VP, Controller

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Finance and serving as a key member of the Financial Leadership Team, the VP, Controller will own the close, set operating standards for the accounting function, and build the team and systems required for the company's next stage of growth. This is a player‑coach role: the incumbent will lead the team day to day, stay close to the work, and create the discipline, processes, and accountability that make the numbers faster, cleaner, and more useful to the business. They will also be a critical partner to FP&A and leaders across the company, ensuring financial reporting is not just accurate but useful for better decisions, and will define how AI changes the accounting function by identifying automation and AI opportunities and turning them into operating practice.

Responsibilities

• External Stakeholder Relations: Collaborate with external auditors and tax consultants to maintain strong relationships and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
• Tax Management: Lead the tax management function by managing an external tax advisory firm; conversant in federal partnership tax returns, state sales tax, multi‑state employment, and nexus questions; lead the 1099 process.
• Audit Management: Lead the annual audit process by managing the audit firm; manage the annual audit as the primary day‑to‑day contact; coordinate PBC lists, schedules, and issue resolution.
• Transformational Projects: Making things automated and efficient while strengthening internal controls.
• Financial