Senior Vice President, Accounting

About the role

Crunchyroll, LLC seeks a Senior Vice President, Accounting to define and own global accounting strategy. This executive role designs workflows and leads cross-regional teams to ensure financial integrity and scalable infrastructure. The position directly shapes how anime business moves from concept to cash flow.

About Crunchyroll

Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it's powered by the anime content we all love. Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime.

Compensation and Location

Location: USA

Engagement: Full-time.

Compensation: $300,000.00 per year.

What You Will Do

Setting the vision for worldwide accounting operations and owning end-to-end process integrity.

Championing intake workflows that capture transaction data accurately before it enters ledgers.

Designing build activities that transform controls into reliable financial infrastructure at scale.

Reviewing close packets and reporting packages to ensure clarity, precision, and regulatory alignment.

Shipping month end and period close deliverables so stakeholders understand business performance.

Partnering with entertainment teams to align tax, compliance, and reporting on new market entries.

Orchestrating system implementations that connect finance, legal, and revenue operations globally.

Guiding strategic decisions with scenario models that reflect risk, timing, and capital structure.

Requirements

You must bring 10+ years managing global accounting teams in fast moving environments.

Experience with GAAP and IFRS is mandatory for ensuring accurate, compliant financial reporting.

You have redesigned large scale ERP platforms and handled complex integrations across regions.

Your background includes entertainment, media, or tech sectors where anime or digital content thrives.

You navigate multi country compliance, reporting, and external audit responsibilities with ease.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Team Development

Build, lead, and inspire a diverse and high-performing global accounting team, developing talent and fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and excellence.

Expand accounting capabilities to align with the company's growth trajectory, ensuring accuracy in current processes while solving for current day gaps and preparing for future scale.

Foster cross-functional collaboration across global teams to drive process improvement and financial rigor across the organization.

Accounting Infrastructure and Optimization

Lead the transformation and scaling of the company's accounting processes, data flows and systems, focusing on automation, standardization, and efficiency.

Develop and implement accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls in line with global financial reporting standards and business needs.

Collaborate with the parent company to align on strategic financial policies and future state financial system design.

Manage change effectively by overseeing global implementation of new financial systems and processes, ensuring smooth transitions across international teams.

Financial Reporting, Compliance, and Partnerships

Ensure the timely and accurate preparation of global financial statements in compliance with international regulations (GAAP, IFRS).

Partner with Investor Relations to communicate the company's financial story to stakeholders and investors, providing key metrics and insights.

Oversee global compliance with financial regulations, managing external audits, and ensuring robust risk management across all regions.

Strategic Leadership and Business Partnership

Provide strategic financial guidance and insight to the executive team, identifying opportunities for growth, cost optimization, and risk mitigation.

Support new market entries and product launches by providing accounting leadership on tax, compliance, and reporting requirements.

Lead the design and negotiation of outsourcing and shared service agreements, optimizing financial support across global operations.

Act as a key partner in mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions, managing financial due diligence and integration processes.

About You

15+ years of progressive accounting experience, with 10+ years in a senior leadership role managing global teams.

Proven experience leading accounting functions in a high-growth, global company, preferably in the entertainment, media, or tech sectors.

Expertise in designing and implementing large-scale financial systems (ERP) and process improvements.

Strong understanding of global compliance regulations (GAAP, IFRS) and managing multi-country operations.

Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to influence executive stakeholders and partner effectively across functions.

Skills and Tools

General Ledger; Accounts Payable; Accounts Receivable; Fixed Assets; Billing; Revenue Recognition; Tax; Audit; ERP; SOX; IFRS; GAAP; Microsoft Dynamics; Oracle; Salesforce; Anaplan; PowerBI; Excel.