Assistant Controller

Houzz; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Home internet stipend

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Maternity/paternity leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional Development Reimbursement

401(k) retirement plans

FSA – Medical & Dependent Care

HSA with company contribution

Healthy at Houzz program

Job summary

Houzz is seeking an experienced Assistant Controller to partner with the VP of Financial Operations & Controller. This senior role will lead accounting operations, technical accounting, and financial reporting, with scope from Senior Manager to Director based on experience.

You will guide policy, controls, and a scalable finance function while driving process improvements and AI-enabled automation. You will manage payroll, order-to-cash, close governance, and intercompany activities, while

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience with leadership across technical accounting, reporting, controls, and operational accounting.
• CPA licensed with public accounting background, preferably Big 4 or national firm, in tech/SaaS environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee US GAAP research, policy development, and audit-ready documentation.
• Lead end-to-end accounting operations including payroll, order-to-cash, close governance, and reconciliations.
• Manage international accounting and tax compliance, multi-currency consolidation, intercompany eliminations, and tax filings.
• Build and develop a high-performing accounting team with scalable playbooks and strong controls.
• Drive accounting transformation via standardization, automation, and responsible AI adoption.
• Strengthen internal controls environment with SOPs and process standards across accounting operations.
• Lead SOX readiness, control design, scoping, and deficiency remediation, with training and ownership.

Skills

Leadership

Technical accounting

US GAAP

Audit readiness

Cross-functional communication

Process improvement

AI/Automation mindset

SOX readiness

Financial reporting

Education

CPA license

Public accounting (Big 4 or national firm)

Tools

NetSuite

Numeric

Anrok

Salesforce

SQL

BI tools

Job description

About The Role

The Assistant Controller is a key financial leader responsible for partnering with the VP, Financial Operations & Controller, to oversee accounting operations, technical accounting, financial reporting, and related functions. This senior‑level role is positioned at Senior Manager or Director level, commensurate with the individual's experience, scope of expertise, and demonstrated leadership. In this role you will set direction, improve key processes, lead people, and ensure the company’s operations are efficient, audit‑ready, and aligned with business strategy.

What You'll Do

• Own the company’s technical accounting function—leading U.S. GAAP research, policy development, and audit‑ready documentation—while setting the financial reporting roadmap and ensuring technical conclusions are sound, scalable, and aligned with business strategy.
• Lead core accounting operations end‑to‑end, including payroll accounting, order‑to‑cash, close governance, and reconciliations—ensuring accuracy, strong controls, and continuous acceleration of cycle time.
• Own international accounting and tax compliance operations—spanning multi‑currency consolidation, intercompany eliminations, statutory reporting, and domestic and cross‑border tax filings—while serving as a key liaison to external auditors and tax advisors.
• Build, coach, and develop a high‑performing accounting team—establishing clear standards, scalable playbooks, and a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Drive accounting transformation through process standardization, automation, and responsible AI adoption—building a faster, more scalable finance function without sacrificing controls or auditability.
• Establish and continuously strengthen the internal controls environment—designing, documenting, and maintaining SOPs, control frameworks, and process standards across accounting operations—ensuring controls are audit‑ready, scalable, and evolve alongside business growth and emerging risk areas.
• Drive SOX readiness through control design, scoping, and deficiency remediation, while championing SOP adoption across the team through structured training, clear ownership, and a culture of continuous improvement.

At a Minimum, We’d Like You to Have

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant leadership experience across technical accounting, financial reporting, controls, and operational accounting.
• CPA license (required) with public accounting experience, preferably Big 4 or national firm, with additional experience in a technology, SaaS, or similarly complex business environment.
• Deep technical accounting expertise and a demonstrated track record of translating complex U.S. GAAP guidance into practical, scalable business applications.
• Proven experience preparing, reviewing, and approving technical accounting memos, accounting policies, audit support, reporting deliverables, and executive‑level accounting conclusions.
• Excellence in leading and developing team members, setting review standards, coaching technical judgment, and building repeatable operating practices across accounting or reporting functions.
• Hands‑on working knowledge of month‑end close, reconciliations, flux analysis, journal entry review, accruals, and intercompany activity—as well as direct experience implementing new tools and accounting, and tax compliance operations.
• Exceptional communication and cross‑functional influence skills, with the ability to explain technical accounting risks and recommendations clearly to finance and non‑finance leaders alike.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments where priorities shift and success requires strategic judgment, practical decision‑making, hands‑on execution, and disciplined follow‑through.
• A bias toward action and continuous improvement, with practical interest and judgment in using AI, automation, and systems‑enabled workflows to improve accounting quality, controls, and scalability.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have

• Experience in SaaS, software, marketplace, subscription, or high‑growth technology environments.
• Experience with ASC 606, equity‑based compensation, software capitalization, leases, impairments, business combinations, strategic transactions, and other complex technical accounting areas.
• Experience supporting IPO readiness, public‑company reporting standards, SOX readiness, scaled audit requirements, or finance transformation initiatives.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership, external auditors, outside advisors, and legal or tax stakeholders on complex accounting matters.
• Experience with NetSuite, Numeric, Anrok, Salesforce, SQL, BI tools, close automation, reporting automation, or similar accounting and reporting systems.
• Experience evaluating or implementing AI‑enabled finance and accounting tools and a track record of building practical processes, playbooks, policies, and team routines that balance speed, accuracy, controls, auditability, and business usability.

Compensation, Benefits And Perks

This role has an annual starting salary range of $150,000 - $200,000. In addition to salary, you’re eligible for competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package. Depending on the role, you could also be eligible for an equity award. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including, but not limited to, skills, experience, and specific work location.

Benefits And Perks Include

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Home internet stipend
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Maternity/paternity leave program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional Development Reimbursement Program
• 401(k) retirement savings plans (Pre‑Tax and Roth)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Medical & Dependent Care
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
• Healthy at Houzz program

Houzz is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. When applying for a role at Houzz, we guarantee your application will be considered regardless of your sex; race; color; gender; national origin; height or weight; ancestry; physical or mental disability; medical condition; genetic information; marital status; registered domestic partner status; age; sexual orientation; military and veteran status; or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. We embrace and celebrate the value that diversity brings to an organization. Diverse backgrounds and different points of view help Houzz provide the best experience for our community. Houzz is committed to fostering an inclusive environment through projects and initiatives, such as employee resource groups, that support Houzzers’ efforts to be themselves and share their lives at work.

If you would like assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [e-mail]. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.

Houzz is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans