Global Controller
Own global accounting, tax, payroll compliance, reporting, audits, and finance-process automation across a multi-entity startup. The role requires 10–15 years of Big Four or public accounting experience, deep US GAAP expertise, and hands-on US and international tax knowledge.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own the general ledger and monthly, quarterly, and annual close under US GAAP, including revenue recognition, accruals, capitalization, reconciliations, policies, and internal controls.
- Manage US federal and state corporate tax and international tax, including quarterly estimates, filings, cross-border entity structures, and transfer pricing.
- Coordinate external tax advisors and monitor regulatory changes.
- Own payroll compliance, payroll taxes, filings, and the PEO/provider relationship.
- Lead audits and financial reporting, including annual financial statements, audit preparation, investor updates, due diligence, management dashboards, and variance analysis.
- Build and automate scalable accounting, billing, payroll, and reporting processes.
Requirements
- 10–15 years of experience, including Big Four or public accounting experience.
- Deep knowledge of US GAAP and financial-statement preparation.
- Hands-on US and international tax experience across multi-entity structures.
- Experience with complex reconciliations.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Ability to operate across bookkeeping, technical accounting, tax, audits, reporting, and process automation.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience standing up a finance function from scratch.
- Experience using AI tools to automate finance workflows and reduce manual work and errors.
Skills
US GAAP, General Ledger, Revenue Recognition, Corporate Tax, International Tax, Transfer Pricing, Payroll Compliance, Financial Statements, Auditing, Financial Reporting, Internal Controls, Process Automation, Big Four Accounting, Variance Analysis
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