Vice President, Global Corporate Controller

Temporal Technologies•San Francisco, CA

9d•$270,000 - $350,000

About The Position

Temporal Technologies is seeking a hands-on financial leader to build and lead its accounting, tax, treasury, and procurement functions. The role owns the company’s global accounting and operating infrastructure, partners closely with the CFO and executive team, and develops the systems, controls, and international footprint needed to support a high-growth, private, consumption-based software business.

Requirements

12+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including significant leadership experience at both private and public companies in a high-growth SaaS or consumption/usage-based software company.
CPA certification required.
Deep expertise in US GAAP, including ASC 606 revenue recognition for consumption/usage-based models.
Proven experience building or scaling tax and treasury functions, including international tax and multi-entity, multi-currency operations.
Track record of scaling accounting infrastructure and teams through rapid growth, ideally including international expansion.
Experience owning or closely partnering on procurement and vendor management, including contract negotiation and spend controls.
Strong systems acumen, including ERP platforms such as NetSuite or Workday and billing platforms for usage-based revenue.
Excellent communication and executive presence, with the ability to partner directly with the CFO, CEO, board, and investors.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

Nice To Haves

Big 4 public accounting background.
Experience preparing an organization for an IPO.
MBA.

Responsibilities

Own global accounting operations, including monthly and quarterly close, consolidations, technical accounting, consumption-based revenue recognition under ASC 606, and financial reporting.
Lead corporate tax strategy and compliance, including domestic and international planning, transfer pricing, and indirect taxes such as sales/use tax and VAT/GST.
Build and manage treasury operations, including cash management, banking relationships, foreign exchange exposure, and capital deployment across currencies and entities.
Own global procurement and vendor management, including source-to-pay processes, vendor contract negotiations, spend management, and purchasing policies and controls.
Design and scale accounting infrastructure, systems, and processes, including ERP, billing, and close automation.
Establish and maintain a strong, SOX-ready internal control environment, including policies, procedures, and audit readiness for a potential public offering or transaction.
Lead the annual financial statement audit and manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners.
Guide international expansion on finance and accounting matters, including entity structuring, local statutory and tax compliance, and finance operations in new markets.
Partner with the CFO and cross-functional leaders in Legal, Sales, and Revenue Operations on deal structuring, contract review, and revenue recognition for new consumption-based pricing models.
Build, mentor, and scale a global accounting and tax team.
Deliver accurate, timely financial reporting to executive leadership, the board of directors, and investors.