Vice President (Finance & Controller)

Responsibilities Reporting to the CFO, the Vice President, Finance & Controller owns the accounting, control, and operational core of WEKA’s finance function — accounting and controllership, technical accounting, tax, treasury, finance operations and systems, and the internal control environment You are accountable for the integrity of WEKA’s financial results and for the reporting, controls, and processes that must keep pace as the company scales Accounting & controllership: Own the general ledger, monthly and quarterly close, multi-currency consolidations and intercompany accounting, AR/AP, and payroll accounting across all legal entities Deliver US GAAP group reporting alongside statutory and local compliance in each jurisdiction, and drive the close toward public-company cadence and reliability Technical accounting: Serve as WEKA’s top technical accounting authority — revenue recognition under ASC 606 for a subscription and consumption business, stock-based compensation and equity accounting (with stock administration and cap-table support), capitalization, and other non-routine or judgmental transactions Own the accounting positions that withstand external audit scrutiny Tax: Oversee direct and indirect tax, transfer pricing across a multi-entity, multi-country structure, the tax provision, and multi-jurisdiction compliance — determining what is delivered in-house versus co-sourced Treasury: Manage cash and liquidity, banking relationships, and debt and covenant compliance as applicable Run the FX risk-management program, applying cash-flow hedge accounting Manage the corporate investment portfolio under the board’s investment policy, including its liquidity tiers and counterparty limits Finance operations & systems: Own the finance side of quote-to-cash — billing, collections, AR operations, and cash application — along with procurement/AP, vendor management, and the finance systems and ERP roadmap Lead the modernization of these processes and systems, partnering with other functions to streamline the order-to-revenue flow and reduce cycle time and leakage Internal control & audit: Design and operate WEKA’s internal control environment and segregation-of-duties framework, manage the external audit relationship, and build the controls foundation the company needs as its reporting requirements grow Leadership: Build, develop, and lead a globally distributed accounting and finance operations team, structured so that responsibility for building and operating processes is appropriately separated from responsibility for assuring them Benefits Care package received upon hire: backpack, multiple shirts etc. 401(k) Stock options available Cellular phone plan coverage On and off-location meal perks Dental, vision, life & disability insurance Work-related travel reimbursement Flexible spending account Parental leave Professional development assistance A tech stack with Laptop or PC of choice, up to 2 monitors, office phone, headset Work from home opportunities Health insurance Career development At least one offsite event per quarter with spontaneous office gatherings regularly Qualifications This is a role for a controllership-heavy leader who is equally comfortable operating — someone who can set technical accounting positions with authority and build the systems, processes, and team that deliver reliable numbers at scaleDeep technical accounting expertise, including ASC 606 revenue recognition for subscription and/or consumption models. CPA (or international equivalent) strongly preferred; MBA a plusA track record of building or materially improving a quote-to-cash cycle and/or leading an ERP or billing systems implementation — not only overseeing its accounting outputsExcellent communication and cross-functional partnership skills, sound judgment, and the highest standards of integrityPublic-company experience required — including SEC reporting, SOX compliance, and the rigor of a public-company close and control environment (IPO-readiness or pre-IPO scaling experience strongly preferred)A governance and segregation-of-duties mindset, ideally shaped by having operated inside a properly segregated finance organizationExperience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, international operating environment with distributed teams across time zonesAn operator’s instinct alongside technical depth — comfortable moving from setting policy to improving the underlying processes and systemsExtensive progressive experience in accounting and finance leadership, having owned a full accounting and control function as a Controller, Chief Accounting Officer, or equivalent — with complete technical, operational, and people responsibilityExperience in enterprise software, cloud, or AI/data infrastructure — including businesses with a hardware or capital-expenditure component — is a strong plusIf you are excited about this position but are concerned your past work experience doesn’t match up perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway #J-18808-Ljbffr WEKA