Senior Director, Accounting & Compliance

About this role

About EVgo
EVgo (Nasdaq: EVGO) is one of the nation’s largest public fast charging networks for electric vehicles. Our mission is to build a sustainable business that powers our transportation and protects our planet. As a leader in clean transportation, EVgo sits at the intersection of technology, infrastructure, and innovation.
We are rapidly expanding our national footprint through strategic partnerships with retailers, automakers, rideshare and, fleets, bringing fast charging to communities across the country. EVgo enables drivers of all makes and models to charge where they want, when they want.
At EVgo, sustainability is not just what we do; it is who we are. We are committed to reducing carbon emissions, advancing clean energy solutions, and building infrastructure that supports a more sustainable future. We believe great companies are built by great people. Our culture is mission driven, customer centric, collaborative, and innovative, with a strong focus on creating an environment where employees can growand make a lasting positive impact. Join us as we charge forward.
Position Summary
The Senior Director, Accounting and Compliance serves as EVgo’s organizational authority on technical accounting policy, financial reporting controls, and SOX compliance program execution. This role sets the long-range strategy for both the technical accounting and compliance functions, advises the CAO and Audit Committee on the most consequential accounting, control environment, and risk matters, and ensures EVgo’s reporting and compliance capabilities scale with the company’s growth and complexity. The position leads cross-functional teams through managers and directors, shapes the organization’s accounting and controls culture, and represents EVgo at the highest levels of external engagement with auditors, regulators, and standard-setters.
Responsibilities
Function Strategy & Organizational Leadership:

• Define the long-range strategy and operating model for the technical accounting and compliance function; ensure alignment with EVgo’s corporate objectives, public company obligations, and internal control requirements.

• Advise the CAO, Audit Committee, and Board on complex accounting, disclosure, control environment, and compliance matters; serve as a trusted partner on the company’s most significant financial and regulatory decisions.

• Shape the organizational structure of the technical accounting and compliance function; build capabilities and talent that sustain both disciplines over the long term.

• Represent EVgo at the highest levels of external engagement including with external auditors, regulators, standard-setters, and compliance advisors.

• Lead the function through transformational change including significant business events, regulatory shifts, control environment expansions, and enterprise-wide system implementations.

Financial Reporting & Close Coordination:

• Ensure the reporting function operates with the rigor, efficiency, and scalability of a public company at the highest level of complexity.

• Advise the CAO and executive team on financial statement presentation and reporting implications of significant transactions and business changes.

• Drive long-range improvements in reporting architecture, process efficiency, and output quality.

Technical Accounting Research & Application:

• Define EVgo’s technical accounting policies and serve as the final internal authority on all complex GAAP questions.

• Engage the most senior external advisors, auditors, and standard-setters on the organization’s most consequential accounting matters.

• Advise the CAO, executive team, and Board on the accounting implications of the company’s most significant strategic transactions and business decisions.

• Shape how technical accounting knowledge is institutionalized and applied across the finance function.

SOX Compliance Program & Internal Controls:

• Own the end-to-end SOX 404 compliance program; direct annual risk assessment, scoping, control framework design, walkthrough execution, and testing across all in-scope financial reporting processes.

• Partner with outsourced Internal Audit and external auditors to coordinate control testing, manage audit relationships, and ensure documentation meets the highest standards of audit readiness.

• Define EVgo’s internal controls strategy for financial reporting; advise the CAO, Audit Committee, and Board on control environment quality, deficiency severity, and remediation progress.

• Lead identification, documentation, and remediation of control deficiencies; own quarterly Audit Committee reporting on SOX program status and risk exposure.

• Analyze process and system changes for control implications; ensure risks are assessed and controls are updated to reflect the evolving business environment.

• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned to support team and organizational objectives.

People Management Responsibilities:

• Leads the Technical Accounting & Compliance function through subordinate managers; oversees both technical accounting and SOX/compliance program teams.

• Sets functional performance standards and holds leaders accountable for team quality and development outcomes.

• Defines the talent and succession strategy for the function; advises the CAO on organizational design and capability building across technical accounting and compliance disciplines.

• Shapes the culture of the technical accounting and compliance function across all levels of the organization.

• Partners with HR and senior leadership on the most significant hiring, promotion, and organizational decisions.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 6 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.

• Certified Public…