Assistant Controller

About Bloomreach

Bloomreach is building the world’s premier agentic platform for personalization, revolutionizing how businesses connect with their customers through AI agents. They are making autonomous search mainstream, enhancing product discovery, and bringing conversational shopping to life with tailored guidance. Bloomreach is also designing the future of autonomous marketing, aiming to reclaim the creative, strategic, and customer-first work marketers were meant to do. All of this is built on Loomi AI, ensuring consistent and autonomous personalization across various industries. Bloomreach powers personalization for over 1,400 global brands, including American Eagle, Sonepar, and Pandora.

About the Role

Bloomreach is seeking an exceptional Assistant Controller to join their Accounting team. This role will primarily focus on Corporate accounting in the US and will collaborate with the Director of Accounting in Europe to advance people, process, and technology for record-to-report and invoice-to-pay functions. A key responsibility will be transforming accounting operations for public company reporting readiness, including researching accounting standards and ensuring compliance with US GAAP and SEC standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in a fast-growth corporate environment, a proven track record of building scalable organizations, and prior experience in public environments and public accounting.

What you'll do

• Lead day-to-day operations of the accounting team, covering Accounts Payable, Payroll, Cash Applications, Inter-company transactions, and General Ledger accounting.
• Manage international accountants and consolidations.
• Oversee financial close and analysis, close timeline, audit, and regulatory compliance and reporting.
• Plan and direct all accounting activities to ensure compliance with GAAP, SEC regulations, statutory guidelines, and internal financial policies.
• Continuously evaluate and optimize month-end close processes, focusing on automation, improved accuracy, and enhanced customer service for stakeholders.
• Leverage technology to build scalable and sustainable processes, creating efficiencies, streamlining accounting operations, and improving employee experience.
• Drive enhancements of Netsuite and integrations with relevant applications (Concur, HRIS, banking).
• Develop, enhance, implement, and enforce accounting policies, internal controls, and procedures to improve overall operations and reduce business risks.
• Provide financial guidance on technical accounting issues (e.g., ASC 340, ASC 350, ASC 718, ASC 805, ASC 842), prepare technical memos, and manage external auditor reviews.
• Deliver internal training and updates on accounting issues as needed.
• Support finance leadership in driving best practices related to corporate governance, ethical standards, compliance, and financial reporting.
• Manage annual external audit and tax filings (Corporate Income Tax, Indirect Tax, Payroll, Property) for the US.
• Support treasury activities, including weekly cash reports and cash requirements.
• Build a high-performance accounting team through recruiting, training, and mentoring.
• Establish strong relationships with inter-departmental peers (FP&A, Legal, HR, Procurement, Revenue accounting, Treasury) to serve as a key accounting resource.
• Manage relationships with professional service firms, including outsourced accounting, audit, tax, and 409a valuation providers.
• Assist with various projects and initiatives as required.

What you'll bring

• CPA with at least 8+ years of post-qualification accounting experience in a rapidly growing technology company or public accounting.
• Strong practical and theoretical knowledge of US GAAP and SEC Reporting.
• IPO experience and SOX compliance are highly preferred.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the initiative to research and resolve issues independently and influence decision-making.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Experience building processes and teams in a fast-growing, exciting, and agile business.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, including remote and international locations.
• Ability to meet deadlines, be self-motivated, and manage time independently.

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $170,000-$220,000, plus bonus & RSU's. The actual pay offered will consider various factors like skills, qualifications, geographic location, accomplishments, experience, credentials, internal equity, and business needs, potentially varying from the listed range.

Regional benefits:

• Health care including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k Plan with employer contribution

More things you'll like about Bloomreach:

Culture:

• Freedom and trust with a focus on results, not strict corporate rules.
• Defined 5 core values and 10 key behaviors embedded in company processes.
• Flexible working hours to accommodate diverse working styles.
• Virtual-first work environment with Bloomreach Hubs globally.
• Company events fostering a global spirit.
• 5 paid days off annually for volunteering activities*.
• High Glassdoor rating (4.4/5) and Comparably Culture score (4.9/5).

Personal Development:

• People Development Program with internal expert-led workshops.
• Continuously developing and updating competency maps.
• Access to communication coach Ivo Večeřa for work-related challenges*.
• Leader Development Program for managers, including feedback and coaching.
• Annual $1,500 professional education budget for books, courses, and certifications*.

Well-being:

• Employee Assistance Program with counselors for non-work-related challenges*.
• Subscription to Calm - sleep and meditation app*.
• 'DisConnect' days each quarter for global unwinding and screen-free activities.
• Opportunities for sports, yoga, and meditation.
• Extended parental leave up to 26 calendar weeks for Primary Caregivers*.

Compensation:

• Restricted Stock Units or Stock Options granted based on role, seniority, and location*.
• Participation in company performance bonus for all team members*.
• Employee referral bonus of up to $3,000.
• Celebration and rewards for work anniversaries ('Bloomversaries')*.

(*Subject to employment type. Interns are exempt from marked benefits, usually for the first 6 months.)

Key skills/competency

• US GAAP
• SEC Reporting
• IPO Readiness
• SOX Compliance
• Financial Close Management
• Technical Accounting
• Netsuite ERP
• Internal Controls
• Audit Management
• Financial Analysis