Controller
Vaco LLC
San Francisco, CA
Our client, a data and AI?driven technology company, is seeking a Controller to lead and scale its accounting function as the organization continues its rapid growth.
Location:
San Francisco, CA, or Denver, CO. The position is on?site, five days per week, in either of the company’s primary office locations.
Job Description:
The company builds intelligence and workflow solutions that help organizations better understand and engage their audiences through advanced analytics and automation. This role is ideal for a hands?on leader who thrives in dynamic, high?growth environments, enjoys building processes from the ground up, and is comfortable partnering with cross?functional teams.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the month?end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies, ensuring proper application across business activities.
- Oversee all accounting operations, including AR, AP, payroll, revenue recognition, and tax?related workflows.
- Manage and enhance the company’s financial systems, with a focus on automation, process improvement, and scalability.
- Partner with internal teams across Sales, Customer Success, Operations, and Finance to support business initiatives.
- Coordinate annual audit activities and manage relationships with external audit and tax partners.
- Maintain a strong internal control environment, ensuring compliance with GAAP and internal standards.
- Support organizational growth by identifying opportunities to streamline processes and elevate financial reporting capabilities.
- Manage and develop accounting resources, including external partners and future internal hires.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of combined public accounting and industry experience, ideally within SaaS or technology
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, including revenue recognition under ASC 606
- Experience with financial systems and ERP platforms, including implementing new tools
- Ability to evaluate and address tax?related considerations and compliance requirements
- Proven track record of building or managing high?performing accounting teams
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex accounting topics to non?technical stakeholders
- Hands?on, collaborative approach, with the ability to thrive in a fast?paced, scaling environment
Compensation:
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors, including but not limited to:
- The individual’s skill sets, experience, and training;
- Licensure and certifications;
- Office location and other geographic considerations;
- Other business and organizational needs.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact
HR@vaco.com
.Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Privacy Notice
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
- Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.