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The Controller will own the integrity of the company's financial statements, lead the accounting team, and establish the controls, processes, and governance needed for audit readiness and operational excellence. This role reports to the CFO and will work closely with FP&A, Operations, Legal, and Technology to ensure that our accounting & financial foundation is as strong as its growth ambitions. You will bring order to a finance function that is early in its maturity -strengthening the team, improving processes, and building the reporting infrastructure that leadership and investors require.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce internal controls.Design and implement an internal controls framework appropriate for the scale and complexity of a 4k-5k (and rapidly growing) FTE global organization. Ensure proper segregation of duties, approval thresholds, and documentation across all financial processes.
• Fix and scale the GL accounting and balance sheet functions.Centralize processing into a proper finance function - moving it from a scattered, department-driven process to a controlled, efficient operation. Resolve errors and build processes that prevent recurrence.
• Lead audit readiness and compliance.Manage the external audit process end-to-end. Build the documentation, schedules, and governance needed to pass audits cleanly. Oversee tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions around the world (e.g. US, Asia, Africa).
• Manage and develop the accounting team.Lead, mentor, and build the accounting and finance operations team. Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance standards. Reduce reliance on external professional services by building internal capability.
• Optimize systems and tools.Drive improvements across the financial technology stack including RAMP, Tipalti, Workday, Procurify, and Stripe. Ensure clean data flows between systems and eliminate manual workarounds and formula errors in financial models.
• Own reporting and the month-end close.Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes. Ensure timely, accurate financial statements that meet GAAP standards and support both internal decision-making and external reporting to investors and the Board.
• Partner with leadership on cost management.Provide accurate cost reporting by department, hub, and function. Support the C-suite with visibility into operating margins, cash flow, and spend trends. Flag risks and opportunities proactively.

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 5 years in a Controller & leadership role.
• Experience at a high-growth, scaled services or technology enabled company ($75M-$500M revenue range) with multi-entity, multi-country operations.
• Deep expertise in GAAP, internal controls, and audit management.
• Proven ability to build or significantly improve accounting functions, processes, and controls in fast-moving environments.
• Experience preparing and managing general ledger, balance sheets and income statements, keenly detecting errors and promptly making corrections.
• Strong command of financial systems (ERP, expense management, payment platforms).
• Exceptionalattention to detail and a bias for accuracy and process discipline.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA.

Preferred

• Experience in service-based business models.
• Familiarity with Workday, RAMP, Tipalti, Procurify, Stripe, or HubSpot.
• Big Four audit experience.
• Experience with EOR-to-entity transitions, and multi-currency accounting.
• Prior experience reducing reliance on external accounting firms and building in-house capability.

Reports to:Chief Financial Officer

Location:Remote (US-based). Periodic travel for quarterly leadership offsites.

Compensation:$150,000-$250,000 base, commensurate with experience.