Controller – Seeq Corporation

Seeq is looking for a self-motivated, experienced leader to head the accounting and financial planning functions. In this growth-oriented role, you will be reporting to the CFO. You will be responsible for the company’s accounting, financial planning, taxes, audit, revenue recognition, and compliance standards. You will manage a small, internal team and interface with our outsourced transactional accounting team, leveraging both teams as necessary for growth. You will be responsible for generating financial reporting and analysis, giving management a clear picture of the financial performance of the company, while making recommendations for continuous improvement and the ability to scale to an IPO.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Accounting team’s roles and responsibilities, review the team’s work
• Handle internal controls, working to mitigate risks and safeguard company assets
• Establish growth plans for the internal accounting team as we scale toward an IPO
• Leverage outsourced accounting team as appropriate
• Own monthly and quarterly financial review and handoff to FP&A
• Establish best practices to reduce year-end audit adjustments/restatements
• Document all accounting policies and procedures
• Research guidance and technical accounting standards to ensure compliance with GAAP
• Prepare accounting memos, disclosures, and audit footnotes
• Lead annual audit, income tax workflows
• Manage the Company’s stock option compliance filings and accounting reports
• Oversee spin-off entities compliance requirements and reporting as it relates to accounting
• Collaborate with Director of Accounting for monthly reporting best practices and other ad hoc forecasting needs
• Coach and mentor accounting team members
• Perform ad hoc finance projects at the direction of CFO
• Work closely with the Human Resources department for coordination of payroll and benefits cost

What You’ll Bring 

Seeq prefers to emphasize talent, capacity to contribute, and passion, but the ideal candidate is likely to have many of the following characteristics:

• CPA, preferably with prior big four CPA firm experience or a blend of private and public company experience
• Expert in GAAP accounting standards
• Strong software revenue recognition experience (ASC606)
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in a SaaS-related industry and/or public company
• Intaact or NetSuite or other ERP experience required; preferably experience implementing software tools
• Demonstrated success collaborating with varied teams
• Advanced quantitative skills with a passion for using data to drive better decision-making
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Accounting
• Prior experience in a remote environment is highly desirable
• We cannot accommodate any applicants that require visa sponsorship. You must already have permanent work authorization for the country in which you reside.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Merger & Acquisition experience, including purchase accounting
• Experience with consolidated financial statements
• Sarbanes Oxley and/or internal audit experience
• Ability to interpret and document relevant technical accounting standards
• Experience with audit footnotes and disclosures
• A mix of private and public company accounting experience
• Prior experience leading remote teams
• Experience in a private company undertaking an IPO

We are organized as a virtual company with a headquarters in Seattle, WA.  We use state-of-the-art online collaboration tools for development and corporate functions.  Employees can be based virtually anywhere as long as they have access to a good office environment and high-bandwidth connectivity.

The best applicants are ones who include cover letters explaining how their backgrounds, experiences, and interests match Seeq’s position description. Please let us know how you will contribute to our mission and our future success.

About Seeq

Seeq is a remote-first (only) company founded by serial entrepreneurs. Our executive team and board of directors have extensive experience with successful startup ventures in high-growth environments.

We are founded on the idea that companies need better solutions for quickly and easily getting business insight from their industrial process data. Our mission is to provide software and services that convert that data into meaningful information that the business can use to improve profitability.

We use the best modern big data technologies to bring industrial process data into the business decision process.

Our company is virtual, meaning that everyone works from a location of their choosing. There’s no commute and no cubicle! We are serious about recruiting and retaining the best teammates. We think there are tons of benefits to working on exciting technology with a cohesive team and the flexibility to work from anywhere.

We have a wonderful, kind-hearted, talented team that loves to collaborate, lead by example, and love to exceed our customers’ expectations. We are certified as a Great Place to Work, Emerging Startup, Technology Fast 500, and Inc. Magazine’s Best Places to Work.

The Perks of Working at Seeq

• Competitive salary plus equity incentives
• Medical benefits, plus optional Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account programs to cover additional medical expenses.
• Many communities around the US are incentivizing remote workers. Seeq’s work from anywhere (WFA) policy may enable you to take advantage of these programs.
• Important benefits like this (because we want you to be happy):
  • Freedom PTO
  • 5-weeks paid Seeq family leave
  • Internet and mobile phone reimbursement
  • Group term life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance pre-tax benefit
  • Voluntary vision and dental (ortho)
  • 401K company match program
  • Vacation bonus program
  • Fringe Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Generous home office allowance
  • The best co-workers (we’ve analyzed the data, so we know it’s true)
  • Pet-friendly workspace (your dog will be so happy to have you home)
  • Loving your job!

Seeq provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

You must be authorized to work in the country in which you reside. Seeq does not sponsor US F1 or H-1B work Visas.

Location: US Locations Only