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Senior Director, Assistant Controller

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 15+ years of work experience, preferably in high-growth or scaling environments
  • 5+ years in a leadership role with increasing responsibility
  • CPA and/or Masters in Accounting
  • Background in controllership at a publicly traded company

Requirements:

  • Own the end-to-end month-end close for 12+ subsidiaries, including intercompany, consolidation, and foreign currency implications.
  • Lead and oversee the Corporate Accounting function (AP, AR, GL) to ensure GAAP compliance, regulatory requirements, and accurate ledgers.
  • Develop and enforce internal controls over financial reporting (SOX) and partner with Financial Reporting/Technical Accounting to improve policies and procedures.
  • Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors during financial and tax audits, and drive ongoing process improvements across finance operations.

Job description

About Us:
DailyPay is transforming the way people get paid. As a worktech company and the industry’s leading on demand pay solution, DailyPay uses an award-winning technology platform to help America’s top employers build stronger relationships with their employees. This voluntary employee benefit enables workers everywhere to feel more motivated to work harder and stay longer on the job while supporting their financial well-being outside of the workplace.
DailyPay is headquartered in New York City, with operations throughout the United States as well as in Belfast. For more information, visit DailyPay's Press Center.

The Role:

DailyPay is growing! We are seeking an Assistant Controller to join our quickly growing accounting team and partner with the Controller to ensure all functions and procedures of the accounting department are running smoothly and efficiently.

If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.

How You Will Make an Impact:

  • Partner with the Controller to oversee and support a growing Corporate Accounting team of 10+, including AP, AR, and General Ledger teams

  • Own the month end close process end to end for 12+ subsidiaries, including intercompany, consolidation, and foreign currency implications

  • Manage and monitor assigned accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems to ensure compliance with GAAP standards and tax and other regulatory requirements

  • Partner with the Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting team to evaluate, implement, and improve accounting policies, practices, and procedures

  • Develop, enhance, maintain, and enforce internal controls over financial reporting to maintain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley standards

  • Support the Financial Reporting team with meeting both internal and external reporting requirements

  • Partner with other areas within Finance (e.g., FP&A, Financial Reporting, etc.) and outside of Finance (e.g., Legal) to help the company achieve its goals

  • Assist with the creation of the annual budget and financial forecasts

  • Act as the primary liaison with external auditors during financial and tax audits

  • Manage relationships with the Company’s auditors, tax specialists, and other providers

  • Support deal desk review, including assessment of new contract terms and financial reporting implications, advising negotiating team as needed

  • Drive development and continuous iteration of processes, systems and infrastructure with clear roles/responsibilities/ownership

What You Bring to The Team:

  • 15+ years of work experience, optimally in high-growth / scaling environments

  • 5+ years of experience at the leadership level, with increasing levels of responsibility

  • CPA and/or Masters in Accounting

  • Background in controllership at a publicly traded company

  • Ownership mindset with a high degree of accountability

Nice to Haves:

  • Mix of public and private company strongly preferred

  • Experience implementing AI-driven process enhancements

  • Background in Financial Technology and/or Payments

  • Previous IPO experience

What We Offer:

  • Exceptional health, vision, and dental care

  • Opportunity for equity ownership

  • Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Employee Resource Groups

  • Fun company outings and events

  • Unlimited PTO

  • 401K with company match

 

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