International Controller, Tekion
$155.4-210.2k
+ Generous stock options
4 days a week in office (Pleasanton, CA )
Cloud-native platform for the automotive retail industry
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Cloud-native platform for the automotive retail industry
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$155.4-210.2k
+ Generous stock options
4 days a week in office (Pleasanton, CA )
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build the world's best business applications in the cloud.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting skills, a deep understanding of international business operations, and a proven ability to manage complex accounting and tax matters in a dynamic and fast-growing environment, with ability to manage cross functional teams
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required
- CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification preferred
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in accounting and finance, with a strong preference for experience in public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and/or international companies
- In-depth knowledge of accounting standards in multiple European countries (e.g., IFRS, local GAAP) and USGAAP is a must
- Extensive experience in consolidation accounting, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations
- Strong understanding of international tax principles, including VAT, withholding taxes, and experience in transfer pricing
- Experience with ERP systems mainly, NetSuite, and other accounting software
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience working with and coordinating with remote teams, particularly in India, is essential
- Experience supervising and mentoring a team
- Experience working with and coordinating with remote teams, particularly in India, is a plus
What the job involves
- The International Controller - EMEA will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's accounting operations within the EMEA region. This key role will ensure compliance with local accounting standards, tax regulations, and statutory reporting requirements
- Oversee the day-to-day accounting operations for European entities, including general ledger accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, and cash management
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for European entities in accordance with local GAAP
- Ensure accurate and timely VAT reporting and compliance with local tax regulations
- Manage the statutory audit process for European entities, liaising with external auditors
- Assist with the preparation of local tax filings (e.g., corporate income tax, VAT returns)
- Monitor and analyze key financial performance indicators for the European region
- Coordinated and participate with cross departments to ensure compliance with all relevant local laws and regulations within the European region, including data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR)
- Establish and maintain strong internal controls within the European region
- Identify and mitigate potential risks related to accounting, tax, and compliance
- Collaborate closely with the India-based accounting team to ensure efficient and accurate financial reporting for European operations
- Provide guidance and support to local finance teams within the European region
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local tax advisors, legal counsel, and other external stakeholders
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, cross departmental leaders and executives
- Assist with special projects and ad-hoc requests as needed
- Industry knowledge of best practices
- Drive quality into the organization through constant inspection, verification, and reconciliation
- Effectively lead change management across teams through documented governance
- Be a trusted advisor across the business
Our take
Car dealerships suffer from an inefficiency problem. The paperwork and administration required to complete a sale requires dealers to manage a disjointed set of various software applications. Tekion is offering an enticing remedy - a cloud-based automative retail system that integrates the various software applications in a single infrastructure.
Competition has been strong, with rivals CDK Global and Reynolds & Reynolds offering a competitive raft of features, and benefitting from strong prior relationships with dealerships.
Tekion, however, has nevertheless secured customers for the software in 28 states - likely in part due to the efficiency of partnering with a single growing service as opposed to a disparate spread. The company is sparking interest from the right places too, with partners including GMC, Chrysler, and Chevrolet.
If the founders can leverage their experience at Tesla in improving efficiency, the system could prove a highly competitive newcomer with real potential for global spread. A reduction in processing time and paperwork is a hard proposition for dealerships to refuse.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2024
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Oct 2021
$250m
SERIES D
Total funding: $635.1m
Company benefits
- Competitive compensation and generous stock options
- 100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental and vision coverage
- Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages
- The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from the Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies
- Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth startup with the opportunity to grow and prosper
- Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up
- Dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
- Open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
- Exciting opportunities for career growth and development
Company values
- Creativity
- Authenticity
- Integrity
- Collaboration
- Empathy
- Fearlessness
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jay Vijayan
(CEO)They started their career at Oracle, where they spent over 7 years in Management before spending 4 at VMware. They then worked at Tesla for 4 years, leaving their position as CIO to found Tekion in February 2016.
Guru Sankararaman
(COO)After working as a Chief Architect at Cisco, they joined Tesla for 4 years. Initially they served as Director of Information Technology and then later became VP of Information Technology. Left this role to co-found Tekion in 2016.
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