Controller | SaaS M&A Experience

One Eighty Collective; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

One Eighty Collective in Denver, CO is seeking a Controller or Director of Accounting to lead the full accounting function through a major systems change. This is a PE-backed SaaS business undergoing inorganic growth, replacing QuickBooks, Maxio, and HubSpot with NetSuite, Salesforce, and Zuora.

You'll own the month-end close, GL, and revenue recognition for subscription contracts, drive AI and automation in workflows, and oversee the accounting team through the transition with outside partners.

Qualifications

• Led accounting through an acquisition or integration in a software or subscription business.
• Owned revenue recognition and the close in a software or subscription business over $75M ARR.
• Experience with ERP and subscription billing implementations (NetSuite, Zuora).
• Ability to drive AI/automation in accounting workflows.
• Strong change-management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting through the acquisition, ERP implementation, and subscription billing changes, alongside outside partners.
• Own the month-end close, general ledger, and financial statements.
• Own revenue recognition for subscription software contracts.
• Drive AI and automation across accounting workflows.
• Lead and retain the accounting team through the transition.

Skills

Acquisition experience

Revenue recognition

Month-end close

ERP implementation

Automation/AI in accounting

Leadership

Change management

Tools

NetSuite

Zuora

Salesforce

Job description

Are you a Controller or Director of Accounting at a software-as-a-service company, ready to lead the full accounting function through a major systems change? Are you an Accounting leader or Controller who has led accounting through an acquisition or integration, or stayed on as a leader after your company was acquired? Have you owned the month-end close and general ledger in a subscription software business? If you’re a Controller, Head of Accounting, or VP of Accounting interested in leading accounting through a major acquisition, please read on.

This PE-backed SaaS company is going through a period of inorganic growth and as a part of rolling in a newly acquired, they're also replacing their QuickBooks, Maxio, and HubSpot stack with NetSuite, Salesforce, and Zuora. The NetSuite implementation kicks off in January, with an implementation partner and an integration management partner on board for the first 100 days. This role reports to the CFO (who will work closely with this person) and takes over the senior accounting function from those interim partners.

What You Will Own

• Lead accounting through the acquisition, ERP implementation, and subscription billing changes, alongside outside partners
• Own the month-end close, general ledger, and financial statements
• Own revenue recognition for subscription software contracts
• Drive AI and automation across accounting workflows
• Lead and retain the accounting team through the transition

What You’ll Need

This role is a strong fit for Controllers and accounting leaders from software or subscription businesses who have been through an acquisition or integration and understand the human side of change management.

• Led accounting through an acquisition or integration, as the acquirer or the retained team
• Owned revenue recognition and the close in a software or subscription business over $75M ARR
• Worked across company sizes (only-large-company backgrounds are not a fit)
• Used AI or automation to make accounting work more efficient and is stoked to drive that in a new environment
• Low ego and comfortable with ambiguity
• ERP and subscription billing implementation experience (Netsuite + Zuora)
• Complex integration or carve-out experience

What You’ll Get

• Remote role, with up to one week of travel per month (Denver area a plus)
• Experienced outside partners supporting the implementation and integration
• Strong benefits and incredible culture