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Senior Director (Assistant Controller)

Metropolis

Join Metropolis as a Senior Director (Assistant Controller) and play a key leadership role in executing corporate accounting operations. You will be responsible for standing up core accounting processes, leading the close, and operationalizing the Controller’s vision. You will lead a team of accountants, partner closely with cross-functional leads, and drive automation and technology adoption. This position offers a competitive salary, equity options, wellness benefits, 401(k) match, parental leave, unlimited PTO, paid holidays, and a hybrid work environment.

Lead the execution of corporate accounting operations, including standing up core accounting processes, leading the close, and operationalizing the Controller’s vision.

Responsibilities

  • Drive automation and technology adoption to scale financial systems, including the implementation of new policies, controls, and workflows.
  • Build, mentor, and lead a growing accounting team, managing at least 3 direct reports within a team of approximately 8 accountants while instilling accountability and high performance.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including team leadership

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA required

  • Strong technical accounting knowledge in U.S. GAAP and consolidations
  • Experience managing a team of at least 5 people
  • Experience utilizing AI tools such as Claude and Gemini to enhance accounting and close processes
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across cultures and geographies
  • Hands-on leadership experience building close-to-reporting processes in complex environments, with an emphasis on automation and updating systems to a new ERP
  • Prior experience working for, or auditing, public companies required to follow Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
  • Proven track record of implementing process improvements and leveraging technology/automation with a foundation of ICFR
  • Comfortable with ambiguity, building from the ground up, and balancing team management with hands-on individual contribution
  • Master’s degree in Accounting or MBA
  • Relevant professional certifications beyond CPA

Pay

USD 250,000 - 275,000