Senior Director, Accounting & Controlling

About the role

Camunda is looking for a Senior Director, Accounting & Controlling to lead and evolve our global Accounting function as we scale toward €500M ARR. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who combines solid technical accounting depth with a genuine drive to build, automate, and improve; a leader who approaches complexity with a “I can figure this out” and “bias for action” mindset rather than defaulting to caution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Global Accounting Function: Own the end-to-end accounting engine, including close, reporting, controls, and policy.
• Ensure accurate, timely IFRS reporting and strong audit outcomes.
• Build a scalable operating model across people, process, systems, and global footprint; own global payroll and treasury operations and controls.
• Drive Practical Technical Accounting Judgment: Serve as the in-house expert on complex accounting topics: revenue recognition, commissions, equity, payroll, intercompany, FX, treasury, and policy interpretation. Partner with Sales and RevOps to shape accounting treatment during deal design, commission structuring, pricing decisions, and global entity strategy.
• Translate accounting requirements into workable business solutions that balance growth, margin, and appropriate risk.
• Build And Develop a High-Performing Team: Hire, develop, and retain strong managers and individual contributors across a distributed organization. Create clear ownership, accountability, and succession depth across the team. Bring empathy and intentionality to how you lead—building a team culture where people grow and do their best work.
• Lead Automation And Systems Transformation: Champion and drive automation across accounting workflows in close partnership with Camunda’s Enterprise Agentic Automation Team. Leverage AI-enabled tools to reduce manual effort, improve insight quality, and scale accounting capacity without scaling headcount proportionally. Mature the control environment progressively toward SOX readiness, with an eye toward future capital events.
• Manage External Workstreams: Lead auditors, tax advisors, payroll providers, and key external partners. Support major milestones including fundraising, M&A, or IPO readiness workstreams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of people leadership experience in an Accounting or Controller function.
• CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification strongly preferred.
• Enterprise SaaS or software industry experience.
• Prior experience in remote-first or highly distributed organizations.
• Big 4 background, IPO experience, or M&A exposure are valued but not required.