Global Controller

Company Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

Operational Excellence (40%)

• Deliver consistent operational improvement within the accounting function, including rightsizing of global staff
• Deliver and improve monthly close of the general ledger
• Oversee global treasury operations to ensure appropriate local cash balances and assist in the delivery of a weekly cash forecast
• Implement global AR cash collection best practices and performance metrics
• Provide accurate and timely financial information and insights to support the preparation of financial reporting packages 

Compliance & Reporting (30%). Establish and enforce global accounting policies

• Establish and ensure compliance with the Company’s global accounting policies and internal controls
• Efficiently implement the adoption of new accounting guidance (e.g. ASC 606, ASC 842)
• Coordinate global and local statutory audits, including the preparation of financial statements and footnotes
• Maintain country, state, and local tax compliance
• Ensure appropriate reporting of financial performance (including pro forma adjustments) and covenant compliance per the Company’s credit agreement

M&A Engine (20%). Support the evaluation and integration of acquisitions

• Lead the planning and execution of rapidly integrating acquired companies’ accounting teams and processes to achieve target outcomes
• Drive integration of acquired entities into the Company’s ERP system
• Show sound judgement in integrating decisions for billing and other accounting processes into core company processes
• Recreate assets and other data elements from disparate sources to create go-forward records
• Support 3rd parties in the preparation of opening balance sheets and purchase price accounting entries

Company Leader (10%).

• Earn confidence of Leadership Team and key operators consistently demonstrating a combination of strategic mindfulness, disciplined execution, delivery of results, and timely communication/engagement on key areas of responsibility

Organization Structure

• Reports to CFO
• Direct reports include team members representing: Accounting & Order Management in both the US and EMEA

Qualifications

Required Qualifications for Consideration

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting
• CPA
• 15 years of experience serving in progressive accounting roles
• Software Developer/SaaS experience
• Manage teams of at least 20
• ERP system expertise – NetSuite preferred
• Expansive accounting experience
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally 6-8x/year

Skills & Other Requirements

1. Business savvy

• Clear understanding of the software business model and growth drivers
• Successful at organizing, developing, and leading teams to meet targets
• Experience in PE-backed environment.
• Clear understanding of accounting concepts and principles

2. Analytical

• Expertise at tracking, analyzing, and interpreting relevant data and metrics
• Expertise in aligning financial and business metrics to support business strategy and growth
• Sweats the details on planning – works backward from an objective to set and accomplish appropriate milestones. Strong attention to detail
• Takes a bottoms-up approach to analysis but does not “spin wheels” when not necessary
• Highly proficient in Excel, NetSuite, Salesforce, and Expensify
• Expertise at working alongside Finance and Sales teams to align processes with business strategies

3. Leadership – Leader that empowers team to own and execute initiatives

• Motivates and enables teams to identify and deliver on priorities
• Bias towards coaching and development – through informal 1-on-1s and formal training
• Viewed as credible and trustworthy

4. Disciplined Execution – never overlooks the details

• Holds teams accountable for delivering on expectations
• Always driving self and team to debug and improve processes
• Does not miss deadlines

5. Decisive – makes it possible for teams to work at their productive best

• Works to gather data and feedback, but does not get wrapped around the axle (or viewed as wishy-washy)
• Makes the calls, aligns the teams, and drives forward
• Works to aggressively gather empirical data – and combine with qualitative inputs
• NOTE: willing to declare a mistake, take responsibility and stop previously approved initiatives versus pushing forward for sake of continuity or pleasing teams

6. Results Oriented – generates the outcome

• Track record of delivering the result, not just the activity
• Accomplishes 100% of objectives – not getting tired and abandoning at the 85% mark
• Help achieve business outcomes, not just accounting ones
• Private equity mindset and approach to all reporting and analysis
• Scrappy, “get it done” approach with bias to action

7. Communications Style – crisp and articulate

• Ability to share cogent and concise narratives with leadership
• Successful at grabbing the microphone at Company All Hands to share results, communicate direction and inspire achievements
• Transparent, no spin approach to sharing results
• Ability to communicate accounting issues in business terms that others can understand

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