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Do you want to develop your career and make an impact in the fast-growth, fast-moving B2B technology space?

At Informa TechTarget, you’ll collaborate and grow alongside some of the industry’s most respected experts. You’ll work with leading brands and be exposed to the “next big things”. You’ll apply your energy and intellect to helping clients be faster to market and faster to revenue.

We’re a vibrant community of world-class practitioners – over 2000 colleagues strong – with offices in 19 locations around the world. We’re traded on Nasdaq and we’re also part of Informa Plc, a global leader in business-to-business events, digital services, and academic research in the FTSE 100.

About Informa TechTarget

Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT) informs, influences and connects the world’s technology buyers and sellers, to accelerate growth from R&D to ROI.

With an unparalleled reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific websites and more than 50 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa TechTarget has a unique understanding of and insight into technology markets.

Underpinned by those audiences and their data, we offer expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that deliver significant impact and measurable outcomes to our clients. We provide our customers with:

• Trusted information that shapes the industry and informs investment
• Intelligence and advice that guides and influences strategy
• Advertising that grows reputation and establishes thought leadership
• Custom content that engages and prompts action
• Intent and demand generation that more precisely targets and converts

Our organization is committed to sustainability, diversity, wellbeing, and ethical working practices.

Visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

As the Controller, you will play a key role in the financial operations of our NASDAQ-listed company, headquartered in Newton, MA, and majority-owned by Informa PLC, a FTSE 100 company. In this role, you will oversee all aspects of financial accounting, reporting, and analysis. Success in this position requires you to be a seasoned finance professional with extensive expertise in US GAAP and SEC regulations, ensuring the highest levels of compliance and accuracy in all financial practices.

In addition to driving financial excellence, you will lead critical functions such as reporting, planning, and analysis, while managing day-to-day accounting operations, tax compliance, and treasury management. Below is an overview of the key responsibilities you will undertake in this vital role:

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting:

• Oversee the preparation of accurate and timely financial statements, including quarterly and annual reports.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and SEC regulations.
• Manage the external audit process, including coordination with auditors and providing required documentation.
• Review and analyze financial results to identify trends and potential issues.

Financial Planning and Analysis:

• Develop and implement strategic financial plans and budgets.
• Conduct financial forecasts and analysis to support business decisions.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide insightful reports to management.

Accounting Operations:

• Oversee the general ledger and ensure accurate and timely entries.
• Manage the accounts payable and receivable functions.
• Implement and maintain effective internal controls.
• Supervise the accounting team and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.

Tax Compliance:

• Manage the company's tax compliance obligations, including federal, state, and local taxes.
• Work with external tax advisors to optimize tax strategies.

Treasury Management:

• Manage cash flow and liquidity.
• Oversee banking relationships and optimize borrowing costs.
• Manage foreign exchange risk.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA certification required.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in a public company setting.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and SEC regulations.
• Proven experience in financial reporting, analysis, and planning.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting software and systems.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.

Additional Considerations

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in financial modelling, data analysis, and ERP systems.
• Leadership Skills: Ability to lead and motivate a team, as well as collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strategic Thinking: A strategic mindset to identify opportunities and risks.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to analyze complex problems and develop effective solutions.

This role offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity to contribute to the financial success of a publicly traded company and part of an even bigger company. What will make you stand out is being a highly motivated, results-oriented, and collaborative individual with a passion for finance.

TechTarget, Inc., doing business as Informa TechTarget, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. Informa TechTarget complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable federal, state or local law.

Our benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

This posting will automatically expire on 04/29/2024