Senior Controller

Description

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.

Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Senior Financial Controller to join Utila's growing Finance team.

Reporting directly to the VP Finance, this is a key role with broad ownership across accounting, financial operations, reporting, budgeting, controls and compliance.

We are looking for someone who has already operated as a senior finance professional in high-growth technology companies, can take real ownership of the day-to-day finance function, and help us continue building scalable processes and infrastructure as the company grows.

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.

Requirements

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.

Nice to have

• Experience with QuickBooks and/or Priority.
• Experience with NetSuite, including participation in an ERP implementation or migration.
• Experience working with US and Israeli entities.
• Experience with SaaS billing, collections and revenue operations.
• Experience implementing finance systems, automation and scalable reporting processes.
• Experience supporting audits, fundraising or financial due diligence.

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to take significant ownership of the finance infrastructure of a rapidly growing global technology company.

The role combines accounting leadership with financial operations, budgeting, systems, controls and business partnership, with significant room to expand in scope and responsibility as the company continues to scale.