Assistant Controller

Ōura

17d

About The Position

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.
Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.
The Assistant Controller is a strategic leader responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of ŌURA’s US financial reporting. This role manages the end-to-end month-end close and general accounting functions, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and building the foundation for public-company standards.
Reporting to the Controller, you will drive operational excellence by bridging the gap between transactional accuracy and executive-level financial insights. You will exhibit strong accounting judgment in day-to-day operations while partnering with technical experts to operationalize complex guidance.

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership within general accounting / controllership
• Deep expertise in US GAAP, close processes, and financial reporting
• Strong experience owning or leading month-end close in a complex, high-growth, public environment
• Experience with audit management and SOX readiness in a public-company environment
• Ability to create the narrative around monthly financial results and provide meaningful insights to the business
• Proven ability to make and defend accounting judgments and estimates
• Experience leading and developing accounting teams
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle, or similar)
• Advanced Excel proficiency
• CPA required

Nice To Haves

• Experience in high-growth tech, hardware, or consumer products companies
• Experience implementing or optimizing close tools (e.g., FloQast)
• Exposure to international accounting (FX, intercompany, consolidations)
• Background in Big 4 accounting firms

Responsibilities

• Lead Controllership & Close: Own the end-to-end US month-end close, managing governance, cross-functional coordination, and reporting to executive leadership.
• Exhibit Accounting Judgment: Apply rigorous standards to accrual methodologies and estimates; review high-risk journal entries to ensure consistency across the organization.
• Oversee Financial Integrity: Manage balance sheet reconciliations, FX translation, and intercompany eliminations to ensure audit-ready results and actionable variance analysis.
• Modernize Operations: Execute the accounting transformation roadmap, designing scalable workflows and driving automation to reduce manual effort and close cycle times.
• Manage Audit & SOX Readiness: Serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors, leading readiness efforts and strengthening the control environment.
• Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate with Technical Accounting to interpret and implement policies, and with FP&A to ensure accuracy in budgeting and forecasting.
• Develop Talent: Mentor and scale a high-performing accounting team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees