The posting
About Lyra Health
Lyra Health is a leading provider of evidence-based mental health care, serving more than 20 million people globally in partnership with employers and more than 100 million through health plan and partner relationships. The company has delivered more than 15 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 35 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness, and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Global Controller, the Vice President, Global Accounting will lead an organization of approximately 16 professionals spanning accounting operations, consolidated financial reporting, and treasury.
This is a highly visible leadership role, and as Lyra continues to grow and evolve, this leader will be responsible for scaling the accounting function and building the processes, controls, systems, talent, and operating discipline necessary to support increasing business complexity and prepare the company to operate at public-company standards.
The ideal candidate is a modern accounting executive who combines deep accounting expertise with exceptional operational leadership, strategic thinking, and a transformation mindset. They have successfully led and scaled accounting organizations in complex, high-growth environments and understand what it takes to build a world-class, public-company-ready accounting function.
This leader will be equally comfortable setting strategy, developing talent, challenging existing processes, leveraging technology and AI, and engaging directly in complex accounting matters when needed. They will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and a key architect of Lyra’s next-generation accounting organization.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and oversight across corporate accounting, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, lease accounting, consolidations, and related accounting operations.
- Lead consolidated financial reporting ensuring timely and accurate financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP .
- Establish and maintain accounting policies, governance, and processes and lead the evaluation and implementation of new accounting standards.
- Deliver meaningful financial information and insights to support executive decision-making.
- Support the design and implementation of a scalable SOX compliance framework, including strong business-process controls, governance, documentation, and accountability.
- Strengthen the accounting organization’s infrastructure across close and consolidation, SEC-quality financial reporting, accounting policies, technical accounting, internal controls, systems, documentation, and audit readiness.
- Lead the standardization and optimization of accounting processes globally, establishing clear ownership, performance expectations, service levels, and measurable outcomes.
- Champion continuous improvement and identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, simplify processes, accelerate cycle times, and improve the quality and accessibility of financial information.
- Bring a technology-forward mindset to Accounting, identifying opportunities to leverage automation, AI, standardized workflows, and modern financial systems to improve speed, accuracy, scalability, controls, and insight.
- Strengthen processes supporting cash visibility, liquidity management, cash positioning, and working capital optimization.
- Develop recommendations that support effective capital deployment, liquidity management, and financial risk management.
- Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing accounting organization building organizational depth, leadership capability, accountability, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Create an environment that attracts, develops, engages, and retains exceptional accounting talent.
- Build strong partnerships to drive alignment and successfully execute cross-functional initiatives.
- A scalable, high-performing global accounting organization with strong leadership depth and clear accountability.
- A faster, more predictable, and increasingly automated financial close.
- Standardized global accounting processes supported by strong systems, data, and controls.
- Financial reporting and accounting infrastructure capable of operating at public-company standards.
- A robust and sustainable SOX and internal-control environment.
- Greater use of technology, automation, and AI across accounting workflows.
- An accounting organization recognized as a trusted, strategic partner to the business.
Qualifications
- Strong executive presence and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, navigate complex issues, resolve escalations, and drive alignment across functions.
- 15+ years of progressive accounting experience with demonstrated success leading and developing complex accounting organizations in a global environment.
- Public-company accounting experience; a deep understanding of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, SOX and audit requirements.
- Demonstrated success leading accounting transformation, process standardization, automation, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA required.
- A collaborative, pragmatic leadership style and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-growth environment.
"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law.
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