Senior Controller responsible for financial operations of private market funds at a consultancy in Zürich. Involves reporting, audits, and stakeholder communication in a hybrid work environment.
About the role
- Global Controller at Keyfactor, Inc. overseeing consolidated financial reporting, compliance, and team management.
Responsibilities
- Direct all aspects of consolidated global financial reporting, ensuring seamless integration of international subsidiaries while maintaining accuracy in financial statements
- Accountable for ensuring consistent compliance of corporate accounting principles and procedures in full compliance with US GAAP and coordinate with local accountants on local reporting requirements (e.g. IFRS)
- Act as a strategic partner to the CAO and exec team by analyzing financial performance, identifying trends/variances, and providing data-driven assumptions to inform budgeting and forecasting
- Lead the relationship with external auditors to ensure the timely and successful completion of annual audits and regulatory filings globally
- In partnership with the tax department, manage global tax accounting and transfer pricing
- Manage and drive efficient monthly and quarterly close cycles by leveraging & evaluating existing tooling as well as support innovation by adopting AI, new advanced tooling, and automation to enhance speed and accuracy
- Design, monitor, and enforce an internal control environment to protect global assets and ensure organizational integrity
- Maintain organizational readiness for potential M&A and capital market events by maintaining an 'audit-ready' environment and leading the technical purchase accounting / operational integration of new entities
- Build and foster a strong team culture as we scale and delegate further functions & specialization as well as provide training, mentorship, feedback, and coaching to the accounting teams and direct reports
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives and drive financial efficiency.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in senior accounting/finance leadership roles
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics (CPA preferred)
- Proven track record managing multi-entity consolidations, timely close cycles, audits, transfer pricing, financial controls and international compliance across US GAAP, IFRS, and local GAAPs
- Familiarity with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or subscription-based revenue recognition and financial reporting
- Strong interpersonal skills for managing relationships with execs, auditors, banking partners, and external stakeholders
- Ability to manage, coach, and lead teams, ensuring alignment between accounting and the broader business
- A significant plus is proficiency with NetSuite, FloQast, and Salesforce and experience leveraging AI tooling for process automation and optimization.
Benefits
- Second Fridays (a company-wide day off on the second Friday of every month minus November and December of 2025 due to the Holiday schedule)
- Comprehensive benefit coverage globally.
- Generous paid parental leave globally.
- Competitive time off globally.
- Dedicated employee-focused ambassadors via Key Contributors & Culture Committees.
- DIVERSE Commitment, a call to action for a more inclusive and diverse future in business, society, and technology.
- The Keyfactor Alliance Program to support DEIB efforts.
- Wellbeing resources, wellness allowance, mindfulness app free membership, Wellness Wednesdays.
- Global Volunteer Day, company non-profit matching, and 3 volunteer days off.
- Monthly Talent development and Cross Functional meetings to support professional development.
- Regular All Hands meetings – followed by group gatherings.
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