Vice President, Global Corporate Controller
About this role
About Us
Summary
We are a high-growth, private, consumption-based software company seeking a Vice President, Global Controller to build and lead our accounting, tax, treasury, and procurement functions. This is a rare opportunity for a hands-on financial leader to own the full accounting and operating infrastructure of a scaling business, partner closely with the CFO and executive team, and help architect the systems, controls, and international footprint needed to support the company's next phase of growth.
What You'll Do
- Own all aspects of global accounting operations, including the monthly and quarterly close, consolidations, technical accounting (including usage-based/consumption revenue recognition under ASC 606), and financial reporting.
- Lead corporate tax strategy and compliance, including domestic and international tax planning, transfer pricing, and indirect tax (sales/use, VAT/GST) as the company expands globally.
- Build and manage treasury operations: cash management, banking relationships, FX exposure, and capital deployment across multiple currencies and entities.
- Own global procurement and vendor management: source-to-pay processes, vendor contract negotiation, spend management, and purchasing policies/controls as the company scales.
- Design and scale accounting infrastructure, systems, and processes (ERP, billing, and close automation) to support rapid consumption-based revenue growth.
- Establish and maintain a strong internal control environment (SOX-ready), including policies, procedures, and audit readiness in anticipation of a future public offering or transaction.
- Lead all aspects of the annual financial statement audit and manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners.
- Guide international expansion from a finance and accounting perspective: entity structuring, local statutory and tax compliance, and building out finance operations in new markets.
- Partner with the CFO and cross-functional leaders (Legal, Sales, Revenue Operations) on deal structuring, contract review, and revenue recognition for new consumption-based pricing models.
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing global accounting and tax team as the organization grows.
- Deliver accurate, timely financial reporting to executive leadership, the board of directors, and investors.
What You'll Bring
- 12+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience, including significant leadership experience in a high-growth SaaS or consumption/usage-based software company for both private and public companies.
- CPA required; Big 4 public accounting background strongly preferred.
- 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 periods of rapid growth, ideally including international expansion.
- Experience preparing an organization for an IPO is strongly preferred.
- Experience owning or partnering closely with procurement/vendor management, including contract negotiation and spend controls.
- Strong systems acumen (e.g., NetSuite, Workday, or similar ERP; billing platforms for usage-based revenue).
- Excellent communication and executive presence; able to partner directly with the CFO, CEO, board, and investors.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA a plus.
Compensation
- The estimated pay range for this role is $275k - $350k with a 30% annual bonus.
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Temporal’s equity plan.
- Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
- 100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision
- AD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (Standard & Supplemental Available)
- Empower 401K Plan
- Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in partnership with Remote.com. Additionally, Temporal offers perks to all international employees for learning & career development, a lifestyle spending account, home office setup, professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental wellness.
Travel
Temporal is a globally distributed, collaborative team that values opportunities for in-person connection. Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and other meaningful moments that bring us together.
Company at a glance
Temporal develops and distributes the world's leading open source durable execution system. We make code fault tolerant, durable and simple.
Innovative companies like Datadog, Glovo, Indeed, Netflix, Qualtrics, Remitly, Snap and Yum! Brands build their services and applications with Temporal to make them reliable to run, productive to enhance and easy to troubleshoot and repair.
More than a decade in the making, Temporal is powered by veterans behind some of the industry's most loved systems technologies, programming frameworks and open source communities as well as investors like Amplify Partners, Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures.
Top Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- 12 Holidays
- 2 Floating Holidays
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- AD&D Insurance
- Long-term Disability Insurance
- Short-term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401k Plan
- Learning & Development Stipend
- Lifestyle Spending Account
- Home Office Setup
- Professional Memberships
- Work-from-home Meals
- Internet Stipend
- Equity Plan
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