Chief Accounting Officer

Posted Jul 15

Are you bready* for a change?

Toast is a rapidly growing company that’s revolutionizing the way the restaurant industry does business by pairing technology with an extraordinary commitment to customer success. We help restaurants streamline operations, increase revenue, and deliver amazing guest experiences through our platform that combines restaurant point of sale, guest-facing technology, and award-winning customer support. Join us as we empower the restaurant community to delight guests, do what they love, and thrive.

About this roll*:   

Toast is looking for a CAO who will oversee all accounting functions including corporate accounting, technical accounting, SEC reporting, tax, revenue recognition, procure-to-pay (P2P), and accounting shared services across multiple locations. Reporting to the CFO, the CAO will navigate the scale and complexity of a growing public company. Driving compliance and efficiency, this leader will partner with a variety of teams and leaders to drive Toast toward its financial goals.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead all aspects of accounting operations including month-end close, strategic sourcing, procurement & tax strategy, and external reporting (including ESG reporting) 
  • Manage, develop, and build an effective global team as company expands
  • Develop a high-quality corporate governance environment, enhance and improve policies and procedures with and eye towards efficiency
  • Lead and drive Audit Committee meetings and agenda, coordinating across the business
  • Lead and refine SOX control environment, partnering across the business where needed, to ensure as business evolves the control framework matures and evolves
  • Develop and maintain relationships with cross functional senior leaders to help proactively plan for, advise and support introduction of new customer products or internal initiatives
  • Partner with CIO to optimize and evaluate road map for financial systems optimization and implementation where applicable 
  • Establish and sponsor strong relationships and partnership with finance, with an emphasis on proactive communication across both organizations 
  • Drive efficiencies into all aspects of CAO team operations including systems and process with an eye towards shortened close process and efficacy of monthly/quarterly workflow
  • Champion and roll out technology enhancements and ensure team is fully maximizing the potential
  • Manage the accounting budget – establishing the right mix of internal and outside spend and demonstrating innovation in how finance services are delivered
  • Serve on the finance leadership team and collaborate with CFO and fellow leaders on functional and people priorities. Bring to life the team vision to transform the function with technology and the finance skill sets of the future.
  • Manage and own relationship with external auditors
  • Ability to balance the company’s values with the realities of being a public company
  • Demonstrated strong communication skills with ability to impact and influence

Do you have the right ingredients*:   

  1. Required
  2. Public company experience at companies with $10b+ market cap
  3. CPA and/or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  4. Preferred
  5. Experience working with SaaS and/or Fintech companies

Location requirements: Remote, US

#LI-REMOTE

We are Toasters

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success.

At Toast our employees are our secret ingredient. When they are powered to succeed, Toast succeeds.

The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse industries. We embrace and are excited by this diversity, believing that only through authenticity, inclusivity, high standards of respect and trust, and leading with humility will we be able to achieve our goals.

Baking inclusive principles into our company and diversity into our design provides equitable opportunities for all and enhances our ability to be first in class in all aspects of our industry.

Bready* to make a change? Apply today!

Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com.