Intermedia Intelligent Communications

Unified communications and cloud collaboration provider

Vice President Corporate Controller

Financial AccountingUpdated on Nov 13

Full-time$280k - $330k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

Proven managerial and supervisory experience leading, guiding, and mentoring direct reports and external third-party specialist advisors.
Demonstrated experience supporting businesses through rapid international expansion.
A bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance from a four-year accredited university.
At least 15 years of progressive accounting management experience, including some Big Four experience.
Industry experience in software, SaaS, unified communications, or telecommunications.
Strong expertise in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit leadership.
Working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements.
Experience accounting for consolidations and other business combinations.
Experience with international and multicurrency accounting.
Experience managing debt or a leveraged capital structure.
Experience partnering with executive leadership to support business growth and operational excellence.
Proven success building and developing high-performing teams.
A Certified Public Accountant credential; inactive status is acceptable.

Responsibilities

Lead global accounting operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and generally accepted accounting principles-compliant financial reporting.
Drive a disciplined monthly, quarterly, and annual close process while maintaining a strong internal control environment, and partner with the VP of Finance Transformation and VP of Strategic Finance to achieve a zero-day close.
Oversee external audits, regulatory compliance, and direct and indirect tax functions.
Maintain accounting policies, systems of record, and related controls, ensuring records comply with generally accepted accounting principles.
Support acquisition due diligence, integrations, and other strategic corporate initiatives.
Apply technical accounting expertise to navigate new accounting standards and their implementation, enhancing the usability of the company’s generally accepted accounting principles financial statements.
Prepare annual generally accepted accounting principles financial projections for the profit and loss statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement in partnership with the VP of Strategic Finance and the financial planning and analysis team.
Develop and maintain process documentation that provides a foundation for artificial intelligence-enabled efficiency gains across the CFO organization.
Partner with the CFO and Executive Leadership Team on financial strategy, business performance, and enterprise-wide value-creation initiatives.
Develop and mentor a high-performing global accounting team, including employees and specialist third-party providers, while fostering accountability and continuous improvement.

Desired Qualifications

An MBA or another relevant master's degree.
A Certified Management Accountant credential.
A Lean Six Sigma belt of any level.
Project Management Professional certification.
Expertise in U.S. and international telecommunications, sales, and use tax matters.
Experience architecting a chart of accounts to create competitive and strategic advantage.

ABOUT INTERMEDIA

Intermedia is a leading provider of Intelligent Cloud Communications, bringing together voice, video, collaboration, contact center, AI-enabled capabilities, and security into a seamless, enterprise-grade platform. Our technology helps organizations connect smarter, work better, and stay secure—leveraging intelligence and automation to improve how businesses communicate.

At Intermedia, your voice matters. We move fast, hold ourselves accountable, and genuinely have each other’s backs. Many of our people have built long, meaningful careers here—10, 15, even 20+ years—because they’re challenged, trusted, and empowered to make an impact.

If you thrive in a high-growth, technology-driven environment and love building world-class teams, we’d love to meet you. Are you looking for a company where YOUR VOICE is heard? Where you can MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Do you THRIVE in a FAST-PACED work environment? Do you wake every morning EXCITED to work with GREAT PEOPLE and create SUCCESS TOGETHER? Then Intermedia is the place for you.

Culture at Intermedia is built on teamwork and transparency. We hold each other accountable and always have each other’s backs!

Are you ready to make your mark?

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer based out of our corporate Headquarters in the Peninsula (San Francisco Bay Area), CA, the VP, Corporate Controller is responsible for leading Intermedia’s global accounting organization and ensuring the integrity of the company’s financial reporting and operations.

This executive will be an integral member of the CFO’s Leadership team. You will oversee accounting, GAAP financial reporting, audit, revenue accounting and operations, internal controls, and direct/indirect tax functions. As a key member of the CFO’s leadership team, this individual will provide strategic guidance and insights that support growth, operational excellence, and enterprise-wide value-creation initiatives.

What you’ll do:

Lead all global accounting operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting. Drive a disciplined monthly, quarterly, and annual close process while maintaining a strong internal control environment. Work in partnership with the VP, Finance Transformation and VP, Strategic Finance to drive to a “zero day close”
Oversee external audits, regulatory compliance, and direct/indirect tax function
Maintain all necessary accounting policies, systems of record, and related controls. Ensure that records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Support acquisition due diligence, integrations, and other strategic corporate initiatives
Demonstrate technical accounting expertise by proactively navigating new accounting standards and implementation to enhance the usability of the Company’s GAAP financial statements
Prepare annual financial projections (under GAAP) for P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement, in partnership with Intermedia’s VP, Strategic Finance and FP&A team
Be accountable for the development and maintenance of process documentation that will provide a foundation for AI-enabled efficiency gains across the CFO organization
Partner with the CFO and Executive Leadership Team on financial strategy, business performance, and enterprise decision-wide value creation initiatives
Develop and mentor a high-performing global accounting team (including FTEs, and specialist 3rd-party providers where applicable) while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

You are a thoughtful accounting and finance leader who balances technical excellence with gravitas in how you communicate with your stakeholders. You enjoy building organizations, developing people, and improving how work gets done. You bring executive presence, strong judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset, with a passion for leveraging technology to create scalable, efficient finance operations.

Proven managerial/supervisory experience, with ability to lead, guide, and mentor a team of direct reports and external 3rd-party specialist advisors
Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to produce executive-ready written deliverables
Excellent organizational skills
Demonstrated experience supporting businesses through periods of rapid international expansion
Intellectual curiosity, especially with respect to the application of AI, machine learning, and automation to financial, accounting, and operational processes
Team player mindset; willing to pitch in as needed in support of colleagues and the broader team’s objectives and success

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE

BS/Accounting or Finance degree from a four-year accredited university
CPA (inactive is fine)
15+ years progressive accounting management experience with some Big-Four experience
Industry experience - Software, SaaS, Unified Communications and/or Telecom
Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit leadership
Solid working knowledge of SOX compliance requirements
Strong experience in accounting for consolidations and other business combinations
Experience with international and multi-currency accounting
Experience managing debt / a leveraged capital structure
Experience partnering with executive leadership to support business growth and operational excellence
Proven success building and developing high-performing teams

Bonus points

MBA or other relevant Master’s Degree
Certified Management Accountant (CMA) credential
A belt (of some color) in Lean Six Sigma
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Expertise in U.S. and international telecommunications, sales, and use tax matters
You are able to give a compelling example of how you’ve architected a Chart of Accounts to create competitive and strategic advantage for your company

About the Company

Intermedia Intelligent Communications

Unified communications and cloud collaboration provider

Intermedia provides a cloud-based unified communications and collaboration suite for small to mid-sized businesses. Its offerings include voice, video, chat, contact center, file sharing, and email services delivered through a single, subscription-based platform that customers access from the cloud. The company works by delivering an integrated set of tools via a monthly or annual plan, reducing the need for multiple vendors. It differentiates itself with award-winning technical support from JD Power and a partner program that lets resellers offer Intermedia’s services to their own customers. Its goal is to simplify business communications for SMBs by providing an all-in-one, scalable cloud solution with reliable service and support.

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA
Founded: 1995

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