Assistant Controller
About Us
Riskified is the AI platform powering the eCommerce revolution. We use cutting-edge technology, machine-learning algorithms, and behavioral analytics to identify legitimate customers and keep them moving toward checkout. Merchants use Riskified to increase revenue, prevent fraud, and eliminate customer friction. Riskified has reviewed hundreds of millions of transactions and approved billions of dollars of revenue for merchants across virtually all industries, including Wayfair, Wish, Peloton, and many more. We're privately funded and VC backed, and our recent Series E round raised $165 million with a valuation in excess of $1 billion.
About the Role
Our global finance team is growing and we are looking for a strong hands-on leader to join our team. You’ll be making a big impact on how we work and assisting in reviewing the work of the team, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and financial standards are met. You’ll also be helping to enhance the processes of our day to day work as well as help to design new and better processes, levering technology to make us as efficient as possible. You’ll be reporting to our US Controller who is here in our New York office. This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful and growing company.
What You'll Be Doing
- Manage the monthly and quarterly financial closing process and prepare the reporting package for consolidation
- Prepare monthly and quarterly flux analysis for management
- Manage and lead members of our growing accounting team in NY
- Supervise the daily accounting operations including A/R, A/P, T&E, & Treasury
- Assist with corporate, sales, and local tax return filings and coordinate with tax professionals as necessary: complying with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements
- Support external audit requirements related to specific areas of responsibility, including preparation of audit schedules
- Conduct other ad-hoc and special projects as needed
- Prepare high quality work papers and supporting schedules
- Participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of accounting policies and internal controls
- Assist in designing new processes and enhance existing ones, implement new and scalable processes to support the company’s growth, and drive continuous improvement
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience with a combination of public accounting (audit) and private company accounting. SaaS or tech company experience preferred
- Big 4 and/or large regional CPA firm experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of GAAP
- Experience managing an accounting team
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, CPA license required
- Proficiency with NetSuite ERP or other cloud based accounting software required
- Drive to continuously improve the accounting operations, controls and financial reporting processes including leverage our systems and technologies to improve workflows and scalability
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Team player with strong communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Life at Riskified
We are a fast-growing and dynamic startup with 600+ team members globally. We value collaboration and innovative thinking. We’re looking for bright, driven, and passionate people to grow with us.
COVID-19 Update:
- Our NYC team is currently working remotely. If anyone prefers to work in our office, we’re happy to offer an option to do so safely.
- When the situation improves, we’re looking forward to adapting a hybrid of remote and in-office work for all our team members.
- We’re growing at a rapid rate and have transitioned our interviews to Zoom.
Some of our NYC Benefits & Perks:
- Fully-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance from your first day
- Stock options for all employees, 401(k) + matching, commuter benefits
- Catered lunch, fully-stocked kitchen, team events, happy hours, birthday celebrations
- Yoga, pilates, soccer league, wellness classes
- Wide-ranging opportunities to volunteer and make an impact in local communities
- Commitment to your professional development with global onboarding, sales bootcamp, skills-based courses, full access to Udemy, lunch & learns
- Awesome Riskified gifts and swag!
In The News
Fortune Magazine: 25 Best Workplaces in New York
Announcing Riskified's $165M Funding Round
Inc Magazine: Best Workplaces
Built In NYC: 100 Best Workplaces
TechCrunch: Riskified Prevents Fraud on Your Favorite eCommerce Site
Calcalist: Riskified is the Most Promising Startup
Riskified is deeply committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all individuals. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.