Controller

How you will have an impact…

Nutrient is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Controller to build and manage the company’s accounting team and workflows, ensuring the integrity of our financial figures and reporting. The Controller will be responsible for leading all aspects of accounting, managing the monthly close process, overseeing compliance with tax and statutory requirements in all geographies in which we operate, and providing critical financial insights to support the company’s growth.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives in a high-growth environment and enjoys taking a hands-on approach to accounting and financial management in a global, multi-currency business. The Controller will be a strategic thinker and creative problem solver with a proven ability to build and manage scalable financial processes, while maintaining strong attention to detail and accuracy.

What you will do...

• Accounting Operations:

  • Build and manage  the accounting team

  • Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely completion and accuracy.

  • Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and general ledger functions.

  • Establish and maintain internal controls and accounting policies to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance.

  • Design and implement scalable accounting workflows across an International team and company

• Compliance & Governance:

  • Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, tax laws, and regulations across the various regions where we operate.

  • Lead successful audits and tax filings, coordinating with external auditors and tax advisors, when applicable

  • Assist with reporting requirements, including monthly and quarterly financial updates, board presentations, and debt reporting.

• Financial Systems & Processes:

  • Drive continuous improvement in the company’s engagement with, and its ability to leverage, its financial systems, processes, and tools to support continued scalability and improved efficiency.

  • Lead the integration and utilization of new software tools or platforms, working closely with IT and operations teams to ensure smooth implementation.

  • Participate in the due diligence process and lead the integration of any potential acquisitions

• Team Leadership:

  • Manage, mentor, and foster the growth of  the accounting team.

  • Provide training, guidance, and performance feedback to accounting team members to develop their skills and ensure high-quality financial outputs.

Who You Are…

• Experience:

  • Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience in accounting and finance, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role.

  • Minimum 3 to 5 years experience as a  Controller, with  an International private equity-backed or high-growth software/technology company.

  • Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, international accounting standards, and regulatory compliance, with experience in global accounting operations.

  • Extensive experience driving financial audit processes across multiple jurisdictions

• Education & Certifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required

  • 4 Years of Big Four Accounting is preferred.

• Skills & Competencies:

  • Proven expertise in financial reporting, accounting processes, and internal controls.

  • Experience with multi-currency financial reporting and managing global financial operations and teams.

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

  • Proficient in accounting software (NetSuite and QuickBooks in particular), Excel, and financial modeling tools.

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize multiple tasks while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and develop a diverse International team remotely.

• Additional Requirements:

  • Experience with private equity-backed companies is highly desirable.

  • Comfort working with international teams and understanding of the complexities of global accounting operations.

  • Ability to travel occasionally (domestic and international) as needed.

Nutrient character traits...

Low Ego
Prioritize organizational success over personal recognition by taking a collaborative approach to financial management and reporting. Welcome input and feedback from leadership, team members, and external stakeholders. Admit and learn from mistakes to enhance accounting processes and controls.

Speed of Learning
Quickly absorbs and applies knowledge about new accounting standards, tax laws, regulations, and financial systems to support the company’s objectives. Adapts quickly when accounting strategies or approaches need recalibration to align with organizational goals.

Curiosity to Understand
Seek to genuinely understand the company’s financial health, operational metrics, and strategic goals. Delve into the underlying causes of accounting variances and the purpose behind accounting processes and systems to drive informed decision-making.

Self-Initiative
Proactively identify and address accounting inefficiencies or errors without waiting for direction. Take ownership of continuous improvement in accounting practices and workflows.

Ownership
Take full accountability for the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the accounting function. Actively work to resolve issues while championing sustainable improvements in accounting processes.

Excitement to Take Action
Act quickly and decisively to address accounting challenges and implement solutions without needing to be prompted. Show initiative by identifying opportunities to streamline processes and improve outcomes, setting a standard of efficiency and responsiveness for the organization. Bring energy and enthusiasm to problem-solving.

What We Do…

Nutrient delivers the building blocks to accelerate digital transformation for modern businesses. Nutrient’s SDKs, cloud-based document processing, low-code solutions for M365, and workflow automation platform transform document ecosystems. The company powers thousands of organizations worldwide, including more than 15 percent of Global 500 brands, thousands of commercial businesses across 80 nations, and more than 130 public sector organizations in 24 countries. 

Nutrient is on a mission to evolve the human experience with documents, and its products are the integration of industry-leading document and workflow automation technology from PSPDFKit, ORPALIS, Aquaforest, Muhimbi, and Integrify. To learn more, visit www.nutrient.io.

Who We Are…

Nutrient hires people who are curious, creative, communicative, and collaborative. We promote people who make an impact, who demonstrate accountability and ownership, and who pursue progress over perfection. We pride ourselves on being a high performance, highly empowered individual contributor workplace that is optimized for impact over activity. We believe in radical transparency and candor, where feedback is given with empathy and heard with trust. We believe problems are solved and progress is made by individuals taking self-initiative.

We are a globally distributed company, backed by Insight Partners, based in Raleigh, N.C. with a mostly remote team. Some roles work a hybrid schedule in one of our offices in US, UK, France, and Austria. We are a low meeting culture company and believe in the effectiveness of asynchronous communication. Working time should overlap with most of the team across the US, Europe and Asia. If working from the US, you must be located in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, or Virginia for payroll processing.

Every year, we host a company gathering at an offsite location; past locations have been in Croatia, Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria, Portugal, and Hungary. Team members have access to competitive market salaries along with benefits. Above all, we emphasize continuous growth, urging our teams and individuals to seek out feedback, be open to changing their minds, and to constantly be pursuing avenues of learning and innovation.

Nutrient believes in equal opportunity, we employ people from many different cultures and countries. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skill sets, perspectives, as well as providing our employees with a work environment free of harassment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, or any other non-merit factor. We are especially interested in receiving applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the tech industry.