Controller

At Affinity, we are passionate about helping dealmakers in the world’s biggest relationship-driven industries to find, manage, and close the most important deals. Our Relationship Intelligence platform uses the data exhaust of trillions of interactions between Investment Bankers, Venture Capitalists, Consultants, and other strategic dealmakers with their networks to deliver automated relationship insights that drive over 450,000 deals every month. With over 1700 customers in 70 countries on our platform, a Glassdoor rating of 4.9, and being ranked in the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies, we need more great people to help us scale to the next level.

After closing our $80M Series C lead by Menlo Ventures, Affinity is looking for our first Controller to build and lead our Accounting, Tax, and Treasury functions as we enter this next phase of growth. The role will report into the VP of Finance and play an integral role in ensuring Affinity creates scalable financial processes and onboards appropriate systems & tools. The ideal candidate has been a Controller at a fast growing B2B SaaS company before and already has experience in scaling the Accounting function. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Own month-end, quarter-end, and annual close processes to ensure timely & accurate consolidated financial results that are GAAP compliant

• Develop and drive necessary policies, procedures, and internal controls and play a lead role in directing change initiatives and operational improvements

• Establish and manage compliance of all tax matters including Federal & State tax, Sales tax, VAT, and other international tax filings

• Establish and manage the annual Audit process and other ad hoc Audit activities

• Manage relations with external vendors, partners, and other consultants responsible for supplying expert advice with regard to compliance and risk management

• Drive scalable accounting processes through system and tools (eg ERP) implementation

• Build a high-performance accounting team, with a focus on hiring, training, and mentorship

Qualifications:

• 15+ years experience with 4+ years in public company experience or high growth SaaS companies

• CPA required with strong knowledge of GAAP standards and Revenue under ASC 606

• Challenge the old ways of doing things and enjoy changing the status quo to optimize process and drive continuous improvement within your function

• Proven ability to hire, manage, and mentor high-performing team

• Demonstrate ownership, problem-solving and analytical skills, combined with impeccable integrity

• Strong verbal and written communication skills needed to interface and establish rapport with all levels of the organization

• Expert knowledge of key accounting systems: Accounting / ERP, Billing, Expense Management, and Tax 

Preferred:

• ERP Implementation

• Prior SaaS experience and understanding of relevant KPIs (eg ARR, LTV, CAC)

What you'll enjoy at Affinity:

• We live our values as playmakers who are obsessed with learning, care personally about our colleagues and clients, are radically open-minded, and take pride in everything we do.

• We pay your medical, dental, and vision insurance with comprehensive PPO and HMO plans. And provide flexible personal & sick days. We want our team to be happy and healthy :) 

• We offer a 401k plan to help you plan for retirement.

• We provide an annual budget for you to spend on education and offer a comprehensive L&D program – after all, one of our core values is that we’re #obsessedwithlearning! 

• We support our employee’s overall health and well-being and reimburse monthly for things such as; Transportation, Home Internet, Meals, and Wellness memberships/equipment.

• Virtual team building and socials. Keeping people connected is essential.

The more diverse our team is, the more we’ll be able to learn from each other, and the better our company and our product will be. Whatever your gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, favorite Spotify playlist, or social, cultural, and economic background, we can’t wait to welcome you to Affinity!