Financial Controller

What you’ll be doing?

Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process end-to-end, including GL management, reconciliations, accruals, and intercompany eliminations across our US and UK entities

Prepare and maintain US GAAP-compliant financial statements; manage the annual audit and the external auditor relationship

Drive revenue recognition under ASC 606 across subscription and usage-based contracts, independently documenting positions and identifying edge cases

Own US compliance end-to-end: federal and state income tax filings (with external advisors), multi-state SALT, payroll taxes, 401(k) administration and Form 5500, and 1099/1042 management

Own UK compliance end-to-end: Companies House filings, CT600, PAYE and RTI submissions, P11D(b), workplace pension and auto-enrolment, VAT returns, and ERS reporting for equity awards

Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, multi-currency cash, and bank reconciliations

Establish and enforce accounting policies and internal controls appropriate to a scaling SaaS business

Own the ERP and accounting systems; identify and drive improvements to the close workflow and reporting infrastructure

Partner with FP&A on chart of accounts structure and cost center design so reporting reflects how the business actually operates

What you’ll need?

Extenstive progressive accounting experience, the substantial majority in-house at technology companies; we are looking for someone who has operated as an owner, not an advisor

Extensive experience with both traditional SaaS and transactional revenue models (usage-based, eCPM, marketplace, etc.) — ideally at companies with $50M+ in revenue

Demonstrable, hands-on command of both US GAAP and UK statutory reporting — this is not a theoretical requirement; you should have filed CT600s and P11Ds yourself

Ad tech (SSP, DSP, programmatic media, etc.) experience a strong plus; additional transactional model exposure (payment processing, revenue-share structures) is a meaningful differentiator

Early-career public accounting experience is a plus; candidates whose background is primarily audit or advisory will not be the right fit

CPA a plus but not required; ACA/ACCA qualification a meaningful differentiator given the UK scope of this role

Experience of multi-entity, international groups

Advanced Excel and ERP skills (NetSuite preferred); familiarity with Stripe, Maxio/Chargebee, or similar billing platforms a plus

Technically precise with strong judgment on when to own a position internally versus when to escalate to external counsel

To be as engaged by the business as you are by your close checklist