Group Controller, Director

Role Description

As the business has scaled into a more complex multi-entity, multi-currency structure, we're hiring a senior controllership leader to own the integrity, accuracy, and audit-readiness of our books. This is a hands-on, build-oriented role for someone who takes real pride in well-controlled, audit-grade financials - and who wants to mature the accounting function as the company's structure and ambitions grow.

• Own the integrity and audit-quality of the financials.
• Take ownership of the company's accounting integrity and ensure financial reporting is accurate, compliant, and defensible across all entities — in partnership with the accounting team that runs the day-to-day close and statements.
• Own multi-entity consolidation and the controls around the close.
• Drive audit readiness.
• Document internal controls, implement defensible revenue recognition, and bring the company to a point where it can confidently face an external audit.
• Design and oversee the ERP migration.
• Lead the design of the QuickBooks-to-NetSuite (or equivalent) migration as the backbone of a more mature, audit-grade finance infrastructure, partnering with the accounting team and NetSuite consultants on execution.
• Build the control environment.
• Establish the accounting policies, internal controls, and process documentation a scaling, internationally distributed business needs.
• Own compliance, transfer pricing, and IP.
• Own multi-jurisdiction statutory compliance and international tax, and lead transfer pricing and the tracking of IP flows across entities for the group's structure — working closely with external advisors.
• Own key external relationships.
• Own the relationships with the company's banks, CPA firm, auditors, and core finance and accounting vendors, including bank communications and reporting.
• Lead a lean controllership team.
• Develop the dedicated support this function needs so controls, compliance, and consolidation scale with the business.

Qualifications

• Senior experience at a B2B SaaS or comparable technology company.
• Audit pedigree and qualification from a Big Four (or comparable) background with roughly 10+ years in audit and controls.
• ACCA (preferred) or CPA qualification.
• ERP migration experience, having led or played a central role in a finance systems upgrade.
• Multi-currency and international finance experience.
• Ownership of a control environment.
• Modern, tech-forward mindset in an async-first, globally distributed environment.

Requirements

• Experience integrating finance teams or functions post-acquisition (bonus).
• Experience building and experimenting with AI solutions (bonus).
• Familiarity with SaaS metrics such as NDR, GRR, deferred revenue (bonus).

Benefits

• 22 days of paid time off, plus your local national holidays.
• Flexible work hours and a culture that trusts you to manage your time.
• Private medical insurance or a medical allowance (depending on your location).
• Extended paid sick leave so you can fully recover without worry.
• AI investment for skill-building opportunities.
• A quarterly learning budget for courses, books, or anything that helps you grow professionally.
• A quarterly wellbeing budget for sport, therapy, or leisure activities.
• A quarterly co-working budget to work from your preferred location.
• Best hardware for your work (team Apple).
• A transparent, flexible culture with people at the core of everything we do.