Global Controller

About the role

We're hiring a Global Controller to lead and scale our accounting and financial operations organization as we continue to grow a global business across SaaS, payments, multiple entities, and international operations. Reporting to the CFO, you'll lead the accounting function end-to-end, providing strategic leadership across close, financial reporting, audit, controls, tax, billing, collections, payroll, and finance operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continue to mature the accounting organization, ensuring it can support a larger, more complex global business while maintaining accuracy, strong controls, and predictable execution.
• Oversee all aspects of the accounting function, including:
• monthly close and financial reporting,
• global consolidations and multi-entity accounting,
• internal controls, compliance, and external audits,
• tax operations and external advisor relationships,
• billing, collections, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and related financial operations.
• Deliver timely, accurate financial reporting while continuously improving the efficiency and predictability of the accounting organization.
• Maintain the controls, documentation, and processes that keep the organization ready for financing, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions as the business scales.
• Evolve for multiple business models by understanding the operational and accounting complexities of recurring revenue, payment settlements, reconciliation, money movement, processing fees, reserves, and financial controls.
• Improve operational excellence by creating scalable processes, clear ownership, meaningful metrics, and strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Drive systems and automation by partnering with Finance Systems team to improve workflows, automation, data quality, and AI-enabled processes that reduce manual effort, strengthen controls, and improve visibility across the organization.
• Build and develop the team by leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing accounting organization. Create clear priorities, establish effective operating rhythms, strengthen accountability, and ensure the team has the structure and capabilities needed to support continued company growth.

Requirements

• CPA required.
• 7+ years of experience leading and scaling a controllership or accounting organization within a high-growth technology company.
• Experience supporting businesses with multiple revenue streams, including both SaaS and payments.
• Proven success leading accounting teams across financial reporting, close, audit, controls, tax, payroll, billing, collections, and finance operations.
• Experience operating in multi-entity and multi-currency environments.
• Demonstrated ability to improve the scalability, efficiency, and predictability of accounting operations while maintaining strong financial controls.
• Strong executive communication skills with the judgment and confidence to serve as a trusted partner to the CFO.
• Experience developing leaders, building high-performing teams, and creating accountability across the accounting organization.
• Comfortable leveraging systems, automation, data, and AI to improve accounting operations.

Qualifications

• Experience operating in multi-entity and multi-currency environments.
• Proven success leading accounting teams across financial reporting, close, audit, controls, tax, payroll, billing, collections, and finance operations.
• Experience supporting businesses with multiple revenue streams, including both SaaS and payments.
• Strong executive communication skills with the judgment and confidence to serve as a trusted partner to the CFO.
• Experience developing leaders, building high-performing teams, and creating accountability across the accounting organization.
• Comfortable leveraging systems, automation, data, and AI to improve accounting operations.

Skills

• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills.
• Experience with financial reporting and analysis.
• Knowledge of GAAP and IFRS.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting and consolidation.
• Ability to manage and mentor a team.
• Experience with process improvement and automation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Multiple health/dental coverage options (100% coverage for employee, 50% for family)
• Vision insurance
• Incentive stock options
• 401(k) match of 4%
• PTO - 4 weeks (increases at year two!)
• 12 company holidays + 2 floating holidays
• Parental leave - birthing parent (16 weeks paid), non-birthing (4 weeks paid)
• Short and long term disability (short term 100% paid)
• Community service funds
• Professional development funds
• Wellbeing fund - $150 quarterly
• Business expense stipend - $125 quarterly
• Mac laptop + new hire equipment stipend
• Fully stocked kitchen with tons of drinks & snacks (BHM only)
• Remote working friendly since 2012