Assistant Controller

Core Responsibilities

Lead Controllership & Close: Own the end-to-end US month-end close, managing governance, cross-functional coordination, and reporting to executive leadership.

Exhibit Accounting Judgment: Apply rigorous standards to accrual methodologies and estimates; review high-risk journal entries to ensure consistency across the organization.

Oversee Financial Integrity: Manage balance sheet reconciliations, FX translation, and intercompany eliminations to ensure audit-ready results and actionable variance analysis.

Modernize Operations: Execute the accounting transformation roadmap, designing scalable workflows and driving automation to reduce manual effort and close cycle times.

Manage Audit & SOX Readiness: Serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors, leading readiness efforts and strengthening the control environment.

Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate with Technical Accounting to interpret and implement policies, and with FP&A to ensure accuracy in budgeting and forecasting.

Develop Talent: Mentor and scale a high-performing accounting team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership within general accounting / controllership
• Deep expertise in US GAAP, close processes, and financial reporting
• Strong experience owning or leading month-end close in a complex, high-growth, public environment
• Experience with audit management and SOX readiness in a public-company environment
• Proven ability to make and defend accounting judgments and estimates
• Prioritizing experience leading and developing accounting teams
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle, or similar)
• Advanced Excel proficiency
• CPA required
• Experience in high-growth tech, hardware, or consumer products companies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing or optimizing close tools (e.g., FloQast)
• Exposure to international accounting (FX, intercompany, consolidations)
• Background in Big 4 accounting firms

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave

Pay

At Oura, we take a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions.

Schedule

Not specified

Skills

• US GAAP
• Close processes
• Financial reporting
• Audit management
• SOX readiness
• Accounting judgment
• Team development
• ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle, or similar)
• Excel proficiency
• CPA
• High-growth tech, hardware, or consumer products companies experience

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Mental health resources
• Employee discount program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Paid sick leave
• Paid parental leave