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Vice President, Corporate Controller

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Sunnyvale, California - · Full-time · Onsite · Posted Sep 30, 2026

At a glance

Employment
Full-time
Workplace
Onsite
Location
Sunnyvale, California -

About the role

  • Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the VP, Corporate Controller is a critical strategic business partner responsible for overseeing global controllership, accounting, tax, treasury, compliance, and financial operations.
  • You will define scalable business processes, advise on revenue models, and execute operational excellence to support Illumio’s significant domestic and international growth.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a high-performing team by continuously building, mentoring, and strengthening a world-class global finance organization.
  • Serve as a key advisor to the CFO, Executive Leadership Team, Audit Committee and other stakeholders on financial, operational, and governance matters.
  • Provide business functions with the metrics, information, and counsel necessary to effectively manage operations and achieve corporate goals.
  • Provide high-level, in-depth revenue recognition expertise specifically tailored to enterprise software and SaaS financial models.
  • Own the integrity, reporting, and governance of key SaaS business metrics, including ARR, ACV, NRR, customer counts, and other operating metrics.
  • Direct all global accounting operations across 20+ countries to ensure timely and accurate monthly closings.
  • Own the end-to-end administration of the sales commission plan, including managing related software, executing monthly payouts, and overseeing all associated accounting.
  • Proactively engage in deal structuring with the global field and revenue operations teams to optimize financial impact and ensure compliance with revenue accounting guidance.
  • Oversee cash and investment management, treasury, foreign exchange, hedging, and stock administration.
  • Oversee all internal and external financial statement reporting processes and prepare and present financial information to the Audit Committee.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
  • CPA license required
  • Proven ability to build and lead world-class global teams at scale in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment
  • Strong knowledge of SEC, FASB, and GAAP
  • In-depth experience with revenue, costs to obtain contracts, equity, internal-use software, and other accounting standards, particularly as they relate to the software and SaaS industry
  • Exceptional ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects concurrently, coupled with a strong understanding of financial systems and technology
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with all employee levels and customers
  • Experience leveraging automation, analytics, and AI-driven tools to improve accounting operations, controls, reporting, and business insights

Preferred qualifications

  • Big 4 audit experience
  • Experience leading or materially contributing to IPO readiness, SEC reporting preparation, S-1 filings, or operating as a public company

Workplace

  • 4 on-site days a week in Sunnyvale, CA headquarters

Skills

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • SEC
  • FASB
  • GAAP
  • Revenue Recognition
  • SaaS Financial Models
  • Treasury
  • Tax
  • SOX Compliance

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