Drawbridge Partners

Controller Full-time Experienced Drawbridge | Reports to: Chief Financial Officer | Location: Remote (US) Job Description: The Role We are seeking a Controller to lead and scale an accounting team that supports a rapidly growing, investor-backed SaaS business. This role is responsible for the integrity of the company's financials, ownership of the close process, optimizing financial infrastructure, improving business insights, audit leadership, and day-to-day accounting operations. With a strong systems foundation already in place, the Controller will focus on elevating the function-refining processes, driving automation, and implementing best-in-class practices. Success in this role requires close partnership with FP&A and Operations, where many of the highest-impact efficiency gains sit. This is a high-visibility role with regular exposure to executive leadership and investors. The Controller will lead a team of three and collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A, Sales Operations, and HR. Key Responsibilities Accounting & Financial Reporting - Partner with FP&A to ensure alignment between financial reporting and key SaaS metrics (ARR, MRR, churn, deferred revenue, bookings) ensuring data integrity across systems - Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong internal discipline - Lead preparation of GAAP-compliant financial statements and supporting disclosures for board, sponsor, and lender reporting - Oversee technical accounting areas, with a focus on ASC 606 (SaaS revenue recognition) and other complex topics Audit, Tax & Compliance - Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors; lead the annual audit process, including PBC coordination, technical memos, and audit committee deliverables - Coordinate tax compliance across federal, state, and international jurisdictions in partnership with external advisors - Enhance robust accounting policies and internal control frameworks Systems & Process Optimization The Controller will play a critical role in driving the next phase of operational maturity: - Own and optimize the NetSuite environment, including chart of accounts structure, workflows, reporting, and module utilization - Identify and execute automation opportunities across order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report cycles - Partner with FP&A and Operations to streamline data flows, reduce manual processes, and improve reporting speed and accuracy - Take a proactive, hands-on approach-identifying opportunities, scoping solutions, and driving execution end-to-end Treasury & Cash Management - Oversee treasury operations, including cash management and working capital optimization - Lead 13-week Cash Flash Team Leadership - Lead, mentor, and develop a team of three accounting professionals - Foster a high-performance, continuous improvement culture within the function What We're Looking For - CPA strongly preferred - 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a foundation in public accounting (Big 4 or leading national/regional firm) - Experience within a private equity-backed SaaS company (required) - Deep experience with NetSuite, including system optimization, reporting, and integrations - Proven ability to automate processes and drive accounting and systems improvements - Strong understanding of key business KPIs (ARR, churn, bookings, EBITDA) - Strong technical accounting expertise - Demonstrated people leadership experience with a focus on team development - An operator mindset-someone who identifies gaps, builds solutions, and drives execution independently Nice to Have - M&A and post-acquisition integration experience - Multi-entity or multi-subsidiary environment experience Why This Role - Opportunity to shape and scale the accounting function at a growing, PE-backed SaaS company - High visibility with leadership and investors - Strong systems foundation with meaningful runway for impact - Access to best practices and a peer network through Francisco Partners