Corporate Controller

Company Description

Critical Arc delivers Safe Zone, a unified safety, security, and emergency management solution that helps organizations protect their people wherever they have a duty of care. Safe Zone enables real-time coordination and response so teams can react faster and more effectively to incidents of any scale. Its operational insights streamline day-to-day activities and provide powerful post-incident learnings to continuously improve performance and future preparedness.

The platform is quick to deploy, scalable, and easy to use, making it a trusted solution for leading organizations. Safe Zone is transforming how millions of people are kept safe every day.

The Corporate Controller will serve as a key financial leader responsible for global accounting, consolidation, financial reporting, and financial compliance across a rapidly growing international SaaS business. Reporting directly to the COO/CFO, this role will help scale finance operations, strengthen controls, support strategic growth initiatives, and ensure financial integrity across multiple jurisdictions.

This individual will play a critical role in supporting both organic growth and acquisition activity while building processes, systems, and teams capable of supporting a world-class global software organization.

• Direct global accounting operations, including consolidation and external financial reporting under IFRS & US GAAP.
• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes ensuring timely and accurate consolidated results.
• Oversee accounting for acquisition, goodwill and intangible assets, revenue recognition, lease accounting, software capitalization & foreign currency matters.
• Support the preparation and review of reporting packages to the board of directors, investors, lenders and executive leadership.
• Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors, tax advisors, valuation specialists, and regulatory advisors where applicable.

• Support acquisition due diligence efforts and evaluate accounting implications of strategic transactions.
• Lead purchase price accounting, goodwill and intangible valuation, and post-acquisition integration.
• Establish consistent accounting policies and reporting standards across acquired entities.
• Manage contingent consideration, earn-out accounting, and integration reporting requirements, as needed.

• Strengthen internal controls, governance processes, and financial policies appropriate for a private-equity-backed organization.
• Drive ERP optimization, automation initiatives, and process improvements to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Manage multi-entity, multi-currency consolidations and ensure compliance across global operations.
• Support future audit readiness, lender requirements, and strategic transactions.

• Partner with leadership to develop accurate reporting around ARR, recurring revenue, churn, retention, customer lifetime value, and other key SaaS metrics.
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Operations leaders to improve business visibility and decision-making.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management through accurate accounting and reporting.
• Provide financial insight into customer operations, professional services performance, and international business activities.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing global accounting organization.
• Build scalable finance capabilities that support the company's international growth objectives.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CFO and executive leadership team.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field (CPA required).
• 10+ years of progressive accounting leadership, including 5+ years in senior controllership.
• Experience in private equity-backed, SaaS, technology, or software-enabled services organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in acquisition accounting, due…