Global Financial Controller

Company Description

Who we are:

Founded in 2013, Ignition is the leading revenue generation platform for accounting and professional services businesses to spark greater efficiency and profitability.
Ignition automates and optimizes proposals, billing, payments and workflows in a single platform that fits seamlessly into existing technology stacks.

With a vision to transform how professional services and their clients do business together, Ignition empowers 7,250+ businesses to reach their full revenue potential.

To date, Ignition customers have engaged over 1.7 million clients and generated US $8b in revenue via the platform. 

Ignition’s global workforce spans Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Philippines, US and the UK.

Company Values:

• We are better everyday
• We work without ego
• We are smarter together
• We hero our customer

Role location:

We welcome candidates located in Sydney, Australia with full work rights or those based remotely within the APAC timezone. Our goal is for you to bring your best self to work each day. We have embraced hybrid work arrangements across all our locations, providing employees a flexible blend of working from home and from the office.

Job Description

About the role:

As Global Finance Controller, you will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the company’s global financial operations, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and regulatory requirements.
• Managing and developing a high-performing finance team across multiple geographies.
• Optimizing financial processes, systems, and controls to drive efficiency, scalability, and automation.
• Leading global billing, revenue operations, and treasury management, ensuring seamless cash flow and financial stability.
• Owning the company’s M&A integration strategy, including due diligence and post-acquisition financial management.
• Serving as a trusted strategic partner to the CFO and executive leadership, providing insights to drive growth and profitability.

What your day to day will look like:

Executive Leadership & Team Development:

• Build, manage, and mentor a world-class finance team, ensuring strong execution and professional development.
• Drive a high-performance culture, providing clear goals, accountability, and coaching for career growth.
• Partner with the CFO to develop and execute the company’s financial vision and operational strategy.
• Act as a key business partner to cross-functional teams, including Commercial Finance, P&C, RevOps, Sales, Product, and Marketing.

Financial Reporting & Compliance:

• Own and drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring completion within 5 business days.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting under US GAAP and IFRS across multiple entities.
• Implement robust internal controls, ensuring SOX compliance (where applicable) and audit readiness.
• Lead the financial risk management strategy, ensuring compliance with tax, regulatory, and legal obligations.
• Prepare board reports, and executive-level financial insights.

Billing, Revenue Recognition & Operations:

• Oversee global billing operations, ensuring seamless invoicing, collections, and revenue reconciliation.
• Act as the finance lead for pricing and packaging changes in Recurly, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting.
• Implement best practices in subscription revenue recognition (ASC 606 / IFRS 15) for SaaS and payments models.
• Drive automation and efficiency in revenue operations, improving scalability.

Strategic Finance & Business Performance:

• Lead cash burn and liquidity management, ensuring sustainable growth and financial resilience.
• Drive budget vs. actuals variance analysis, ensuring disciplined financial management.
• Work closely with FP&A and Commercial Finance to optimize EBITDA and improve profitability.
• Act as a key driver of finance transformation, leveraging technology and automation to scale operations.

Banking, Treasury & Capital Strategy:

• Own and manage global banking relationships, ensuring optimized cash flow and funding strategy.
• Oversee treasury functions, including foreign exchange (FX) risk management and cash positioning.
• Partner with CFO on capital allocation, fundraising, and investor relations.

M&A, Equity & Growth Strategy:

• Participate in M&A financial due diligence, ensuring seamless integration of acquired companies.
• Manage purchase accounting (ASC 805), goodwill, and intangible asset valuation for M&A transactions.
• Oversee cap table management and equity administration, ensuring compliance and transparency.

Finance Transformation & Process Optimization:

• Identify and implement process improvements to drive operational excellence in finance.
• Implement finance automation tools, and ERP (Xero) optimizations.
• Establish scalable financial processes to support global expansion and high-growth operations.

Qualifications

The Successful Candidate Has:

• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership, including 7+ years in a Senior Director or Controller level.
• Experience in high-growth, fast-paced SaaS, FinTech, or Payments industries.
• Proven ability to build, develop, and scale high-performing global finance teams.
• Deep expertise in US GAAP, IFRS, and ASC 606 revenue recognition for SaaS businesses.
• Strong hands-on experience in billing operations, revenue accounting, and payment processing (Recurly preferred).
• Experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency consolidations across global markets.
• Track record of driving finance transformation, automation, and process improvements.
• Expertise in M&A transactions, purchase accounting (ASC 805), and post-merger integration.
• Experience in treasury operations, banking relationships, and capital strategy.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to partner with C-level executives and influence business decisions.
• Hands-on experience with Xero, financial automation tools, and AI-driven finance systems.
• Background in IPO readiness, fundraising, or working with PE-backed companies.
• Exposure to embedded finance, payment flows, and regulatory compliance in FinTech.
• Experience leading remote and globally distributed teams.

Additional Information

Why join us:

• Immediate Impact – High-visibility role, reporting directly to the CFO, with direct influence over company strategy.
• Global Scale – Be part of a truly international, high-growth SaaS & payments business.
• Career Growth – Lead a best-in-class finance function and scale it from scale up to maturity 
• Innovation & Automation – Join a company committed to leveraging AI, automation, and finance transformation.
• We work without ego in a collaborative, open and transparent work culture
• Competitive salary and employee stock options from day 1
• 20 days accrued annual leave/vacation, along with 10 days of wellbeing days to take care of yourself and/or loved ones
• Paid parental leave 
• An extra paid day off to celebrate your birthday, alongside volunteering leave 
• Annual education allowance to support your professional growth
• Employee recognition program
• Quarterly wellness allowance to spend on your wellness and what this means to you
• Paid subscription to Headspace & LifeWorks EAP & Wellbeing Platform 
• Flexible working supported by work from home reimbursement and mobile allowance to allow you to set yourself up safely to work from home
• Personal tax return assistance

Please consider applying, even if you don’t tick all the boxes. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented minority groups often only apply for roles where they meet all the detailed criteria. Experience comes in many forms, and skills are transferable. We are committed to adding diverse perspectives to our teams and encourage everyone to apply if interested.

Ignition is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Ignition is proud to provide employment and recruitment accommodations during the recruitment process. Once our team reviews your resume and contacts you if there is a fit, we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any questions, suggestions or required documents regarding accessibility in a different format, please contact [email protected]