About the Role
Swift Navigation is seeking an outstanding Corporate Controller to manage the entire accounting function, including full-cycle month-end close, accounts receivable and payable, payroll, and tax compliance. This role involves managing financial statement creation, management reporting, cash management, and external audits. The Corporate Controller will be instrumental in developing and establishing accounting policies and procedures, guiding executive decision-making, and optimizing financial operations for a fast-growing company.
Responsibilities
- Own day-to-day accounting operations, including managing and mentoring a small dedicated offshore team.
- Manage the invoicing process, ensuring timely and accurate billing, and oversee collections to minimize outstanding receivables and maintain healthy cash flow.
- Oversee global payroll, accounts payable, and employee reimbursements for proper coding, reduction in reclass entries, and timely payment processing.
- Effectively manage global outsourced accounting, tax, and compliance partners for the company’s non-US subsidiaries.
- Manage close procedures, including preparation of the close calendar, monitoring close deliverables, review of journal entries and account reconciliations, and preparation and review of flux analysis.
- Manage annual tax filings, sales tax compliance, financial audits, and 409a valuation.
- Prepare timely and accurate consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP and internal company policies.
- Develop/improve accounting processes; ensure internal control procedures are adequate, properly documented, and regularly reviewed, with a focus on enhancing technology use and developing automated solutions.
- Oversee equity compensation accounting, including tracking equity grants, managing stock-based compensation expense, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and disclosures.
- Partner and coordinate with FP&A and Financial Operations Teams on forecasts and supplemental analyses, ensuring compliance with local regulations and timely financial reporting.
- Partner with the company’s leadership team to drive meaningful business insights and help drive decisions.
- Support initiatives to optimize and reengineer internal systems and processes related to lead-to-cash, improving efficiency, transparency, and accuracy.
- Build and maintain strong, cross-functional collaborative relationships with all levels of the organization, ensuring open communication and alignment on financial priorities.
Requirements
- 7+ years of proven experience, ideally at high-growth public and/or mid-to-late-stage private SaaS companies with a global, multi-subsidiary footprint.
- CPA and Big 4 public accounting experience or equivalent strongly preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field; master’s degree a strong plus.
- Demonstrated high academic achievement from a top-tier university preferred.
- SaaS revenue accounting experience and solid knowledge of ASC 606 strongly preferred.
- Competence with financial software and technology with NetSuite experience preferred; ADP payroll, Zenskar, Drivetrain, Tipalti, and Floqast are all pluses.
- Advanced knowledge of Google Sheets & Excel (e.g. arrays, power query, dynamic pivot tables, external integration) and basic SQL knowledge strongly preferred.
- Proven experience evaluating, selecting, and integrating AI-driven tools into core accounting and finance workflows to deliver quantifiable efficiency gains.
- Tax and audit experience.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with the highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized.
- Excellent leadership skills and the ability to work well as part of the broader Finance Team.
- Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects while staying calm under pressure; problem-solver who can roll up their sleeves to deliver results while implementing solutions to support the company’s future growth.
- Passionate desire to learn and for continuous improvement.
- Ultimate team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills; can establish credibility, build consensus, and partner cross-functionally without direct authority.
Skills
- NetSuite
- ADP payroll
- Zenskar
- Drivetrain
- Tipalti
- Floqast
- Google Sheets
- Excel
- SQL
- AI-driven tools
- Leadership
- Communication
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- Master's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $160,000 to $190,000 USD
Benefits
- Flexible vacation
- Competitive salary
- Benefits packages
- Stock options
- Tech talks
- Mentorship programs
- Employee events
- Growth and learning opportunities
About the Company
- Swift Navigation is changing the way we navigate and understand the world with its precise positioning technology platform, improving location accuracy from several meters to centimeter-level.
- Their technology is trusted by millions of devices across industries, enabling safer driving, improving efficiency for last-mile delivery and commercial transport operations, increasing accuracy for mobile devices, and creating new possibilities for rail, robotics, and machine control.
- The company fosters a collaborative, diverse, flexible, and supportive global team environment, believing their team is their most important asset.
Equal Opportunity
- Swift Navigation is a diverse and inclusive team. We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status or other defining characteristics.
- Swift Navigation will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of SFPC Art.49.
