Assistant Controller

Oura Oura · Consumer · United States · Remote · Finance

Assistant Controller role focused on US financial reporting integrity, accuracy, and timeliness. Manages month-end close and general accounting, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and preparing for public-company standards. Requires strong accounting judgment, operational modernization, audit/SOX readiness, and team development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead Controllership & Close: Own the end-to-end US month-end close, managing governance, cross-functional coordination, and reporting to executive leadership.
  2. Exhibit Accounting Judgment: Apply rigorous standards to accrual methodologies and estimates; review high-risk journal entries to ensure consistency across the organization.
  3. Oversee Financial Integrity: Manage balance sheet reconciliations, FX translation, and intercompany eliminations to ensure audit-ready results and actionable variance analysis.
  4. Modernize Operations: Execute the accounting transformation roadmap, designing scalable workflows and driving automation to reduce manual effort and close cycle times.
  5. Manage Audit & SOX Readiness: Serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors, leading readiness efforts and strengthening the control environment.

Skills

Required

  • US GAAP expertise
  • month-end close processes
  • financial reporting
  • audit management
  • SOX readiness
  • accounting judgment
  • team leadership
  • ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle, or similar)
  • Advanced Excel
  • CPA

Nice to have

  • close tools implementation/optimization (e.g., FloQast)
  • international accounting (FX, intercompany, consolidations)
  • Big 4 accounting firm background

What the JD emphasized

  • US GAAP
  • month-end close
  • financial reporting
  • audit management
  • SOX readiness
  • accounting judgments
  • public-company environment