Controller

Overview

This role leads day-to-day accounting and tax operations, including the monthly close, multi-entity reporting across four legal entities in four countries, revenue and cost accounting, tax, and internal controls. The position reports to the VP of Finance and involves managing general accounting, tax, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and billing, including two direct managers: the Accounting Manager and the Tax Manager.

Responsibilities

Close, Consolidation & Reporting

• Set the close standard and calendar, driving toward a consistent close within 10 business days to provide leadership insight into business operations
• Review and approve financial statements, reporting packages, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules
• Own multi-entity reporting across the US, UK, Canada, and France as a controlled group, including transfer pricing arrangements and foreign currency translation
• Govern the chart of accounts to ensure consistent treatment across entities, revenue streams, and cost streams
• Partner with a new FP&A team on execution of the financial plan (this role owns actuals and department-level reporting to leaders; FP&A owns the plan)

Revenue & Cost Accounting

• Oversee accounting across revenue streams: product resale, software subscriptions, maintenance and renewals, cybersecurity, and professional and managed services
• Develop and own the cost allocation methodology used to report gross margin by product and service line, providing profitability insights by business unit
• Collaborate with Sales Operations to approve accounting positions on new, non-standard, and judgment-heavy transactions

Tax

• Own the tax function in partnership with the Tax Manager, covering federal, state and local income tax, sales and use tax, VAT, and Canadian indirect tax
• Manage multi-state and multi-country registrations and nexus as the company grows

Systems, Controls & Audit

• Serve as the accounting system owner for QuickBooks, including integrity of the general ledger
• Partner with Business Systems Developers and Sales Operations to strengthen the Salesforce-to-QuickBooks workflow supporting bookings, billing, and revenue recognition
• Design and maintain internal controls, and prepare the company for its first external audit
• Own sales commission and incentive compensation calculations, accrual methodology, and reporting
• Oversee payroll in partnership with People Operations, including payroll accounting and reconciliation across four entities and controls over pay changes, approvals, and off-cycle runs
• Own the expense policy and spend management program, ensuring it is current, communicated, and enforced
• Support diligence and reporting requests as the business scales
• Identify and implement process improvements and controls across month-end close, financial reporting, AP and spend management, customer billing, AR, and sales commission reporting

Team Leadership

• Lead, develop, and mentor a growing accounting team, including setting individual development goals and supporting career growth
• Build organizational structure and role clarity within the accounting function as headcount grows, including identifying where and when to add capacity
• Set priorities and workload to meet close deadlines and reporting commitments
• Establish team norms, documentation standards, and cross-training practices to reduce key-person risk as the organization expands
• Partner with the VP of Finance on team capacity planning, structure, and hiring needs
• Model and reinforce a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA preferred
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including people management; at least 2 years in a Controller or Assistant Controller capacity
• Demonstrated experience building or scaling an accounting team, including hiring, structuring roles, and developing staff
• Strong GAAP knowledge, particularly revenue recognition and COGS matching across multiple revenue streams
• Experience in a technology, MSP/VAR, or subscription and services-based business strongly preferred
• International, multi-entity experience strongly preferred
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with leaders, particularly on topics with financial and compliance implications
• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks (or comparable ERP) and CRM-to-GL revenue workflows; experience with accounting system migration is a plus; Salesforce experience is a plus
• Track record of owning and improving the monthly close process
• Experience supporting an audit, financial statement restatement, or transaction diligence process is a plus
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with non-finance stakeholders, auditors, and outside advisors

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA
• Experience with accounting system migration
• Salesforce experience
• Audit, financial statement restatement, or transaction diligence experience

Compensation & Benefits

Additional Compensation

• Discretionary incentive compensation and/or bonus opportunities based on individual and company performance

Benefits (may include)

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match (annual dollar cap applied)
• Flexible time off plan
• 15 paid holidays
• Sick leave (amount varies by state requirements and is at least the minimum required by any state)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave

Pay Range

• 160,000 - 190,000 USD per year (Remote)

Location

• Remote