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About the role
- Financial Controller overseeing financial operations and reporting for Timescapes, a construction technology company. Responsible for accounting, financial analysis, and customer billing management.
Responsibilities
- About TimescapesFounded in New Zealand in 2017, Timescapes is transforming how construction teams build - helping them work faster, safer, and smarter without compromising on quality or environmental consciousness. Our customers love us because we keep them on schedule and provide complete transparency for everyone involved in their projects.
- The RoleWe're seeking an experienced accountant to join our team as our Finance Controller. Initially, you'll take full ownership for all financial operations, reporting, and day to day transactions, working closely with our fractional Finance partner, Oxygen Advisors to bring these responsibilities inhouse. We will continue to build the finance team as we reach growth milestones.
- In this role, you'll be responsible for:
- **Financial Operations & Reporting**
- Own the full-cycle accounting including AR, AP, payroll, and month-end close processes
- Own forecasting, budget planning and cashflow management
- Prepare monthly management reports
- Implement and optimise financial systems, tools and processes
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies
- Coordinate tax filings with external advisors
- Equity administration
- Vendor setup forms for new customers
- Support preparation of board reports
- **Strategic Finance & Analysis**
- Provide variance analysis and insights on financial performance vs. budget
- Support pricing decisions and contract analysis for key customer deals
- Analyse unit economics, customer metrics, and SaaS performance indicators
- Support fundraising activities including investor reporting and due diligence support
- **Customer Billing and Receivables**
- Take ownership of customer billing, working closely with the Sales and Customer team.
- Accounts receivable - monthly statement generation, collection of receipts and reconciliations.
- Reconciliation between Xero and Chargebee for completeness
- ARR management and reporting
- **Commercial**
- Bridging the gap between the Commercial team and the sales team; making recommendations around commercial and business risks proposed in customer contracts
- Managing the company’s insurance programme
Requirements
- 6 years of progressive accounting experience in high-growth startups or scale-ups
- Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification or equivalent a plus
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills and experience with financial modeling
- Highly proficient with Xero
- Experience with Chargebee and Hubspot preferred
- Proven ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with SaaS metrics and business models
- Experience with equity management and stock option administration
- Knowledge of fundraising processes and investor relations
Benefits
- This is your chance to help build something meaningful - technology that genuinely makes construction better while working with people who care about doing great work.
- We're at an exciting stage where your decisions will directly impact our trajectory as we scale globally.
- We offer
- Competitive compensation and equity package
- Health insurance
- 5% kiwisaver contribution
- EAP & wellbeing support
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