Vice President, Controller

Job Description

Company Description

Paying the right way, getting paid what you’re worth — it’s complicated, and it matters. Compensation used to be a dark art. Not anymore. PayScale helps employers and their employees understand the right pay for every position and effectively communicate about compensation.

PayScale pioneered the use of crowd-sourced compensation data and unique matching algorithms to power the world’s most advanced compensation platform and continues to be the compensation market leader.

We foster a working environment that generates new ideas, promotes ownership and experimentation and encourages highly motivated individuals to be truly creative. Are you forward-thinking, tenacious, and inventive? If so, PayScale may be the perfect place for you to grow your career!

Job Description

What We Do: Our Accounting and Financial Operations team provides critical infrastructure for the effective operation of PayScale. We continually strive for operational excellence to maintain the integrity and efficiency of the company, and seek to scale our operations as we pursue our ambitious growth agenda and our mission to #getpayright.

What You Do: We are looking for an experienced, senior leader who can help scale our Accounting and Financial Operations organization to $200MM+ of revenue over the next 2-3 years. Important responsibilities for the role include:

• Planning, directing and coordinating all accounting and financial operations, including Audit, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Tax, Treasury
• Managing the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of business results
• Coordinating activities of external auditors
• Coordinating and preparing internal and external financial statements; including reporting packages to equity and debt-holders
• Evaluating and monitoring accounting and internal control systems, including IT systems & software

Qualifications

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related discipline
• Accounting designation (CPA preferred) or an equivalent combination of related experience and education
• Minimum 15 years accounting experience in a senior audit, accounting or financial management role
• Experience of team leadership; including the recruiting, training and retaining of skilled accounting staff
• Ability to work closely with, and influence, senior management team and other members of the Finance team
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; especially the ability to articulate complex and detailed accounting activities to non-accountants
• Impeccable analytical and organizational skills; especially utilization of automated systems and best-in-class process design
• SaaS background (incl. SaaS Revenue Recognition) strongly preferred
• History of working with Netsuite / Salesforce preferred
• Private equity-backed, M&A-integration and International expansion experience all preferred
• Experience at a larger-scale company (1,000+ people) preferred

Additional Information

Benefits & Perks – The Highlights:

• Flexible Paid Time Off policy
• 10 paid holidays
• Amazing Medical/Vision/Dental/Prescription coverage: 100% company-paid premiums for employees; 50% for eligible partners and dependents
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations towards: Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, and Transit
• Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, and Company-paid Life Insurance
• Strong Maternity and Paternity Leave benefits, and multiple onsite Mother’s Rooms
• 401k which vests immediately, complete with company match

Equal Opportunity Employer: PayScale provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. PayScale complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.