Assistant Controller

Do you want to develop your career and make an impact in the fast-growth, fast-moving B2B technology space?

At Informa Tech Target, you’ll collaborate and grow alongside some of the industry’s most respected experts. You’ll work with leading brands and be exposed to world-shaping innovations. You’ll apply your energy and intellect to helping clients be faster to market and faster to revenue.

We’re a vibrant community of world-class practitioners – over 2000 colleagues strong – with offices in 19 locations around the world. We’re traded on Nasdaq and also part of Informa PLC, a global leader in business-to-business events, digital services, and academic research in the FTSE 100.

Informa Tech Target (Nasdaq: TTGT) informs, influences and connects the world’s technology buyers and sellers, to accelerate growth from R&D to ROI.

With an unparalleled reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific websites and more than 50 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa Tech Target has a unique understanding of and insight into technology markets.

Underpinned by those audiences and their data, we offer expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that deliver significant impact and measurable outcomes to our clients. We provide our customers with:

• Trusted information that shapes the industry and informs investment
• Intelligence and advice that guides and influences strategy
• Advertising that grows reputation and establishes thought leadership
• Custom content that engages and prompts action
• Intent and demand generation that more precisely targets and converts

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We are seeking an experienced and strategic Assistant Controller at our $500M publicly traded technology company. This is a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing all accounting, managing the monthly close process, and ensuring compliance with SOX requirements. The ideal candidate combines Big 4 accounting firm experience with public company expertise and possesses the leadership skills to drive operational excellence while managing a global team.

• Oversee all accounting operations for the company, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with US GAAP
• Lead and manage the monthly close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements
• Ensure timely completion of month-end reporting and adherence to all close deadlines
• Develop and maintain the monthly close calendar, coordinating activities across global teams
• Review and approve financial statements and supporting schedules
• Primary contact for external auditors queries on reported results

• Ensure all accounting processes maintain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements
• Implement and monitor appropriate review and sign-off procedures in accordance with SOX controls
• Partner with internal and external auditors during quarterly reviews and annual audits
• Identify control deficiencies and implement remediation plans

• Lead and develop a global team of five accounting professionals with plans for team expansion
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and performance management to direct reports
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional development
• Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A and other finance teams, as well as internal and external stakeholders

• Identify inefficiencies in accounting processes and internal controls
• Develop comprehensive plans to address operational gaps and drive improvements
• Implement process enhancements and see initiatives through to completion
• Leverage technology and automation to improve efficiency and scalability
• Support special projects and…