VP of Accounting/Corporate Controller

We’re hiring a VP of Accounting/Corporate Controller with strong US GAAP and public or/and high growth private company experiences. You’ll own the Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting functions end to end and use NetSuite and AI finance tools to manage global financial close, reporting and analytics. You’ll be a strategic partner to our CFO (Lusine Yeghiazaryan), collaborate with a broader C-Suite and lead a global team.

We are searching to hire someone in California, USA. 

How You'll Make an Impact

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close, including multi-entity consolidation of US and international subsidiaries


• Lead revenue accounting, reporting, and revenue segment modeling and analytics


• Lead annual planning, budgeting, long-range financial modeling and rolling forecasts, working closely with business leaders

Accounting Operations

• Lead SaaS revenue recognition (ASC 606) and other technical accounting areas


• Manage global treasury: cash flow forecasting, liquidity, foreign exchange exposure and banking relationships


• Oversee core accounting operations, including AP, AR, payroll accounting and reconciliations, so they run accurately and on time

Tax, Audit and Compliance

• Manage US federal, state and international tax compliance, including statutory reporting for foreign subsidiaries


• Act as the primary contact for external auditors and tax authorities

AI-Enabled Finance Transformation

• Speed up close and reporting with automation and AI tools, such as AI-assisted reconciliations, variance and flux analysis, and anomaly detection


• Optimize NetSuite as the company’s system of record and integrate the surrounding finance tech stack


• Set the standard for using AI responsibly in finance while keeping strong controls and audit trails

Risk and Controls

• Establish and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, building toward SOX readiness


• Lead the company’s insurance, risk and protection programs as the business evolves

Leadership and Partnership

• Partner with the CFO on financial strategy, planning and resource allocation


• Build, lead and develop a distributed controllership organization team, with focus on improving and accelerating the processes and transaction flows 

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance


• Active US CPA license


• 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leading an Accounting & Finance or Controllership function


• Public company US GAAP experience, either SEC reporting in industry (S-1, 10-Q, 10-K) or Big 4 audit of SEC registrants


• Multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation experience


• International statutory and tax exposure (e.g. EU, UK)


• Deep knowledge of ASC guidelines (i.e ASC606, ASC842, ASC718, ASC740) 


• Deep knowledge of Equity & 409A


• Strong presentation skills, with a confident executive presence


• Proficiency in an ERP (NetSuite, Sage Intacct, SAP, or similar) and advanced Excel


• Excellent written and verbal communication in English 

Good To Have

• Experience with business combinations (ASC 805) and debt and equity classification is a plus


• SaaS or consumer-tech experience is a plus


• Experience at a venture-backed, pre-IPO, or public company strongly preferred

Budget: $220k-$330k + equity, depending on the exact location. For this role, we are searching for candidates in California, USA. 

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