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Join Utila as a Senior Controller and lead the finance function in a rapidly growing tech company. Drive financial operations, reporting, and compliance while building scalable processes.
About Us
At Utila, you’ll help build the modern, enterprise-grade platform that powers digital asset operations for more than 200 global institutions. Our technology secures $15B+ in monthly transaction volume and has protected over $100B to date, and we’re growing fast, backed by $50M in funding and a rapidly expanding customer base. We work on mission-critical systems that demand innovation, precision, and deep technical expertise. If you’re excited by complex challenges, want to work with exceptionally strong teammates, and are looking to make a real impact on the future of financial technology, you’ll feel right at home here. Join us, and help build something big.What you'll do
- Own the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Oversee accounting operations across the US parent company and international subsidiaries.
- Professionally manage and oversee the company's bookkeeping function.
- Own balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, cash reconciliations and working capital reporting.
- Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing and collections processes together with the broader Finance team.
- Own and continuously improve financial processes, internal controls, reconciliations and accounting policies.
- Oversee revenue recognition and contract accounting for SaaS customer agreements.
- Lead the day-to-day work with external accountants, auditors, tax advisors, payroll providers and other finance vendors.
- Support statutory reporting, tax filings and compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Work closely with department leaders on budget management, including tracking actual spend versus budget, identifying variances and supporting ongoing forecasting and cost control.
- Support annual budgeting and periodic reforecasting processes.
- Partner with FP&A and business stakeholders to ensure financial reporting and forecasts accurately reflect business activity.
- Help improve our finance systems, automation, reporting infrastructure and data quality.
- Support audits, due diligence and other strategic finance projects.
- Help build and develop the Finance team and processes as the company scales.
What we're looking for
- CPA with a Big 4 background.
- 5+ years of in-house finance experience following Big 4, with meaningful Controller-level responsibility.
- Experience across at least two in-house finance roles or companies following Big 4.
- Significant experience in a high-growth technology company or SaaS business is required.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP and financial reporting.
- Strong understanding of SaaS revenue recognition and customer contract accounting.
- Experience managing multi-entity and international accounting environments.
- Proven ability to independently manage a monthly close process from end to end.
- Experience overseeing or professionally managing bookkeeping or accounting teams.
- Experience working with departmental budgets, budget-to-actual analysis and financial forecasting.
- Highly proficient in Excel and comfortable working with financial systems and large datasets.
- Hands-on and detail-oriented, while able to understand the broader business and financial context.
- Strong ownership mentality and the ability to build and improve processes rather than simply operate existing ones.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, high-growth environment with changing priorities.
- Fluent English.