Group Controller, Director at SE Ranking

<p>SE Ranking is a profitable, growing B2B SaaS business - around 200 people, remote-first and globally distributed. As the business has scaled into a more complex multi-entity, multi-currency structure, we're hiring a senior controllership leader to own the integrity, accuracy, and audit-readiness of our books.</p> <p>This is a hands-on, build-oriented role for someone who takes real pride in well-controlled, audit-grade financials - and who wants to mature the accounting function as the company's structure and ambitions grow. You'll own the accounting backbone: multi-entity consolidation, internal controls, compliance, and the path to a clean external audit.</p> <p>You'll report to the CFO and work closely with the wider leadership team. If you're energised by raising the bar on how a scaling, multi-entity business runs its numbers, in a fast-moving, low-ego, global team, this is your role.</p> <h2>What you'll do</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Own the integrity and audit-quality of the financials.</strong> Take ownership of the company's accounting integrity and ensure financial reporting is accurate, compliant, and defensible across all entities — in partnership with the accounting team that runs the day-to-day close and statements.</li> <li><strong>Own multi-entity consolidation and the controls around the close.</strong> Own clean, accurate multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation and the control framework that sits around the monthly close, so the numbers are dependable and audit-grade.</li> <li><strong>Drive audit readiness.</strong> Document internal controls, implement defensible revenue recognition, and bring the company to a point where it can confidently face an external audit.</li> <li><strong>Design and oversee the ERP migration.</strong> Lead the design of the QuickBooks-to-NetSuite (or equivalent) migration as the backbone of a more mature, audit-grade finance infrastructure, partnering with the accounting team and NetSuite consultants on execution.</li> <li><strong>Build the control environment.</strong> Establish the accounting policies, internal controls, and process documentation a scaling, internationally distributed business needs.</li> <li><strong>Own compliance, transfer pricing, and IP.</strong> Own multi-jurisdiction statutory compliance and international tax, and lead transfer pricing and the tracking of IP flows across entities for the group's structure — working closely with external advisors.</li> <li><strong>Own key external relationships.</strong> Own the relationships with the company's banks, CPA firm, auditors, and core finance and accounting vendors, including bank communications and reporting.</li> <li><strong>Lead a lean controllership team.</strong> Develop the dedicated support this function needs so controls, compliance, and consolidation scale with the business.</li> </ul> <h2>We're looking for someone who has</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Senior experience. </strong>At a B2B SaaS or comparable technology company. You've built or materially upgraded an accounting function, not just maintained a mature one.</li> <li><strong>Audit pedigree and qualification.</strong>&nbsp;A Big Four (or comparable) background with roughly 10+ years in audit and controls, and an ACCA (preferred) or CPA qualification. You've prepared for or managed an external audit of consolidated entities specifically and you know what audit-ready actually means in practice.</li> <li><strong>ERP migration experience.</strong> You've led or played a central role in a finance systems upgrade. You understand what it takes to get from growing to audit-grade maturity.</li> <li><strong>Multi-currency and international finance experience.</strong> Managing books across multiple countries, entities, and currencies is second nature to you. European experience is a strong plus (VAT, local statutory regimes), and you're comfortable with international tax, transfer pricing, multi-jurisdiction compliance, and bridging GAAP and IFRS.</li> <li><strong>Ownership of a control environment. </strong>You've built the controls, documentation, and consolidation discipline behind a dependable close.</li> <li><strong>Modern, tech-forward mindset.</strong> You're comfortable in an async-first, globally distributed environment where Slack and clear written communication are the default.</li> </ul> <h2>Bonus points, if you have</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Experience integrating finance teams or functions post-acquisition.</strong></li> <li><strong>Experience building and experimenting with AI solutions.</strong> You've designed and implemented AI-assisted workflows or automations in a finance context, not just adopted existing tools.</li> <li><strong>Familiarity with SaaS metrics. </strong>NDR, GRR, deferred revenue, and how the accounting supports them.</li> </ul> <h2>What we offer</h2> <ul> <li>22 days of paid time off, plus your local national holidays</li> <li>Flexible work hours and a culture that trusts you to manage your time</li> <li>Private medical insurance or a medical allowance (depending on your location)</li> <li>Extended paid sick leave so you can fully recover without worry</li> <li>AI investment. We invest heavily in AI so you'll have the opportunity to build skills that matter for the next decade of your career, not just this role.</li> <li>A quarterly learning budget for courses, books, or anything that helps you grow professionally</li> <li>A quarterly wellbeing budget you can use for sport, therapy, or even a good novel</li> <li>A quarterly co-working budget so you can work from wherever feels right</li> <li>Best hardware for your work (team Apple)</li> <li>A transparent, flexible culture with people at the core of everything we do</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>