Vice President, Corporate Controller
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