Corporate Controller

Summary

Join BeyondTrust as a Corporate Controller to lead the accounting team, overseeing various functions including general ledger, payroll, and financial reporting. Reporting to the CAO, you will ensure accurate and timely financial reporting under US GAAP. You will drive process improvement, leverage best practices, and optimize financial systems. This role requires fostering a collaborative culture, managing a team, and ensuring compliance. Strong technical accounting expertise and attention to detail are crucial for success. The ideal candidate will contribute to the company's strategic initiatives and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• CPA certification
• 10+ years’ progressive accounting experience in a technology company, preferably in a SaaS company
• 5+ years managing a team with the ability to delegate and empower staff
• Strong technical accounting experience, expertise in US GAAP, and basic knowledge of IFRS requirements
• Public accounting experience
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)
• Ability to lead, influence, and drive priorities at a senior level as well as build relationships and collaborate across all levels of the Company
• Attention to detail, with strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to learn and use other software tools as required

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the accounting team, including responsibility over the general ledger, payroll, accounts payable, technical accounting, as well as financial and management reporting
• Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting in compliance with US GAAP
• Support and advance initiatives to shorten the financial close timeline by leading efforts to automate and streamline processes, driving efficiency and effectiveness in close and reporting
• Establish and refine accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and reporting to ensure compliance with US GAAP and certain statutory financial statements in foreign jurisdictions (IFRS)
• Serve as the internal lead for annual financial statement audits for US and international entities and other audit activity as needed
• Provide status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data to support MD&A, Audit Committee presentations, and other reporting requirements
• Review account reconciliations, rollforwards, and variance analysis
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams such as Tax, Procurement, Internal Audit, Revenue, and FP&A to support the strategic initiatives for the company and the department
• Partner with IT to ensure the scalability of financial systems to support the company’s growth initiatives
• Manage, coach, recruit, and develop staff
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a public company, SOX internal controls, and IPO experience
• Salesforce/Concur/FloQast/Adaptive
• ASC 606
• SaaS-based company