[Hiring] Head of Financial Controller @Filigran

Role Description

As Head of Financial Controller, you will own the full accounting function across Filigran's entities, including:

• Revenue recognition
• Consolidation
• Monthly and year-end close
• Internal controls

You will act as the finance function's technical backbone, building the infrastructure, controls, and processes needed to support a fast-scaling, multi-entity, international organization. You will report directly to the VP of Finance. The team is small, so this role demands both strategic ownership and significant hands-on execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in accounting roles, including senior/lead or controller-level experience
• Strong knowledge of French accounting standards; exposure to multi-GAAP/consolidation environments is a strong plus
• Proven ability to build processes and internal controls from scratch in a fast-growing or scaling environment
• Comfortable operating with high autonomy and ambiguity; adapts quickly to change
• Prior people management experience

Requirements

• Own the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all financial transactions across Filigran entities
• Continuously improve a scalable monthly/quarterly close process
• Ensure revenue recognition is correctly applied and documented
• Lead consolidation across Filigran's growing international entity structure
• Partner with the VP of Finance on transfer pricing, inter company transactions, and cross-border compliance matters
• Perform ongoing gap analyses of accounting processes and proactively design and implement internal controls and policies
• Manage the yearly financial audit end-to-end, acting as the primary point of contact for auditors
• Own the relationship with the external accounting firm, holding them to a high standard of accuracy and responsiveness
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline accounting workflows
• Build documentation that makes the accounting function auditable and transferable
• Act as a thought partner to the VP of Finance on technical accounting matters and process design
• Manage a current team of 3 general accountants
• Grow the team to help support scalability and growth
• Support ad hoc business requests, including finance topics adjacent to accounting (e.g., payroll coordination)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation + equity — everyone shares in our success
• Remote-first flexibility — work from wherever you’re based, with flexibility built into how we operate
• 25 days PTO baseline — real time to disconnect, recharge and enjoy life outside work
• Volunteer days — paid time to contribute to causes that matter to you
• Set up for success — choose the equipment that works for you, with additional support for your remote work and development needs as our programs evolve
• Two annual in-person get-togethers — one global company get-together and one team get-together