Controller

Why RocketReach

Over 21 Million users around the world use RocketReach.co. Some of the largest companies in the world - Apple, Google, Amazon, Adobe, Morgan Stanley, trust RocketReach to power their sales, recruitment, and marketing teams. We are scaling our 21M users and our dataset of 700 million professionals across 60 million companies.

RocketReach is rare and unique; a startup that is in high-growth mode, already highly profitable, with a small team where you can make a gigantic impact. Started in 2016, the company was bootstrapped by its founders, focused on building a great product. Our Mission is to Connect professionals to new opportunities, powered by the largest and most accurate contacts on this planet. In a few short years, we've grown organically to become one the largest business info-services platforms and the de-facto productivity solution for sales and recruitment teams at companies of all sizes, worldwide.

Our success lies in our culture, which is very much driven by our core values:

🌎 Down to Earth ~ Low-Ego: we are a uniquely humble group that values being low-ego more than anything, and we have a strict no asshole policy.

🚀 One Rocket, One Crew~ Collaborative: A team that can support each other, give and receive productive feedback, as well as coach and be coached is at the heart of our collaborative environment.

📊Fueled by Data ~ Data-driven Decisions: Our decisioning is based on data, it is the currency on which we drive the business forward. Data is the Northstar of our product and our organization internally.

💡Houston we have a Solution~ Solution-oriented: We are expert problem-solvers. Finding the right solution and the best possible way to get there together, is what our team strives for.

The Role

RocketReach is looking for a Controller to help support the continued expansion of the business. The Controller will be responsible for the development and implementation of the company's control processes and accounting policies, maintaining the general ledger, leading the monthly close process, preparing monthly financial statements, managing tax, and treasury. This role is reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and is located on the East Coast in the United States.

We Are Looking For People Who

• Obtained a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 10 years of accounting experience, preferably within the SaaS industry
• Experience as a Controller or Assistant Controller at a Venture Capital or Private Equity backed company
• Apply advanced knowledge of Excel to analyze financial data, create models, and streamline accounting processes
• Ensure compliance with GAAP principles and standards in all financial activities and reporting, CPA preferred
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights and support decision-making processes
  
  

What You Get To Do

• Lead the entire financial closing process, guaranteeing timely and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP
• Develop and maintain robust internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the company adheres to all tax regulations and filing requirements
• Own relationships with external auditors and tax advisors; manage annual audits and handle all tax-related workstreams.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements, variance analysis, and other reports to provide insights to management and stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements and optimize efficiency in financial operations
• Mentor and develop a team of finance professionals, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth
• Be a strategic partner to the Chief Financial Officer and the rest of the executive team
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Product and Engineering Driven: We strongly believe the quality of our Product will set us apart from the competition. We have a Product-led culture, with our Founders as our first engineers. Low tech debt has allowed us to scale the business with an extremely high caliber team.
• Exponential Growth: RocketReach's business has nearly doubled every year since inception, and COVID has created tailwinds that have accelerated our growth.
• Profitable not "Profitable": We're actually profitable. Unlike many other companies our size and age, we're not burning through millions to generate $1000s in income. We are actually comfortably profitable, and actively investing that profit in order to continue to scale the business.
• Data not egos: Product at RocketReach is driven by agility and experimentation. Our decisioning is based on data, it is the currency on which we drive the business forward.
• Close knit, distributed: RocketReach has a small, but hyper productive team. We're spread around the globe, yet constantly in touch. Each role we hire has an immediate, outsized impact on the business.
• Strong Leadership: We have a genuine investment in our people and care that you are happy at work!
  
  

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Salary
• 401(k) matching
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Strong Leadership - we care that you are happy at work!
• Investment in culture and resources for a distributed team
• Incredible amount of autonomy
  
  

RocketReach is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, or protected veteran status.