Assistant Controller

Summary

Join Go1, the world's largest aggregator of educational content, as the Director, Assistant Controller! This remote, West Coast-based role involves leading a global accounting team of 10, transforming key finance operations, and collaborating with the executive team. You will be responsible for month-end close, financial reporting, procure-to-pay processes, and finance system automation. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience leading global accounting teams in SaaS companies, strong leadership skills, and expertise in IFRS/US GAAP. Go1 offers a competitive compensation package including base pay ($180,000-$215,000), bonus plan, stock options, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• Experience working with global finance teams across multiple time zones is essential, and a willingness to work non-standard hours to accommodate various time zones
• Inspire and manage a high-performing team, fostering collaboration and accountability
• Bring extensive experience leading global accounting teams in public or high-growth private SaaS companies, with deep knowledge of primary accounting standards, such as IFRS and/or US GAAP
• Exhibit advanced skills in NetSuite (or similar ERP systems), and other finance systems commonly used by enterprise SaaS companies, leveraging technology to drive process improvements and automation
• Demonstrate unwavering commitment to integrity, professionalism, and ethical behavior in all interactions
• Balance strategic thinking with meticulous attention to detail to drive exceptional results
• Thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, demonstrating resilience and an ability to navigate ambiguity
• Present complex financial information clearly and concisely. Possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Must be based in the Pacific time zone of the US to collaborate effectively with APAC

Responsibilities

• Mentor and develop a global accounting team of approximately 10 talented individuals, fostering a culture of collaboration, growth, and high performance
• Lead the team to partner closely with other accounting leads and cross-functional teams (Biz Tech, Strategic Finance, Legal, HR, etc.) to ensure seamless collaboration
• Serve as the key leader of historical financials, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the month-end book close of Go1 group entities and business units
• Create and implement plans to enhance and reduce the timeline of the monthly close process, building new future state processes and reporting
• Support external audit teams to ensure timely completion, understand where improvements can be made, and incorporate these into an overall process improvement strategy
• Lead the team to maintain systems, procedures, controls, and policies for the accounts payable function to ensure efficient operations of procure to pay, including the PO and invoice processing, expense reimbursement, corporate card administration, and operations
• Drive the adoption of procurement policies across the functions
• Supervise the complete and accurate accrual of costs and expenses
• Key leader in partnering with the Biz Tech team to implement, upgrade, or maintain finance systems and tools
• Champion automation and efficiency across the accounting team to scale with the company's growth, bringing a fresh perspective on what best-in-class looks like
• Evaluate, develop, implement, and maintain a system of robust internal control policies and procedures across the accounting organization and its upstream dependencies

Benefits

• Competitive incentive plan in addition to salary
• Employee Stock Option Plan
• Insurance benefits with generous premium coverage
• Flexible approach to work
• Monthly work from home or transport reimbursement
• One time work from home office set up budget
• Unlimited access to the Go1 Learning Hub, and mentorship program
• Professional development fund
• Volunteer leave to give back to the community
• PTO + Wellbeing days
• Flexible public holidays - take the days off that are important to you, swap out the ones that are not
• Family planning & parental leave, plus support for parents returning to work
• Wellness initiatives and an Employee Assistance Program