International Group Financial Controller, Lyra Health
Some travel will be required
Mental health employee benefits
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Mental health employee benefits
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Some travel will be required
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform access to life-changing mental health care.
Role
Who you are
- A strong foundation in accounting and experience managing a team at a multinational company is necessary for the role as the company will look to this role for guidance and support of critical accounting deliverables
- An ideal candidate will have a track record of successfully operating in dynamic environments and should be comfortable with international accounting issues, acquisitions and working cross-functionally to resolve issues
- The candidate should also be flexible and adaptable as priorities change and should also be willing to adapt working hours to accommodate time zone differences
- Chartered Accountant preferred
- BA/BS in Accounting or Finance
- 15+ years of overall experience, including at least 5 years managing a team of 15+ employees
- Experience at a Big 4 public accounting firm
- Experience at a multinational tech or healthcare company a plus
- Experience with Publicly Traded company preferred
- Ability to think through complex problems
- Able to multi-task, prioritize, and manage projects/tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Experience building out efficient and scalable processes, teams, and systems / technology
What the job involves
- Lyra is looking for a senior director of accounting for international reporting directly to the corporate controller, to join our growing team
- This role will be responsible for overseeing our international accounting results.
- Hours: 8am to 5am. The role is a permanent five (5) day a week role (Monday to Friday)
- Given the global nature of the business, the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate flexibility in their working hours and may be required to attend the office occasionally
- Manage the preparation of accurate and complete monthly entity by entity financial statements, working closely FP&A and other finance functions to understand and explain trends and variances
- Ensure on-time statutory compliance, including completion of annual statutory audits
- Manage Accounting team based primarily in South Africa and external accountants
- Review and improve current close and transaction processes and generally upgrade internal control environment
- Upgrade systems and processes and use technology to accommodate growth and improve the efficiency of the organization, including application of AI
- Reduce time to close the monthly books to one week (with completed reconciliations and schedules supporting significant income statement amounts)
- Work together with the accounting team of U.S. parent company to identify and prioritize goals
- Ensure accurate and timely VAT, GST and payroll tax filings
- Partner closely with Tax team to help with preparation of income tax returns
Our take
In the US, millions of people suffer from mental illness each year. This is not only a detriment to individuals, but to businesses as well - with research suggesting that depression and anxiety disorders lead to $1 trillion in lost productivity worldwide each year.
Lyra Health is out to tackle these issues head-on, by delivering mental health care for employees. The company offers video counselling sessions and one-to-one messaging to help users with a variety of conditions including anxiety, depression and substance use disorder.
The company is a key player in the sector alongside peers like Calm, Genoa and Talkspace. Impressively, it boasts a 90% satisfaction rate across its more than 2 million members, demonstrating the impact its products can have.
In 2025, Lyra Health launched a ‘clinical-grade’ chatbot to its offering. This has been met with mixed feelings due to evidence that AI can act unpredictably in response to mental health concerns. It will take time to see whether this feature will enhance or diminish the user experience.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
40% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2022
$35m
SERIES F
May 2021
$200m
SERIES F
Total funding: $690.1m
Company benefits
- Full access to Lyra’s mental health services for employees and their eligible dependents—at no charge
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits, and free monthly membership to One Medical
- 401k and equity options
- Four weeks of vacation and paid holidays
- Monthly tech stipend
Company HQ
Downtown, Burlingame, CA
Leadership
David Ebersman
(Co-Founder & Board Chair)Former CEO of the company. Was an Equity Research Analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. Also served as the CFO at Facebook, and worked at Genentech for 15 years, leaving as Chief Financial Officer & Executive VP.
Jennifer Schulz
(CEO)Former CEO of Experian North America, Head of Global Online and Digital Products at Visa, and CEO at Verifi.
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