Vice President of Accounting, Tax, & Treasury, Saviynt
Identity & governance platform
Posted today
Identity & governance platform
501-1000 employees
Posted today
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To safeguard enterprises through intelligent, cloud-first identity governance and access management solutions.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is a seasoned accounting and finance leader with deep technical expertise in accounting (U.S. GAAP), global tax compliance and planning, cash management, and internal controls—particularly in a fast-paced SaaS or enterprise software environment
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required. Master’s degree or MBA preferred
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in global accounting, tax, and treasury functions, including at least 5 years in an executive or senior leadership capacity
- Deep technical expertise in U.S. GAAP, ASC 606, internal controls (SOX), and public company reporting standards
- Proven track record in scaling global finance functions in high-growth, enterprise SaaS environments; IPO or public company readiness experience strongly preferred
- Strong command of global tax strategy, transfer pricing, and cross-border compliance frameworks
- Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing, geographically distributed teams
- Expertise in ERP and financial systems (e.g., NetSuite, Tipalti, Avalara, Concur, Salesforce)
- Executive-level communication skills and a strong presence with board members, investors, and strategic partners
- A forward-thinking, analytical mindset with the ability to drive change, improve performance, and support complex decision-making
What the job involves
- Saviynt is seeking an accomplished and strategic Vice President of Accounting, Tax, and Treasury to lead the company’s global Accounting function
- Reporting to an experienced private and public company CFO, this executive will play a critical role in ensuring financial integrity, operational efficiency, and compliance across all accounting and treasury-related activities, while scaling infrastructure to support Saviynt’s continued growth
- This role will be instrumental in driving operational excellence, supporting audit readiness, and preparing the company for future strategic milestones
- Direct reports include the Controller and Sr. Director of Tax, Treasury and Compliance
- Provide strategic oversight of all accounting operations, global tax planning and compliance, and treasury functions—leading a team of 25+ professionals across the U.S. and India
- Ensure timely, accurate financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and oversee the company’s financial close, consolidation, and internal control frameworks to support audit and SOX compliance
- Design and implement scalable processes to support Saviynt’s continued international expansion and SaaS revenue growth
- Lead global tax strategy, including transfer pricing, indirect tax management, and international compliance in partnership with external advisors
- Develop and optimize global treasury and cash management programs, including liquidity planning, forecasting, investment, and banking relationships
- Act as a thought partner to the CFO and executive leadership team, contributing to strategic planning, capital structure decisions, and investor engagement
- Champion a culture of excellence by mentoring a high-performing team and aligning financial systems and processes with company objectives
- Represent the company in interactions with auditors, tax authorities, and financial partners while ensuring a best-in-class compliance posture
Our take
Sayvint’s Identity Governance and Administration platform helps secure access to corporate systems in the cloud such as Workday, Office 365, AWS, Salesforce, SAP and Hadoop. It was created to offer an innovative, modern solution as its founder believed that existing identity services were not optimised.
By spending its early years in stealth mode, developing its product technology and switching to a cloud based model, the company was well prepared for a quick up-scale. This has been achieved partly because of the fact that it favours targeting large companies, boasting clients like Marriott, BP, KuppingerCole and Toyota Connected.
Sayvint faces a major rival in the form of SailPoint, which was an earlier entrant in the space, and went public sooner. However, Sayvint is growing rapidly and has converted some notable customers from SailPoint in the process. The company has continually invested in its platform to maintain a competitive edge, earning industry recognition along the way, and has recently concentrated on securing new customers and growing its partner ecosystem.
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Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2021
$130m
EARLY VC
Apr 2018
$40m
SERIES A
Total funding: $170m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, & retirement programs
- Flexible Time Off
- Food, Drinks, & Snacks
- Bonding Time - birthday celebrations, holiday parties , and team outings to get more fun time together
- Employee Recognition - we celebrate and recognize when our people go above and beyond
Company HQ
El Segundo, CA
Leadership
Sachin Nayyar
(CEO)Sachin worked as CEO of Vaau for 3 years before joining Sun Microsystems as a Chief Identity Strategist. They were also CEO of Securonix for 13 years.
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