Assistant Controller

The Assistant Controller is a strategic leader responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of ŌURA’s US financial reporting. This role manages the end-to-end month-end close and general accounting functions, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and building the foundation for public-company standards.

Reporting to the Controller, you will drive operational excellence by bridging the gap between transactional accuracy and executive-level financial insights. You will exhibit strong accounting judgment in day-to-day operations while partnering with technical experts to operationalize complex guidance.

• →Lead Controllership & Close: Own the end-to-end US month-end close, managing governance, cross-functional coordination, and reporting to executive leadership.
• →Exhibit Accounting Judgment: Apply rigorous standards to accrual methodologies and estimates; review high-risk journal entries to ensure consistency across the organization.
• →Oversee Financial Integrity: Manage balance sheet reconciliations, FX translation, and intercompany eliminations to ensure audit-ready results and actionable variance analysis.
• →Modernize Operations: Execute the accounting transformation roadmap, designing scalable workflows and driving automation to reduce manual effort and close cycle times.
• →Manage Audit & SOX Readiness: Serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors, leading readiness efforts and strengthening the control environment.
• →Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate with Technical Accounting to interpret and implement policies, and with FP&A to ensure accuracy in budgeting and forecasting.
• →Develop Talent: Mentor and scale a high-performing accounting team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

• Experience implementing or optimizing close tools (e.g., FloQast)
• Exposure to international accounting (FX, intercompany, consolidations)
• Background in Big 4 accounting firms