Controller

Overview

This role involves owning global accounting and financial reporting for a private equity-backed SaaS life sciences business with operations across multiple countries and legal entities. You will lead a hands-on, technically strong function focused on audit-grade accuracy, consistency, and timely reporting—partnering closely with FP&A, the VP-Finance, the PE sponsor, and cross-functional leaders.

FP&A owns budgeting and forecasting; this position owns the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of everything behind the numbers.

Only candidates who sit within the Eastern Time Zone of the United States are being considered.

Responsibilities

Global Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and consolidation process across all US and international entities, including intercompany eliminations and multi-currency translation.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial statements under US GAAP; maintain working knowledge of IFRS/UK GAAP and local statutory requirements in each operating jurisdiction.
• Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting packages to the CFO, board, and PE sponsor, including SaaS metrics (ARR, NRR, gross margin, churn) in coordination with FP&A.
• Drive continuous improvement in days-to-close through process discipline and automation.

Technical Accounting

• Serve as the organization’s technical accounting authority, including:
  • ASC 606 (SaaS/subscription revenue)
  • ASC 842 (leases)
  • Equity compensation/409A
  • R&D cost treatment specific to a life sciences business
• Evaluate and document accounting treatment for new products, contract structures, and non-routine transactions.
• Monitor new accounting standards and lead implementation across entities.

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Design and maintain an internal controls framework appropriate for a scaling, PE-backed business, with a view toward future audit, SOX, or exit readiness.
• Own statutory and regulatory compliance filings across all operating jurisdictions.
• Manage the annual external audit and quarterly reviews, serving as primary point of contact for auditors.

PE, Lender & Board Reporting

• Prepare financial reporting packages for the PE sponsor, lenders, and board, including covenant compliance reporting.
• Support financial due diligence, quality-of-earnings reviews, and other requests related to the sponsor relationship or future transactions.

Treasury & Cash Management

• Own cash management, cash flow forecasting, and banking relationships across entities and currencies.
• Provide near- and long-term liquidity visibility, optimize working capital, and manage lender relationships in support of the company’s cost of capital and return on capital objectives.

M&A & Systems

• Support due diligence and post-close integration for acquisitions, standardizing chart of accounts, policies, and systems across newly acquired entities.
• Own and continuously improve financial systems (ERP/consolidation tools), driving automation to reduce manual effort as the business scales.

Team Leadership

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing, global accounting team.
• Establish clear roles, career paths, and performance expectations that scale with the business.

Cross-Functional Partnering

• Partner with FP&A to ensure timely, accurate actuals supporting budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Partner with Legal, Revenue Operations, and business leaders on deal structures, contracts, and the financial implications of business decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA (or international equivalent — ACA, ACCA, CIMA) required.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (Big 4 or national firm strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated experience owning global, multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation.
• Deep knowledge of US GAAP (606, 842, equity comp); working knowledge of IFRS/UK GAAP.
• Experience in a SaaS or software business; life sciences or healthcare-adjacent experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in a private equity-backed environment, including lender/covenant reporting.
• Proven experience managing and developing a distributed team.
• Strong ERP systems experience (NetSuite or comparable).
• MUST sit within the Eastern Time Zone of the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Life sciences or healthcare-adjacent experience.
• Public accounting experience (Big 4 or national firm).

Compensation & Benefits

• $180,000 - $220,000 a year

Location

• Eastern Time Zone of the United States (must be located within Eastern Time Zone).

Additional Information

• Reasonable adjustments are available to support candidates through the recruitment process, including interviews and assessments, upon request.
• The employer does not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation.