Houzz
Assistant Controller
Remote - US
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$200kDetected 16 days ago
ComplianceSalesFinancial AnalysisAccountingTaxProcess ImprovementResearchLeadershipCommunicationMentoringGAAPFinancial ReportingInternal Audit
About the role
- The Assistant Controller is a key financial leader responsible for partnering with the VP, Financial Operations & Controller, to oversee accounting operations, technical accounting, financial reporting, and other related functions.
- This is a senior accounting leadership role, with leveling at the Senior Manager or Director commensurate with the individual's experience, scope of expertise, and demonstrated leadership.
- The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise alongside a passion for people development, process improvement, and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Own the company's technical accounting function-leading U.S. GAAP research, policy development, and audit-ready documentation-while setting the financial reporting roadmap and ensuring technical conclusions are sound, scalable, and aligned with business strategy.
- Lead core accounting operations end-to-end, including payroll accounting, order-to-cash, close governance, and reconciliations-ensuring accuracy, strong controls, and continuous acceleration of cycle time.
- Own international accounting and tax compliance operations-spanning multi-currency consolidation, intercompany eliminations, statutory reporting, and domestic and cross-border tax filings-while serving as a key liaison to external auditors and tax advisors.
- Build, coach, and develop a high-performing accounting team-establishing clear standards, scalable playbooks, and a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Drive accounting transformation through process standardization, automation, and responsible AI adoption-building a faster, more scalable finance function without sacrificing controls or auditability.
- Drive SOX readiness through control design, scoping, and deficiency remediation, while championing SOP adoption across the team through structured training, clear ownership, and a culture of continuous improvement.
- Proven experience preparing, reviewing, and approving technical accounting memos, accounting policies, audit support, reporting deliverables, and executive-level accounting conclusions
- Excellence in leading and developing team members, setting review standards, coaching technical judgment, and building repeatable operating practices across accounting or reporting functions
Requirements
- CPA license (required) with public accounting experience, preferably Big 4 or national firm, with additional experience in a technology, SaaS, or similarly complex business environment
Compensation
- This role has an annual starting salary range of $150,000 - $200,000.
- In addition to salary, you're eligible for competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Houzz.
Benefits
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Home internet stipend
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Maternity/paternity leave program
- Professional Development Reimbursement Program
- 401(k) retirement savings plans (Pre-Tax and Roth)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Medical & Dependent Care
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
- Compensation, Benefits and Perks
- Also, depending on the role, you could be eligible for an equity award.
- Benefits and perks include:
Company info
- driven culture is rooted in our core values, and we're all here for one purpose: make the home remodeling and design process more fun and productive for everyone.
- To create the best experience for home renovation and design.
- Our Core Values
- We're a Community
- We put our community of Houzzers, industry professionals and homeowners first.
- We approach our work with care, humility and respect.
- We deliver value to our community through our products and services.
- We Build the Future
- We are visionaries who challenge the status quo.
- We are creative, innovative and curious.
- We embrace change and different ideas to drive our industry forward.
- We Make Things Happen
- We are solution-seekers and self-starters.
- We listen, move fast and empower our teams to deliver extraordinary results and products.
This listing is sourced directly from Houzz's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.