Camunda - VP Accounting (Corporate Controller)
Requirements
• Ability and/or willingness to use our product. • Leadership & Scope • Leadership & Scope • Senior-level experience leading a global Accounting or Controller function in a complex, multi-entity, remote-first environment. • Experience leading accounting in a high-growth, recurring-revenue or otherwise complex global business environment. • Demonstrated ability to lead through managers while maintaining technical depth in high-impact areas. • Experience building leadership bench strength and succession planning. • Technical Expertise • Technical Expertise • Strong technical accounting judgment across revenue, equity, commissions, payroll, and intercompany structures. • Experience in IFRS environments; exposure to U.S. GAAP or public-company reporting environments is a plus. • Experience in global payroll and multi-jurisdiction operations. • Systems & Modern Finance Capabilities • Strong systems orientation; NetSuite experience preferred. • Demonstrated experience leveraging automation, analytics, or AI-enabled tools to modernize accounting workflows and improve insight quality. • Experience partnering with Finance and analytics teams to improve reporting efficiency and data quality. • Transformation & Business Partnership • Experience leading teams through scale, transformation, or readiness for major capital events. • Ability to influence cross-functional leaders and translate technical requirements into business decisions. • Comfortable operating in dynamic environments with evolving priorities. • Enterprise SaaS/software Accounting/Controller experience. • CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification strongly preferred. • Big 4 background, IPO experience, or M&A exposure are valued but not required. • Prior work in remote-first or highly distributed organizations. • This role is an existing vacancy • #LI-HW1 #LI-Remote C1 #USEAST #LI-DNI • What We Have to Offer: • location • United States: $280,000.00 to $420,000.00 • United Kingdom: £204,200.00 to £306,200.00 • Singapore: S$347,800.00 to S$521,700.00 • Canada: C$345,300.00 to C$517,900.00 • If you’re based elsewhere, you’ll be hired via Remote.com (our global employer partner), and your Talent Acquisition Partner will provide a personalized Total Rewards Calculator after your first interview. • Remote.com
Responsibilities
• Lead the Global Accounting Function • Own the end-to-end accounting engine, including close, reporting, controls, and policy. • Ensure accurate, timely IFRS reporting and high-quality audit outcomes. • Build a scalable target operating model across people, process, systems, and global footprint. • Define and track clear KPIs (close efficiency, control health, audit quality, DSO/DPO, automation impact). • Provide Technical Accounting Leadership • Serve as executive subject matter expert on complex accounting topics including revenue recognition, commissions, equity, payroll, intercompany, FX, treasury, and policy interpretation. • Shape accounting treatment early in deal design, commission structures, pricing decisions, and global entity strategy. • Translate accounting requirements into practical business solutions that balance growth, margin, and risk. • Build and Develop a High-Performing Organization • Hire, develop, and retain strong leaders and individual contributors. • Create clear ownership, accountability, and succession depth. • Lead organizational scaling and capability building across distributed teams. • Partner with People and Talent Acquisition to define career path frameworks and leadership development plans. • Design Systems and Controls That Scale • Drive automation across accounting workflows in partnership with internal automation teams. • Leverage ERP and financial systems to reduce manual effort and increase insight. • Own the multi-year systems roadmap (ERP, close, revenue, tax, treasury). • Mature the control environment toward SOX readiness, including documentation of key risks and controls. • Act as Enterprise Finance Partner • Partner closely with FP&A on long-range planning and scenario modeling. • Collaborate with Legal, RevOps, GTM, Product, and G&A leaders on accounting-impacting decisions. • Support major events including financing rounds, M&A, or IPO readiness workstreams. • Manage External Relationships • Lead auditors, tax advisors, payroll providers, and key external partners. • Establish performance standards aligned to cost, quality, and risk objectives.
Benefits
• We offer competitive, fair, and transparent compensation. Salary ranges are location-based, with Standard and Major markets (global tech hubs) reflecting local competition. • The Annual Total Target Cash (base salary + 100% variable target, where applicable) shown below spans from the minimum in a Standard market to the maximum in a Major market. Final offers depend on skills, experience, and location, and we typically hire in the first half of the range to allow room for growth: • The Annual Total Target Cash • Equity: We also offer equity (where applicable) through our Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP). • Equity: • Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP) • We invest in your wellbeing, growth, and ability to connect, along with perks that support you no matter where you’re based. Our benefits are globally designed and locally delivered where applicable. • Remote & Flexible: Work from anywhere with the setup that suits you, home office budget, co-working space support, and flexible time off to recharge when you need it. • Remote & Flexible: • In Person Connection: We invest in meaningful face time through our Annual Kickoff (Vienna in 2025, Madrid in 2026!), team offsites, and Camundi Connection Budgets, including contributing to meetups while travelling,, and local gatherings with fellow Camundi. • In Person Connection: • Annual Kickoff • team offsites, and Camundi Connection Budgets • Health & Wellbeing: Access locally tailored healthcare, Modern Health for global mental wellbeing, and our Live Well Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA), a flexible, global benefit that puts you in control of your whole life, not just work, from: staying active, to caring for family, exploring personal passions, meaningful experiences, and investing in your financial wellbeing. The Live Well program launches in 2026 and scales to €1,000 annually from 2027. • Health & Wellbeing: • Modern Health • Live Well Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA), • staying active, to caring for family, exploring personal passions, meaningful experiences, and investing in your financial wellbeing. • €1,000 annually from 2027 • Financial Security: Retirement and pension plans (often with company contributions), plus life and disability insurance where relevant. • Financial Security: • Professional Growth: Up to $/€/£1,000 per year for self-driven learning: courses, certifications, books, you decide! • Professional Growth: • More of what we offer globally & in your country can be found here. • More of what we offer globally & in your country can be found
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