFIN or similar accounting/reporting platforms.
• Experience managing and developing accounting professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to combine technical accounting expertise with hands-on operational execution.

What Success Looks Like

What Success Looks Like

First 90 Days

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of Velo3D’s accounting organization, processes, systems, controls, and reporting requirements.
• Establish clear ownership and backup coverage for critical accounting processes.
• Assess close, reconciliation, technical accounting, SOX, SEC reporting, equity, and audit processes and identify key risks and improvement opportunities.
• Establish strong working relationships with Controllership, FP&A, Legal, Sales, Operations, external auditors, and external advisors.
• Begin driving remediation of identified control and process gaps.

First 6 Months

• Strengthen the monthly and quarterly close process.
• Improve documentation and accountability across key accounting processes.
• Establish a sustainable and well-documented SOX/ICFR framework.
• Drive progress on material weakness remediation.
• Provide reliable technical accounting and transaction support to the business.
• Improve coordination between accounting operations, SEC reporting, Legal, external auditors, and external advisors.
• Reduce key-person dependency through documented processes and effective backup coverage.

First 12 Months

• Establish a stronger, scalable public-company controllership organization.
• Improve close efficiency, accounting process quality, and control effectiveness.
• Successfully support quarterly and annual SEC reporting and external audit requirements.
• Achieve meaningful progress toward remediation of material weaknesses and strengthening of the overall control environment.
• Establish a sustainable operating model that appropriately balances internal capabilities with external advisory support.
• Serve as a trusted senior accounting partner and effective right hand to the Corporate Controller.