Assistant Controller, Canva
$263-397k
Plus equity
Publishing and design platform
Job no longer available
Publishing and design platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$263-397k
Plus equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower the world to design.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience in Accounting, ideally as an Assistant Controller / Controller in a mid to large-cap US public tech company, enterprise SaaS experience a big plus
- Proven success in accelerating quarter-end close timelines and evolving processes to meet best-in-class company requirements and a robust control environment
- Exposure to global accounting operations and activities, finance ERPs such as Netsuite, and other associated finance systems
- A collaborative leadership style, strong coaching and mentorship skills, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement at all levels
- Experience leading large global teams through change. Ability to roll up sleeves, not phased about getting into the details with teams where needed
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with and influence stakeholders, including senior and external
- Pre and post-IPO experience is a strong plus, with a focus on uplifting processes and building net new activities, automation, and process improvement
- Experience with developing and maintaining a robust control environment, in particular in line with the Sarbanes-Oxley framework
- Strong understanding of US GAAP, with ASC 606 and IFRS experience preferred
- Exposure to technical accounting, and SEC reporting to be able to partner closely with our Reporting and Accounting Policy team
What the job involves
- As Assistant Controller, you will be the owner of our core accounting activities and will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of historical financials
- This role will be integral to achieving a best-in-class future state quarterly close process, uplifting the accuracy and quality of our historical financials, supporting robust financial analysis, and a strong controls framework
- As a key member of the Accounting leadership team, you will lead global teams across Revenue Accounting, Corporate Accounting (Including Regional), and Payroll
- Being the key owner of Canva’s historical financials ensuring their accuracy and completeness, overseeing core accounting and operational activities, month/quarter end close processes, general ledger controllership, variance & flux analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, and other relevant responsibilities
- Ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
- Leading a team of 50+ Canvanauts across Revenue Accounting, Payroll, and Corporate Accounting (including Regional Accounting)
- Drive the strategy and journey of change within these teams, influencing the structure and processes to be best in class for a maturing Finance function
- Partnering with the Reporting and Policy team on technical accounting issues and ensuring timely financial reporting
- Create and implement plans to enhance and reduce the timeline of the quarterly close process, building net new future state processes and reporting
- Champion automation and efficiency across the Accounting team to scale with Canva’s growth, bringing a fresh perspective on what best-in-class looks like
- Continuing to evaluate, develop, implement, and maintain a system of robust internal control policies and procedures across the Accounting organization as well as its upstream dependencies
- Partner closely with FP&A, Tax, and other Accounting Leads to ensure seamless collaboration on close activities and financial reporting
- Coordinating with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives and achieve all Accounting, Finance, and Company-level goals
- Support external audit teams to ensure timely completion, understand where improvements can be made, and incorporate these into an overall process improvement strategy
Application process
- We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture
- When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process
- Please note that interviews are conducted virtually
Our take
Launched in 2013, Canva is a free online visual communications and design platform. It features a vast range of templates including presentations, websites, and social media graphics, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips.
With the aim to empower 100% of the world to communicate in ways that were once limited to the 1%, Canva was founded on the belief that people shouldn’t need to understand complex software to unlock their creativity. Simplicity is central to Canva’s offering, its straightforward drag-and-drop user interface avoiding complex tools that require training. This approach has been hugely popular and has been key in setting the company apart in the market, with over 90% of the Fortune 500 now using the site.
More recently, Canva has broadened its offerings through a number of acquisitions and now offers a full visual communications platform, featuring stock content, innovative editing features, and data visualization. Zeetings, Pexels & Pixabay, Kaleido, Smartmockups and Flourish have all joined Canva, and the business is well set to continue leading and innovating in the space.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
56% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)
May 2024
$400m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2021
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $968.6m
Company HQ
Surry Hills, NSW
Leadership
Cameron Adams
(Co-Founder & CPO)Cameron studied at the University of Melbourne before working as a Developer and Designer for Eclipse and Google for a combined 5 years. They then founded Fluent.io in 2011, and Canva in July 2012.
Melanie Perkins
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied at the University of Western Australia, Melanie first founded Fusion Books in 2007 and and co-founded Canva in 2012. Melanie is now CEO of Canva.
Cliff Obrecht
(Co-Founder & COO)Having studied at the University of Western Australia, Cliff spent 5 years as Managing Director of Fusion Books. They left this role in 2013, having co-founded Canva with Melanie and Cameron the previous year.
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