Senior Director, Global Controller

1 month, 2 weeks ago
Full-time
Executive
Operations
Harbor (YC P26)

Harbor (YC P26)

Harbor is a Y Combinator-funded platform focused on enhancing modern clinical trials. Their primary offering is an electronic data capture (EDC) system that significantly accelerates data entry, enabling clinical teams to complete trials more efficiently. The system supports fully remote monitoring and incorporates AI to streamline data entry and monitoring processes, ensuring real-time error detection and cleaner data. The company emphasizes security and compliance, adhering to standards such as HIPAA and Good Clinical Practice. Harbor employs a risk-based validation methodology and a Zero Trust model to protect client data while maintaining regulatory readiness. Additionally, they provide tools for local development infrastructure and performance optimizations, supporting scalable software delivery. Harbor is dedicated to making clinical trials more efficient and effective, prioritizing the needs of clinical teams and the integrity of trial data.

information technology & services
1-10
$0M raised

Description

  • Lead Harbor’s global accounting, financial reporting, and controllership activities across regions and entities.
  • Ensure financial results are accurate, timely, well-supported, and useful for leadership decision-making.
  • Oversee global close governance, including close calendars, reporting deliverables, reconciliations, review standards, and issue resolution.
  • Maintain and evolve accounting policies, reporting practices, and documentation to support consistency across the global business.
  • Provide guidance on complex accounting matters including revenue recognition, accruals, commissions, leases, intercompany activity, acquisitions, and other significant transactions.
  • Strengthen scalable controls across key accounting and reporting processes and support audit readiness.
  • Partner with external auditors and advisors on accounting, reporting, controls, and technical accounting matters.
  • Partner with tax advisors to support compliance with federal, state, local, and international tax requirements and improve tax efficiency.
  • Coordinate accounting activities across close, reporting, AR, AP, billing, payroll accounting, intercompany, and statutory requirements.
  • Improve accounting processes, systems, reporting, and handoffs to reduce manual work and increase scalability, including within NetSuite.
  • Lead, coach, and develop accounting and financial reporting team members across functions and regions.
  • Support M&A diligence and integration, including accounting policy alignment, opening balance sheets, systems integration, close process integration, intercompany setup, and control considerations.

Requirements

  • Significant accounting, financial reporting, and controllership experience in a global, multi-entity organization.
  • Experience leading financial reporting, close governance, audit, reconciliations, accounting policy, controls, and accounting operations.
  • Strong technical accounting knowledge and ability to evaluate and document complex accounting matters.
  • Proven track record of successfully leading, developing, and organizing accounting or financial reporting teams.
  • Strong understanding of ERP systems, accounting data flows, close management, reporting processes, and internal controls.
  • Strong judgment, attention to detail, and ability to balance technical accuracy with business needs.
  • Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence through partnership, clarity, and trust.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner with senior Finance leaders, auditors, external advisors, systems teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Professional accounting qualifications such as CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in a private equity-backed, acquisitive, SaaS, professional services, or global business environment (preferred).
  • Experience supporting M&A diligence and integration (preferred).
  • Experience with US, Canadian, and UK accounting, statutory reporting, or multi-jurisdictional reporting environments (preferred).
  • Experience helping a Finance function scale through improved processes, systems, controls, and team development (preferred).
  • Experience with NetSuite strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • Fully remote position with preference for candidates able to work from the Chicago headquarters office.
  • Opportunity to join a globally integrated company of 900+ strategists, technologists, and specialists.
  • Equal opportunity employer commitment with consideration for all qualified applicants regardless of protected status.

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