Vice President, Controller

Power Factors•Boston, MA

About The Position

Power Factors is seeking an experienced Vice President, Controller to lead its global accounting and controllership organization in a complex, international SaaS and technology environment. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role is a key member of the Finance leadership team and a trusted partner to the CFO on accounting, financial governance, risk, operational scalability, and Finance transformation. The VP, Controller is responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and scalability of global accounting operations, including financial close and reporting, revenue accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial controls, statutory accounting, and related finance operations. This strategic and hands-on leadership role combines technical accounting expertise with operational leadership to strengthen processes, controls, systems, cash discipline, and organizational capabilities as the company grows globally. The role will build a scalable controllership model supporting multiple entities, currencies, jurisdictions, and evolving commercial models. Power Factors provides software and solutions for clean energy through Unity, a renewable energy management suite supporting the energy value chain. Its applications help renewable energy stakeholders collaborate, automate workflows, and improve asset returns. The company states that it manages over 300 GW of wind, solar, and energy storage assets across more than 600 customers and 18,000 sites, representing 25% of the world's renewable energy data.

Requirements

12+ years of progressive experience in accounting, controllership, financial reporting, or related finance leadership roles.
Significant leadership experience in a Controller, Corporate Controller, VP Accounting, or senior controllership role within a complex, global organization.
Professional accounting designation such as CPA, CA, CMA, ACCA, or equivalent.
Strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise, with sound judgment in complex or evolving situations.
Experience leading accounting operations across multiple legal entities, currencies, and jurisdictions.
Demonstrated experience managing month-end and year-end close, external audits, financial controls, and statutory reporting.
Strong understanding of revenue recognition and experience in a subscription, SaaS, technology, or similarly complex revenue environment, including arrangements involving services or implementation components.
Experience leading and developing geographically distributed finance teams.
Demonstrated success improving, standardizing, and automating accounting processes and establishing meaningful operational metrics.
Strong ERP and financial systems experience.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving organization and move between strategic leadership and detailed operational issues.
Strong executive communication skills and ability to work effectively with leadership, auditors, advisors, and cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with ASC 606 overtime revenue recognition.
Experience with NetSuite is highly desirable.
Experience supporting acquisitions, purchase accounting, or post-acquisition integration is an asset.

Responsibilities

Lead the global accounting and controllership function, ensuring accurate, timely, and consistent financial reporting across entities and jurisdictions.
Own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes and improve their speed, quality, and predictability.
Establish and maintain appropriate accounting policies, procedures, controls, reconciliations, and documentation.
Oversee general accounting, including the general ledger, intercompany accounting, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Ensure consistent accounting policy application across global entities and identify emerging accounting risks.
Oversee the preparation and integrity of consolidated financial statements and management reporting.
Maintain financial controls and governance over financial processes, with clear ownership and escalation mechanisms.
Lead external audits and serve as a key contact for external auditors and accounting advisors.
Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and statutory reporting requirements across international entities.
Partner with Tax, Legal, Payroll, and People & Culture on regulatory, statutory, and entity compliance requirements.
Partner with the CFO on accounting, financial governance, risk, operational scalability, and Finance transformation priorities.
Lead the accounting framework for global revenue from SaaS subscriptions, professional services, projects, implementation arrangements, and other customer contracts.
Own revenue recognition policies, contract assessments, processes, reconciliations, and controls, ensuring accurate and consistent application.
Partner with Revenue Operations, FP&A, Sales, Professional Services, Legal, and other business teams on accurate and timely revenue reporting.
Assess complex customer arrangements and contracts from an accounting perspective and strengthen revenue processes and controls as commercial models evolve.
Lead Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, general accounting, and related accounting operations.
Establish operational discipline around billing, collections, cash application, vendor payments, accruals, and reconciliations.
Improve working-capital performance through clear ownership, service levels, controls, escalation processes, and measurable KPIs.
Ensure accounting operations support multiple legal entities, currencies, and jurisdictions.
Build a scalable global controllership operating model by standardizing processes, reducing unnecessary manual work, strengthening system utilization, and using automation and AI where appropriate.
Strengthen financial systems and data to improve accuracy, scalability, transparency, and decision support.
Partner with Finance and business leaders to simplify end-to-end processes while maintaining appropriate controls.
Establish and monitor controllership metrics, including close cycle, reconciliation quality, aged receivables, billing accuracy, audit findings, control effectiveness, and process efficiency.
Support financial due diligence, purchase accounting, and integration of acquired entities, systems, and processes as required.
Ensure processes and systems can scale across entities, currencies, jurisdictions, and future business growth.
Lead, develop, and mentor a geographically distributed accounting organization.
Build leadership capability, technical depth, and succession within the Finance team.
Establish accountability, priorities, decision rights, and operating rhythms across the controllership organization.
Develop a team that balances strong financial governance with responsive, pragmatic business support.
Partner closely with the CFO, FP&A, Revenue Operations, Tax, Legal, People & Culture, and operational leaders.