VP of Accounting Operations

VP Accounting Operations, London
About NScale
NScale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. NScale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.

At NScale, our finance team plays a critical role in ensuring financial stability, strategic growth and compliance.

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you'll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you'll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About The Role
The VP Accounting Operations is responsible for leading the global accounting operations function, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the company's financial reporting and transaction processing. This role oversees regional accounting leads and key operational accounting functions including purchase-to-pay, order-to-cash, billing & collections, general ledger accounting, transaction processing, and a specialist corporate accounting group.

The VP will drive operational excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement across accounting processes globally.

What You'll Be Doing
Leadership & Strategy

• Provide strategic direction and leadership for the accounting operations organization, ensuring alignment with the company's overall financial and business strategy.
• Lead and mentor a global team of regional accounting leads and functional managers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and performance excellence.
• Partner closely with the Senior finance leaders to define and implement best-in-class accounting practices and operational frameworks.

Operational Excellence

• Oversee end-to-end process ownership across:
• Purchase-to-Pay (P2P): Supplier onboarding, invoice processing, payments, and vendor management.
• Order-to-cash (O2C): Billing, credit management, collections, and customer cash application.
• Record-to-report (R2R): General ledger, intercompany, and financial close processes.
• Supervise a Specialist Corporate Accounting Group responsible for complex areas such as debt, acquisitions and dispositions, intercompany transactions, and corporate journal processing.
• Ensure consistency and standardization of accounting processes, systems, and policies across regions.
• Champion automation, system optimization, and continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and control.

Governance, Compliance & Controls

• Maintain robust internal controls and ensure compliance with all relevant accounting standards, tax, and regulatory requirements (e.g., IFRS, US GAAP, SOX, and local statutory frameworks).
• Collaborate with internal audit, external auditors, and compliance teams to ensure strong governance and timely resolution of audit findings.
• Monitor and mitigate operational and accounting risks through proactive review and risk management practices.

Performance & Reporting

• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for accounting operations to ensure service quality, efficiency, and compliance.
• Oversee month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, speed, and transparency of results.
• Support the Controller and FP&A functions in delivering high-quality financial statements and management reports.

Collaboration & Business Partnership

• Partner with regional and functional finance teams, procurement, treasury, and IT to align processes and drive cross-functional efficiencies.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leadership, providing financial insight on operational decisions and accounting implications.
• Lead and contribute to transformation initiatives, including system upgrades, ERP optimization, and shared service model enhancements.

About You

• Proven leadership experience in large-scale, multi-entity, global accounting operations.
• Deep technical knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS and US GAAP) and operational accounting processes.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and manage shared service or centralized accounting functions.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems (NetSuite) and financial process automation.
• Experience leading through transformation—driving standardization, efficiency, and automation.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at executive levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline (required).
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience, including at least 5 years in a senior management role overseeing global operations

What We Can Offer You

• Opportunity to play a critical role in safeguarding the assets and operations of a cutting-edge digital infrastructure and AI compute company.
• A collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions will make a real impact.
• A competitive compensation package (base + equity) with reviews every 12 months.
• Work at one of the fastest-growing tech startups, backed by top PE/VC firms.
• A clear progression plan. We want you to keep growing. That means trying new things, leading others, challenging the status quo and owning your impact. Always with our complete support.
• Flexibility: We see you as individuals first, employees second. This approach includes all the expected perks but goes beyond that to offer true flexibility. We're proud to be a workplace that trusts our Nscalers to excel in their roles while giving you the freedom to shape your day
• Remote-first: Join our remote-first team, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work, allowing you to create a productive and balanced work-life setup, while staying connected with your global team.

Equal Opportunities Statement
At Nscale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.