MongoDB · 1 day ago
Senior Director, Assistant Controller
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$148K/yr - $292K/yr
15+ years expMongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. The Assistant Controller will lead global accounting functions, ensuring compliance, managing the financial close process, and building a high-performing accounting team.
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Responsibilities
Drive the day to day management of the financial close process and support the corporate reporting team through internal and external reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis. In addition, drive timely and accurate global statutory reporting and compliance
Ensures compliance with internal policies and external requirements; produce accurate, timely, and useful management reports that are in accordance with US GAAP
Establish and maintain strong internal controls; partner with the Finance Systems team to enable process excellence and automation - reducing technical process debt
Act as the key point of contact for both internal and external auditors to drive timely and accurate delivery of requests to ensure overall success of the audit and ability to meet committed deadlines. Actively manage the team and the audit to deliver an efficient and effective process
Be unafraid to roll up your sleeves and embrace the details. Work with the team to ensure account reconciliations and other related deliverables are completed accurately, efficiently, and timely. Lead by example and ensure all deliverables are reviewed and appropriately inspected
Represent the corporate controllership organization in special projects and establish strong and effective partnerships with your key stakeholders across the CFO organization (FP&A, Tax & Treasury, Internal Audit) and other cross functional teams
Help build a best in class accounting function: provide leadership, mentorship, and professional development to the global accounting team and manage your team to perform effectively and deliver high impact
Drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within the accounting organization and with key cross-functional stakeholders by establishing clear ownership, communication protocols, and alignment on deliverables and timelines
You have the ability to prioritize and manage multiple, high priority initiatives and can help your team prioritize accordingly to deliver at velocity and maximum business impact
Enable a culture of career development and growth. Work with each member of the team to develop growth plans to ensure your employees develop professionally and deepen their core competencies
Design, enhance, and maintain strong internal controls over financial reporting, ensuring compliance with SOX requirements
Support efforts that aim to standardize general ledger processes and increase efficiencies across the globally distributed team
Modernize accounting processes through automation, process improvement, and systems upgrades across the controllership organization
You are able to influence senior executives and stakeholders and can make difficult decisions (and/or engage in challenging conversations) as needed to deliver the best outcome for the enterprise
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience in finance or accounting
Active CPA license (or equivalent)
15+ overall years of combined public and industry accounting experience (including demonstrated leadership experience managing global teams with a focus on development and coaching for impact)
Experience in process automation and system improvements to scale an organization
Expert level proficiency in ERP (Netsuite, SAP/Oracle) and SOX compliant environments
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - able to explain complex concepts and mechanics simply and clearly
You have a focus on operational excellence - inclusive of execution precision and controls
Strong leadership capabilities including the ability to lead with empathy while also managing and inspiring your team to operate for high impact and performance
Benefits
Equity
Participation in the employee stock purchase program
Flexible paid time off
20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
Fertility and adoption assistance
401(k) plan
Mental health counseling
Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
Health benefits offerings
Company
MongoDB
MongoDB is a next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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$311MKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Jim Scharf
Chief Technology Officer
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