The Financial Controller is responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of all financial data, reporting, and compliance activities. This role focuses heavily on complex revenue recognition and subscription-based financial reporting. The Controller will design and maintain internal financial controls, lead the accounting function, and ensure full compliance with applicable accounting standards (GAAP or IFRS).
2. Accountabilities
- Financial Reporting Integrity: Accountable for delivering timely, accurate, and insightful financial reports.
- Insightful Analysis: Financial analysis that empowers the leadership team to make informed, data-driven decisions.
- Correct, on-time compliance: Accountable for the accuracy and on-time delivery of compliance activities e.g. tax returns
- Internal Control Effectiveness: Accountable for monitoring and testing the company's internal control framework to safeguard company assets and ensure the integrity of financial data.
3. Responsibilities
The day-to-day activities the role is responsible for doing to achieve the accountabilities:
- Financial Leadership:
- Oversee all accounting operations, financial reporting, and compliance processes.
- Ensure the integrity of financial data and adherence to corporate policies.
- Revenue Recognition & Compliance:
- Own and maintain strict compliance with revenue recognition standards, including complex accounting for contracts and deferred revenue.
- Develop, implement, and enforce internal accounting policies tailored to the recurring revenue model.
- Reporting & Analysis:
- Oversee the timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP/IFRS.
- Ensure the accuracy of KPIs and financial metrics (e.g., MRR, ARR) used by executive management, ensuring alignment with the general ledger.
- Strategic Finance Partnership:
- Partner with FP&A in budgeting, forecasting, and linking operational metrics to financial outcomes.
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to leadership.
- Operational Excellence:
- Manage and optimize the full accounting cycle, including month-end and year-end close.
- Supervise accounting staff (A/P, A/R, Payroll), fostering development and accountability.
- Internal Controls & Treasury:
- Design and enforce a robust system of internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure data integrity.
- Monitor and manage working capital, liquidity, and treasury operations.
4. Behaviours
How you need to show up every day as a manifestation of our values:
- Ingenious: Connects disparate data points to uncover the why behind the numbers and presents findings in a compelling way.
- Scalable: Builds reports and models that are automated, efficient, and easily adaptable to business changes.
- Empowered: Proactively investigates variances and confidently presents your findings and recommendations to leadership.
- Seamless: Delivers complex information in a way that is clear, concise, and easy for non-financial stakeholders to understand.
- Trusted: The business relies on your analytical rigor and the integrity of the insights you provide.
5. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
The quantifiable measurements we will hold the role to:
Timeliness and accuracy of financial compliance: Ensuring all deadlines for compliance related activities e.g. tax returns, are achievedTimeliness and accuracy of financial reporting deadlines: Ensure all internal and external deadlines are consistently met.Zero material audit findings: Achieve zero material weaknesses or significant findings in internal or external audits.Expense Control Variance: Achieve a target variance for controllable expenses versus the board-approved budget.Forecast Accuracy for operational budgets: Variance of actual departmental expenses to the operational budget/forecast is within a +/- 5% tolerance.
Requirements
Skills & Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CA preferred.
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership role.
- Deep understanding of GAAP/IFRS and subscription-based revenue recognition.
- Strong proficiency in accounting systems (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite) and advanced Excel skills.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience managing accounting teams and implementing internal controls.
It would be nice if you have [Optional]:
- Experience in a technology or cloud consulting environment.
- Familiarity with SaaS financial metrics (MRR, ARR, churn, LTV).
- Experience in process improvement, automation, or ERP implementation.
- MBA or additional finance certifications.
Benefits
Salary:PH 80,000 PHP / month and SA $2.2k / month
Work Schedule: 8 hour shift (Fulltime) working Philippines hours (3am start in South Africa)
