Assistant Controller
TLDR
Leads the global accounting function in a fast-growing SaaS company, driving close precision, automation, and post-acquisition integration across international teams.
Global Accounting Leadership
• Own and lead all core accounting functions for a global SaaS organization, including tax, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, treasury operations, general ledger accounting, technical accounting, statutory accounting, and financial reporting.
• Lead and develop a large, globally distributed accounting organization across multiple locations in the United States and internationally, including offshore teams, with responsibility for driving accountability, quality, and consistency across time zones.
Close, Consolidation & Reporting at Scale
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and global consolidation processes in a fast paced, high growth environment.
• Drive continuous improvement in close efficiency, accuracy, and predictability through process optimization and automation.
• Oversee preparation of consolidated financial statements, footnotes, and supporting schedules, and ensure timely statutory reporting across jurisdictions.
Automation, Process Improvement & Systems
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to eliminate manual processes, improve data quality, and increase automation across accounting workflows.
• Partner closely with IT, Finance Systems, and cross functional stakeholders to design and implement scalable, technology enabled solutions.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives, including ERP enhancements, new system implementations, and process standardization across regions.
• Leverage automation and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve close efficiency, enhance data quality, and scale finance and accounting operations sustainably
Accounting, Controls & Compliance
• Establish and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls that scale with the business and support audit readiness.
• Lead annual financial statement audits and manage relationships with external auditors and advisors.
Cash, Tax & Treasury Operations
• Oversee global cash management, liquidity planning, and assist with cash flow forecasting.
• Lead global tax compliance and reporting activities in partnership with internal and external advisors. • Support debt accounting, covenant compliance, and lender reporting as the Company’s capital structure evolves.
Cross Functional & Global Collaboration
• Work cross functionally with teams across sales operations, product, legal, tax, IT, and operations to support new initiatives and ensure accounting considerations are addressed early.
• Effectively lead and collaborate with teams located in different countries and regions, balancing global consistency with local requirements.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration across a diverse, global organization. Lead all aspects of the corporate accounting functions, including payroll, purchasing and treasury, providing leadership to a global team of approximately 30 and growing.
• CPA or equivalent professional certification required.
• Progressive experience leading accounting operations in a technology or SaaS environment, including global, multi entity organizations.
• Deep knowledge of US GAAP, including experience with complex and non-routine transactions.
• Proven experience owning and leading end to end accounting functions, including close, consolidation, financial reporting, statutory reporting, and audit management.
• Demonstrated success leading globally distributed and offshore accounting teams, with the ability to drive accountability, quality, and consistency across time zones.
• Experience driving process improvement and automation, including transforming manual workflows into scalable, system enabled processes.
• Strong cross functional partnership skills, with experience collaborating effectively with tax, legal, IT, operations, and business leaders.
• Experience supporting or leading ERP implementations or major finance systems transformations.
• Exposure to M&A activities, including accounting diligence, purchase accounting, and post-acquisition integration.
• Experience evaluating and adopting automation or AI enabled tools within finance or accounting workflows.
• Lead accurate and timely monthly close and consolidation process, aligning complying with US GAAP reporting requirements.
• Ensure foreign statutory audits and related filings are completed timely and in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Drive the new ERP implementation; focused on a continuous improvement mindset within the team, assess processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Drive annual financial statement audits and work collaboratively with external audit teams and other technical accounting advisors.
• Lead the accounting effort for M&A diligence and integration.
• Lead the Company’s cash management function, partner cross functionally with relevant business teams to drive the Company’s cash flow reporting forecast.
• Collaborate with teams globally to ensure consistency in practice and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Regularly review team structure to ensure it can scale in an efficient manner with the business as it grows.
• Other duties & projects as assigned.
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. delivers robust security solutions with a strong emphasis on firewalls and cybersecurity products, catering to partners and clients in the technology sector. With a focus on reliability and data-driven decision-making, the company leverages collaborative efforts to enhance customer experiences in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
- Founded
- Founded 1996
- Employees
- 500+ employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services