Impact communities. For good.
VP, Controller
Location
United States
Posted
83 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
VP, Controller
MGT
• As Controller, you will be the strategic leader for our accounting organization, driving financial integrity and operational excellence across the company. • You’ll lead the design and execution of our accounting policies, financial reporting, and internal controls, ensuring compliance and supporting business growth. • You will also actively build, mentor, and lead a high-performing accounting team, partnering closely with senior finance and business leadership. • Establish and maintain robust accounting policies, processes and internal controls that scale with rapid growth and meet public-company readiness standards. • Partner with executive leadership to shape financial strategy, ensuring compliance with GAAP and anticipating SEC and SOX requirements for IPO readiness. • Drive financial integrity and transparency to support investor confidence and due diligence for future capital events. • Oversee all aspects of accounting operations, including general ledger, revenue recognition, accounts payable, accounts receivable and month-end close, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes, automate workflows and enhance reporting capabilities. • Implement and optimize financial systems to support scalability and integration across business units. • Prepare the organization for IPO by developing SEC-compliant reporting processes, internal controls and audit readiness. • Manage technical accounting for complex transactions, including equity, stock-based compensation and acquisition-related activities. • Collaborate with external auditors, legal advisors and investment bankers to ensure smooth execution of audits and regulatory filings. • Actively build and mentor a high-performing accounting team, fostering a culture of accountability, agility and continuous learning and improvement. • Deliver timely, accurate financial reporting and actionable insights to support strategic decision-making.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree in business administration or related field preferred.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation required (active or inactive).
- Twelve (12) or more years of progressive experience in accounting and finance, including at least 5 years in a leadership role within high-growth or acquisitive organizations.
- Proven track record of building and scaling accounting operations to support rapid growth and public-company readiness.
- Experience taking a company public and deep familiarity with IPO processes, SEC reporting and SOX compliance.
- Expertise in technical accounting for complex transactions (e.g., equity, stock-based compensation, M&A purchase accounting).
- Advanced knowledge of GAAP and SEC compliance standards, internal controls and financial reporting.
- Proficiency in ERP and financial systems (e.g., NetSuite, NetSuite Planning & Budgeting, Salesforce) and strong Excel skills.
- Experience leveraging data analytics and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) for financial insights and process optimization.
- Ability to implement automation and scalable solutions for accounting workflows in a dynamic environment.
Benefits
- Flexible paid time off.
- 5% 401K matching program.
- Equity opportunities.
- Incentive and bonus programs.
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Full health benefits with base employee coverage fully funded, comprising: Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Life insurance.
- Short and long-term disability coverage.
- Income protection benefits.
Related Guides
Related Categories
Related Job Pages
More Controller Jobs
• Support corporate and project controlling to ensure robust, reliable decision-making foundations • Contribute to the monthly reporting process and prepare project reporting • Support the budget and forecast processes and assist in the preparation of planning and control documentation • Further develop our controlling instruments • Ensure the quality and consistency of figures, data and processes in project controlling • Support the implementation and further development of digital tools
• Controlling-Support für Unternehmens- und Projektcontrolling zur Sicherstellung belastbarer Entscheidungsgrundlagen. • Mitwirkung am monatlichen Reporting-Prozess sowie Erstellung des Projektreportings inklusive Analysen und Auswertungen. • Begleitung des Budget- und Forecast-Prozesses sowie Unterstützung bei der Erstellung von Steuerungsunterlagen. • Weiterentwicklung von Controlling-Instrumenten und Optimierung bestehender Berichte und Dashboards. • Sicherstellung der Qualität und Konsistenz von Zahlen im Projektcontrolling.
• Financial Close & Reporting: Monthly, quarterly, and annual close process (tighten to ≤5 business days over time). Ensure accurate GAAP-compliant financial statements. Maintain audit-ready documentation and schedules. External audit and tax coordination. • Inventory, COGS & Gross Margin Integrity: Own inventory accounting across 3PLs, retail, and DTC channels. Contribute to accurate standard costing, landed cost tracking, and SKU-level margin visibility. Build controls around shrinkage, obsolescence, and write-offs. Partner with Supply Chain on purchase accounting and inventory forecasting alignment. • Retail & Trade Spend Accounting: Build and manage accounting for: Chargebacks, deductions, and returns. Trade spend, promotions, and markdowns. Ensure proper revenue recognition and contra-revenue treatment. Partner with Sales and Supply Chain to reconcile retailer activity. • Cash, AR/AP & Working Capital: Oversee AR/AP function (including existing AR/AP Specialist). Partner on cash conversion cycle improvement: AR collections rigor. Vendor terms optimization. Maintain daily/weekly cash visibility and reporting. • Systems & Process Buildout: Partnering: Optimize and scale QuickBooks (or transition to ERP). Controls, SOPs, and documentation across all accounting workflows. Partner with Head of Finance on system roadmap (inventory, FP&A, reporting tools). • Compliance & Controls: Partner on establishing internal controls appropriate for a scaling business. Ensure compliance with tax, sales tax, and multi-state nexus requirements. Build foundation for SOX-readiness (future state). • Team Leadership: Manage and develop accounting team. Build org structure as company scales. Drive accountability, timelines, and high-performance culture.
Senior Financial Controller
Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions SlovakiaGrowing bigger, getting better. An IT company which creates values for its customers and helps its region to improve.
• Responsible for respective controlling area • Provides financial and strategic judgments on business transactions, measures, projects, new technologies, business models, and market developments • Coordinates strategic planning processes for assigned business unit(s) • Takes on planning and forecasting activities in high-level strategic task area • Devises forecast models and long-term scenario studies for business model development • Steers, manages, drives and does financial controlling of group-wide financial KPIs • Generates TSI Executive Management overview reports on LBU level • Runs analysis of key financials on month-to-date, year-to-date and previous year basis • Cost center controlling (month end closing, forecasting, budgeting) • Analyze, calculate and book financial entries in the system • Running month-end closing, year-end closing and coordination of relevant closing processes




