Controller

About the role

The Controller will lead and scale an accounting team that supports a rapidly growing, investor-backed SaaS business. This role is responsible for the integrity of the company's financials, ownership of the close process, optimizing financial infrastructure, improving business insights, audit leadership, and day-to-day accounting operations.

Responsibilities

• Accounting & Financial Reporting
• Partner with FP&A to ensure alignment between financial reporting and key SaaS metrics (ARR, MRR, churn, deferred revenue, bookings) ensuring data integrity across systems
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong internal discipline
• Lead preparation of GAAP-compliant financial statements and supporting disclosures for board, sponsor, and lender reporting
• Oversee technical accounting areas, with a focus on ASC 606 (SaaS revenue recognition) and other complex topics
• Audit, Tax & Compliance
• Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors; lead the annual audit process, including PBC coordination, technical memos, and audit committee deliverables
• Cook up and coordinate with external advisors for tax compliance across federal, state, and international jurisdictions
• Systems & Process Optimization
• Own and optimize the NetSuite environment, including chart of accounts structure, workflows, reporting, and module utilization
• Identify and execute automation opportunities across order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report cycles
• Partner with FP&A and Operations to streamline data flows, reduce manual processes, and improve reporting speed and accuracy
• Take a proactive, hands-on approach—identifying opportunities, scoping solutions, and driving execution end-to-end
• Treasury & Cash Management
• Oversee treasury operations, including cash management and working capital optimization
• Leadership
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of three accounting professionals
• Foster a high-performance, continuous improvement culture within the function

Requirements

• CPA strongly preferred
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a foundation in public accounting (Big 4 or leading national/regional firm)
• Experience within a private equity-backed SaaS company (required)
• Deep experience with NetSuite, including system optimization, reporting, and integrations
• Proven ability to automate processes and drive accounting and systems improvements
• Strong understanding of key business KPIs (ARR, churn, bookings, EBITDA)
• Strong technical accounting expertise
• Demonstrated people leadership experience with a focus on team development

Qualifications

• An operator mindset—someone who identifies gaps, builds solutions, and drives execution independently

Nice to have

• M&A and post-acquisition integration experience
• Multi-entity or multi-subsidiary environment experience