Controller

Cinchy is the enterprise data collaboration platform that makes it simple and secure for business teams, legacy systems, SaaS apps, and AI to collaborate on data in real-time.

Our customers use Data Collaboration to accelerate digital transformation projects and reduce the time and cost to build applications by more than 50%. Data Collaboration decreases IT project delivery risks, establishes guaranteed data access controls, and enables effortless collaboration on quality data across an organizations’ people and systems.

Welcome to the age of data co-production, where collaboration replaces integration.

We are a growing company of builders, innovators, collaborators that believe freeing your data will empower your teams to build the future and unlock their potential.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Controller to join our finance team. The Controller will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions, smooth financial and treasury operations, adequately controlled financial processes, and providing strategic financial insights to support Cinchy’s growth. This role requires a detail-obsessed and proactive individual with strong leadership capabilities and a deep understanding of accounting and tax principles.

• Oversee various aspects of financial management, including regulatory and financial reporting, treasury management, financial operations, internal controls, sales tax compliance, cross border transactions, plus tax credits and compliance processes. 
• Define how accounting standards and interpretations can be implemented into day to day processes to serve timely and accurate preparation of financial statements.
• Manage all financial operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL, outsourced payroll, Treasury Management, and Revenue Recognition.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Optimize the design of internal controls and operationalize them in Cinchy.
• Assist and serve as coverage to the Director of Strategic Finance in preparation of the budget, financial forecasts, operational and investor reporting.
• Support month-end, quarter end, and year-end close processes for the US and Canadian Entities. Manage audits, tax returns, and other related processes. 
• Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings. Assist with obtaining relevant tax credits in all jurisdictions.
• Provide strategic financial insights and recommendations to the executive team to support decision-making.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CMA preferred.
• Proven working experience as a Controller or similar role, preferably in a tech or SaaS company.
• Knowledge of cross border tax issues (an asset), SRED, and managing audits
• Understands the power of process documentation to drive clarity and efficiency
• Extremely detail oriented and highly invested in preventing reporting and other errors.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
• Experience with creating financial statements and Board/Investor level analysis/summaries.
• Excel/sheets master with additional skills using databases to serve advanced and highly efficient reporting.
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process.
• Strong analytical skills; attention to detail is your superpower.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Key Results (things we will measure success):

As the new Controller for Cinchy, your initial 30/60/90-day plan should focus on understanding the company culture, team dynamics, and existing systems and processes while building relationships with key stakeholders.

30 days: 

Familiarize yourself with your team, Cinchy's mission, values, and strategic objectives.

Conduct a comprehensive assessment of current learning and training collateral, processes, and technologies. Take over month end, quarter end reporting processes. Own day to day financial operations and treasury.

60 Days: Prepare for our year end processes (Audit, Tax Returns, SRED, etc). Take over cross border processes and sales tax management.

90 Days: Own all financial, tax and treasury processes. Cross train to support the Director of Strategic Finance on items such as PI reporting, financial modeling, and building process automations in Cinchy.

Our Hiring Process:

Talent Screen: You will initially meet (online) with someone from our Talent team. (30 minutes)

Technical Fit: Technical review or exercise demonstrating your knowledge and experience. (60-90 minutes)

Team Fit: We then have a values fit interview with other members of Cinchy (60 minutes)

If all goes well, and you feel that Cinchy is the place you want to build your career, we'll ask for references and make an offer.

Who you will be meeting:

Joseph Kim - Head of Recruitment

Jordan Sleightholm - VP Finance and Ops

Chaoran Wang - Head of Strategic Finance

And other members of the Cinchy team.

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We encourage applications from all qualified candidates around the world, including indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities. Diversity breeds excellence.

If you need any accommodation for the interview process please let us know.