Vp, Controller

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Reporting to the CFO, the VP, Controller is responsible for the integrity and accuracy of the company’s financial information and will oversee all facets of accounting, tax, financial reporting, and internal control compliance. The Controller will be responsible for the end to end completion of the financial close process, will own the development, implementation and monitoring of accounting policies and controls and will provide insightful analyses of financial results. This role is also responsible for the accurate and timely completion of quarterly reviews and annual audits as well as being the main liaison between the business and external auditors. Most importantly, the VP, Controller will be instrumental in building and mentoring a team of finance professionals and building a best in class finance organization.

This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.

**What we're looking for**:

- 8+ years of post-qualification controllership experience in a SaaS environment including experience with managing transaction services.
- Public company / pre-public technology company experience, preferably at a SaaS company.
- Technical, analytical and detail-oriented but can also think strategically and at a high level.
- Prides themself on ability to be proactive and ability to deliver hyper-accurate and timely results.
- Ability to synthesize complex concepts and simplify into digestible format for both team members and members of the ELT.
- Strong technical background and experience with public company external reporting.
- Strong decision making and critical thinking skills.
- Have the ability to communicate with every level of the organization with varying degrees of technicality and have excellent presentation skills.
- Proven track record for building and managing highly engaged finance teams - and enjoys being a key contributor to team building activities.
- Strong digital literacy with advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel, ERPs (NetSuite), BI Tools, and other finance systems.
- Proven track record to multi-task normal workloads with finance-related projects to achieve results and advance work plans.
- Holds a professional accounting designation.

**What you can expect**:

- Full ownership of day to day activities and the monthly, quarterly and annual close process and production of company consolidated financial statements as well as subsidiary financials (US, UK, Netherlands).
- Ownership and maintenance of the chart of accounts, accounting policies and practices and correspondence with the external auditor.
- Development and maintenance of controls over accounting and reporting processes.
- Oversee the AP, AR, Billings and Collection functions.
- Partnering with FP&A, and other Business Units to ensure accounting treatment of transactions is accurate and complete in the general ledger.
- Constantly identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies operationally and financially.
- Oversee tax compliance, provision, reporting, indirect taxes and strategic tax planning initiatives including transfer pricing.
- Evaluate and optimize the existing ERP and cultivate a continuous improvement mindset within the department around automation and efficiency.

**In addition**
- Build a best-in-class close process with a best-in-class team.
- Assist with due diligence and subsequent Integration of accounting and financial reporting arising from m&a activity.
- Design, implement and manage the Finance governance model, including onboarding of new staff, accounting policies and memos, document retention, principles and frameworks around decision making.
- Quarterly, present accounting, reporting and disclosure matters to Disclosure Committee and the Finance & Audit Committee.
- Represent Finance on enterprise-wide initiatives.
- Assist with ad hoc projects as they arise.

USA-based roles only: The Annual base salary for this role is between $258,000 USD and $350,000 USD, plus immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.

Canada-based roles only: The Annual base salary for this role is between $225,000 CAD and $305,000 CAD, plus immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.

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