Controller

FULLY REMOTE ROLE // MUST be on Mountain Time
Rapidly fast growing tech/SaaS company

About Our Client

The client are a very successful (and fast growing) EdTech/SaaS organization with a global presence. They have 3 entities across Australia, the US and UK, and this candidate will manage the consolidation of all 3. On top of that, they will have 3 direct reports and work very closely with the Head of Revenue Ops, FP&A Director and the CFO. The successful candidate will have a strong public/private accounting mix and will be leading the full cycle statutory audit. The role will also involve a little travel (to Australia and Salt Lake City).

Job Description

The successful Financial Controller will be:

Overseeing 3 direct reports (Fin Acc, AR, AP & Biller)
Lead the day to day accounting and finance function for the company
Multi-entity consolidation of the accounts (across 3 entities) - Australia, UK and US
Own the M/E and Y/E close
Intercompany reconciliations and returns
Prep and presentation of the management and board reporting pack
Improve the standard processes and accounting controls in the team through automation
Own the FX side as well - Treasury - manage the cashflow for each of the company's accounts and manage the intercompany transactions
FX reporting
Main point of contact for the full cycle statutory audit
Main POC for the external auditors
Maintain accounting procedure, controls and processes - automate and improve where they can
Technical accounting - ASC 606
Liaising and working closely with the operations team

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The Successful Applicant

The successful Financial Controller will:

MUST have recent experience doing a similar role in a SaaS company (ideally rapid growth)
CPA qualification
Have a strong mixture of both public and private accounting
MUST have prior experience of managing (end-to-end) a full cycle statutory audit
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Happy to travel 4 times (max) per year
Prior knowledge of the system Xero (desirable, not essential)
Strong Excel skills