Assistant Controller

Summary

Join BeyondTrust's Corporate Accounting Team as an Assistant Controller, leading the global financial closing process and managing a remote team. You will play a key role in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures, preparing financial reports, and analyzing financial data. Responsibilities include leading the annual US financial statement audit, assisting with M&A integrations, and improving business processes. You will supervise and mentor the global accounting team, fostering a collaborative environment. This role requires a CPA with public accounting experience and a minimum of 8 years of progressive responsibilities applying US GAAP standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (preferred) or Finance
• CPA with public accounting experience
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive responsibilities applying US GAAP standards
• Public company reporting experience along with internal controls, processes, and procedures (i.e,. Sarbanes-Oxley compliance)
• Technical accounting knowledge,e including, but not limited to: stock compensation expense; cash flows; global consolidated reporting (including effects of F/X transactions and translation)
• Strong working knowledge in financial systems (e.g., NetSuite, Carta, Coupa, Salesforce, Concur, etc). Experience with system implementations is a plus
• Able to conduct technical accounting research and document results accurately and independently
• Experience with M&A integrations and post-closing activities
• Strong communication skills and comfortable working cross-functionally with internal business partners
• Experience in a role with team leadership responsibilities
• A passion for solving complex problems
• Able to work in a dynamic accounting department, juggle multiple projects and deliverables
• Highly organized, great attention to detail, matched with the ability to see and communicate the big picture
• Team player with integrity and a positive attitude
• Self-motivated individual who takes ownership
• Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations where limited procedures currently exist
• Work effectively in a high-growth environment – comfortable in both individual contributor roles and cross-functional team management roles, depending on what is required by the business at the time

Responsibilities

• Lead the global financial closing process, ensuring all financial data is properly captured, reconciled, and documented according to deadlines
• Manage the Corporate accounting team that works remotely throughout the U.S
• Key player in the Corporate Accounting team that assists the Controller to focus on our worldwide month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures by managing and reviewing accounting tasks in a variety of areas
• Assist in the preparation and analysis of monthly financial reports for management and external parties
• Analyze financial data and metrics to identify trends, variances, or discrepancies
• Serve as the internal lead for annual US financial statement audit and other audit activities as needed
• Assist the Controller with the integration of acquired businesses into our financial systems and processes
• Coordinate cross-functionally and across geo/international locations to optimize close processes and timing
• Identify, design, and implement improvements with respect to business processes and financial reporting
• Look for creative ways to leverage systems (those currently in place, along with planned additions) to automate and improve upon the current accounting process
• Provide direct supervision, mentorship, and guidance to the global accounting team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment

Preferred Qualifications

• SaaS Company experience
• ASC 606 experience