PicsArt

AI-powered photo/video editing platform

Vice President of Accounting/Corporate Controller

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
An active U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is required.
At least 15 years of progressive accounting experience, including leading an Accounting and Finance or controllership function, is required.
Public-company U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) experience is required, through either SEC reporting in industry (S-1, 10-Q, 10-K) or Big Four audit of SEC registrants.
Multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation experience is required.
International statutory and tax exposure, such as EU or UK exposure, is required.
Deep knowledge of ASC guidelines, including ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 718, and ASC 740, is required.
Deep knowledge of equity and 409A is required.
Proficiency with an ERP such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, SAP, or similar, and advanced Excel, is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication in English is required.
Strong presentation skills and a confident executive presence are required.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including multi-entity consolidation of U.S. and international subsidiaries.
Lead revenue accounting, reporting, revenue segment modeling, and analytics.
Lead annual planning, budgeting, long-range financial modeling, and rolling forecasts in close collaboration with business leaders.
Lead SaaS revenue recognition under ASC 606 and other technical accounting areas.
Manage global treasury, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity, foreign exchange exposure, and banking relationships.
Oversee core accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, and reconciliations, ensuring they run accurately and on time.
Manage U.S. federal, state, and international tax compliance, including statutory reporting for foreign subsidiaries.
Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and tax authorities.
Accelerate close and reporting using automation and AI tools, including AI-assisted reconciliations, variance and flux analysis, and anomaly detection.
Optimize NetSuite as the company’s system of record and integrate the surrounding finance technology stack.
Set standards for responsible use of AI in finance while maintaining strong controls and audit trails.
Establish and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, building toward SOX readiness.
Lead the company’s insurance, risk, and protection programs as the business evolves.
Partner with the CFO on financial strategy, planning, and resource allocation.
Build, lead, and develop a distributed controllership organization, improving and accelerating processes and transaction flows.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with business combinations under ASC 805 and debt and equity classification is a plus.
SaaS or consumer-technology experience is a plus.
Experience at a venture-backed, pre-IPO, or public company is strongly preferred.

We’re hiring a VP of Accounting/Corporate Controller with strong US GAAP and public or/and high growth private company experiences. You’ll own the Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting functions end to end and use NetSuite and AI finance tools to manage global financial close, reporting and analytics. You’ll be a strategic partner to our CFO (Lusine Yeghiazaryan), collaborate with a broader C-Suite and lead a global team.

We are searching to hire someone in California, USA.

How You'll Make an Impact

Financial Reporting and Analysis

Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close, including multi-entity consolidation of US and international subsidiaries
Lead revenue accounting, reporting, and revenue segment modeling and analytics
Lead annual planning, budgeting, long-range financial modeling and rolling forecasts, working closely with business leaders

Accounting Operations

Lead SaaS revenue recognition (ASC 606) and other technical accounting areas
Manage global treasury: cash flow forecasting, liquidity, foreign exchange exposure and banking relationships
Oversee core accounting operations, including AP, AR, payroll accounting and reconciliations, so they run accurately and on time

Tax, Audit and Compliance

Manage US federal, state and international tax compliance, including statutory reporting for foreign subsidiaries
Act as the primary contact for external auditors and tax authorities

AI-Enabled Finance Transformation

Speed up close and reporting with automation and AI tools, such as AI-assisted reconciliations, variance and flux analysis, and anomaly detection
Optimize NetSuite as the company’s system of record and integrate the surrounding finance tech stack
Set the standard for using AI responsibly in finance while keeping strong controls and audit trails

Risk and Controls

Establish and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, building toward SOX readiness
Lead the company’s insurance, risk and protection programs as the business evolves

Leadership and Partnership

Partner with the CFO on financial strategy, planning and resource allocation
Build, lead and develop a distributed controllership organization team, with focus on improving and accelerating the processes and transaction flows

What You'll Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
Active US CPA license
15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leading an Accounting & Finance or Controllership function
Public company US GAAP experience, either SEC reporting in industry (S-1, 10-Q, 10-K) or Big 4 audit of SEC registrants
Multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation experience
International statutory and tax exposure (e.g. EU, UK)
Deep knowledge of ASC guidelines (i.e ASC606, ASC842, ASC718, ASC740)
Deep knowledge of Equity & 409A
Strong presentation skills, with a confident executive presence
Proficiency in an ERP (NetSuite, Sage Intacct, SAP, or similar) and advanced Excel
Excellent written and verbal communication in English

Good To Have

Experience with business combinations (ASC 805) and debt and equity classification is a plus
SaaS or consumer-tech experience is a plus
Experience at a venture-backed, pre-IPO, or public company strongly preferred

Budget: $220k-$330k + equity, depending on the exact location. For this role, we are searching for candidates in California, USA.

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What we seek and value most in our candidates

Professionalism in both soft and hard skills; motivation to grow, learn and share, positive attitude, flexibility, transparency, ownership and the most important - passion and commitment.

Picsart is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.

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ABOUT US

Picsart is the world’s largest digital creation platform and a top 20 most downloaded app. Every month, the Picsart community creates, remixes, and shares billions of visual stories using the company’s powerful and easy-to-use editing tools. Picsart has amassed one of the largest open-source content collections in the world, including free-to-edit photos, stickers, backgrounds, templates, and more. Picsart is available in 30 languages for free and as a subscription on iOS, Android, Windows devices and on the Web. Headquartered in Miami, with offices around the world, Picsart is backed by SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, DCM Ventures, Insight Partners, and others. Download the app or visit picsart.com for more information.

About the Company

PicsArt

AI-powered photo/video editing platform

Picsart provides AI-powered photo and video editing tools across mobile and web as part of a creative platform. It offers free core editing features, templates, stickers, and fonts, with a paid Picsart Gold plan for advanced features and an ad-free experience, and it also offers an API/SDK for businesses to embed tools in other apps. Its differentiators include a large active community, enterprise-ready offerings, and partnerships like Getty Images to power commercially safe generative AI trained on licensed content. The goal is to make visual creation easy for individuals and give brands and teams scalable tools to produce and manage content.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Series C
Total funding: $195M
Headquarters: Miami Beach, FL
Founded: 2011

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