Director-Corporate Controller

This is a Hybrid role and consists of a combination of WFH In Person work

1131 SW Klickitat Way, Seattle , Washington 98134 , United States

The Director-Corporate Controller reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and serves as the company’s senior accounting executive, with full authority and accountability for the accounting organization, the integrity of Tideworks Technology’s financial records, U.S. GAAP financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, audit readiness, and tax accounting coordination in a private-equity-backed software and technology business.

The Controller leads all accounting functions and personnel, including the Senior Manager of Finance & Accounting (future Assistant Controller) and the Accounting Manager (future Revenue & Financial Operations Manager). The Controller owns the monthly, quarterly and annual close, financial statement preparation, technical accounting, accounts payable, revenue and billing accounting, payroll accounting, tax reconciliations, and end-to-end financial operations. The role partners closely with FP&A, Sales, Professional Services, HR, Legal, IT, and the CFO while maintaining clear accountability for GAAP actuals and accounting policies;

FP&A retains ownership of budgets, forecasts, and financial planning.

• Lead the general ledger, consolidated trial balance, journal-entry approval, balance-sheet reconciliations, accruals, allocations, and monthly/quarterly/year-end close; target a disciplined 5–7 business-day monthly close.
• Own GAAP-compliant financial statements, management reporting packages, accounting schedules, flux analysis, and clear explanations of earnings, balance-sheet movements, and cash flow drivers.
• Oversee accounting operations across accounts payable/procure-to-pay, accounts receivable/order-to-cash, billing, collections accounting, payroll accounting, fixed assets, leases, intercompany, and expense reimbursement.
• Oversee bank and cash reconciliations, payment controls, treasury accounting, debt and interest accounting, and reliable near-term cash visibility in partnership with CFO/FP&A.
• Maintain a complete, documented and reviewable close calendar, account ownership matrix, reconciliations, management review controls, and appropriate segregation of duties.

• Own revenue recognition under ASC 606 for subscription/ARR, term and perpetual licenses where applicable, maintenance/support, hosting, implementation, T&M and fixed-fee professional services, milestones, UAT acceptance, variable consideration, and contract modifications.
• Ensure contract-to-cash data integrity across signed customer agreements, CRM, project/PSA systems, billing schedules, invoices, deferred and unbilled revenue, AR, and the general ledger; resolve recurring-revenue and professional-services cutoff discrepancies.
• Prepare and review contract accounting memoranda for material or nonstandard arrangements, including multiple performance obligations, standalone selling prices, allocation, principal-versus-agent considerations, and capitalization of incremental contract acquisition costs where applicable.
• Own policies and accounting for internally developed software and cloud implementation costs (ASC 350-40, as applicable), fixed assets, leases (ASC 842), impairments, contingencies, acquisitions/business combinations, and other material transactions.
• Partner with FP&A on credible ARR-to-GAAP revenue bridges, deferred revenue/unbilled revenue roll forwards, working capital, revenue quality, and recurring-revenue KPI definitions; FP&A retains forecast and budgeting ownership.

• Lead annual external audits and lender/owner reporting support;…