VP Accounting (Corporate Controller)

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Camunda is the leader in enterprise agentic automation, orchestrating complex business processes, including high-value knowledge work, across agents, people, and systems. By creating production-ready, enterprise-grade agents with built-in governance, Camunda uniquely delivers trusted AI agents for business-critical processes. Over 700 leading innovators like Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone, rely on Camunda to slash time-to-value from months to days, boost operational efficiency, and elevate customer experiences. Camunda was named a Visionary in the inaugural 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ https://page.camunda.com/wp-2025-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-boat for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT).

As a fully remote, global company, we’re rewriting the rules of modern business. Named GP Bullhound’s 2024 Top 100 Next Unicorn list, https://www.gpbullhound.com/articles/top-100-next-unicorns-the-uk-france-and-germany-lead-with-the-most-promising-technology-companies-in-europe/ certified as a Great Place to Work, and recognized by Flexa for true flexibility https://flexa.careers/companies/camunda, we’re growing fast and looking for top talent to join our team. If you’re excited to do meaningful work and make real impact, keep reading, this role could be the one you’ve been waiting for.

About the Role:

Camunda is hiring a VP, Accounting (Corporate Controller) to lead and evolve our global Accounting function as we scale toward €500M ARR and continue building a next-generation Finance organization.

This role combines strategic leadership with deep technical expertise. You will architect a scalable, globally distributed Accounting organization while maintaining strong command of complex accounting areas that require executive judgment.

As Camunda’s international presence continues to expand, this role will help ensure our accounting infrastructure scales effectively across jurisdictions and supports the company in meeting increasing global operational and regulatory requirements.

You will serve as a key member of the Finance leadership team, reporting directly to the CFO, and act as a trusted advisor on accounting, controls, and financial infrastructure matters to the business.

Camunda operates as a German GmbH consolidating under IFRS, with subsidiaries in the U.S., UK, and Singapore. Our core ERP is NetSuite.

Team scope (~16 FTE):

• Accounting Operations

• Revenue Accounting

• Group Reporting, Tax & Treasury

• Global Payroll

This role is foundational to Camunda’s long-term infrastructure, capital strategy, and operational scalability. It offers the opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership position and shape the accounting function through its next phase of growth and maturity.

What you'll be doing:

Lead the Global Accounting Function

• Own the end-to-end accounting engine, including close, reporting, controls, and policy.

• Ensure accurate, timely IFRS reporting and high-quality audit outcomes.

• Build a scalable target operating model across people, process, systems, and global footprint.

• Define and track clear KPIs (close efficiency, control health, audit quality, DSO/DPO, automation impact).

Provide Technical Accounting Leadership

• Serve as executive subject matter expert on complex accounting topics including revenue recognition, commissions, equity, payroll, intercompany, FX, treasury, and policy interpretation.

• Shape accounting treatment early in deal design, commission structures, pricing decisions, and global entity strategy.

• Translate accounting requirements into practical business solutions that balance growth, margin, and risk.

Build and Develop a High-Performing Organization

• Hire, develop, and retain strong leaders and individual contributors.

• Create clear ownership, accountability, and succession depth.

• Lead organizational scaling and capability building across distributed teams.

• Partner with People and Talent Acquisition to define career path frameworks and leadership development plans.

Design Systems and Controls That Scale

• Drive automation across accounting workflows in partnership with internal automation teams.

• Leverage ERP and financial systems to reduce manual effort and increase insight.

• Own the multi-year systems roadmap (ERP, close, revenue, tax, treasury).

• Mature the control environment toward SOX readiness, including documentation of key risks and controls.

Act as Enterprise Finance Partner

• Partner closely with FP&A on long-range planning and scenario modeling.

Collaborate with Legal, RevOps, GTM, Product, and G&A leaders on accounting-impacting decisions.

• Support major events including financing rounds, M&A, or IPO readiness workstreams.

Manage External Relationships

• Lead auditors, tax advisors, payroll providers, and key external partners.

• Establish performance standards aligned to cost, quality, and risk objectives. 

What you bring:

• Ability and/or willingness to use our product https://accounts.cloud.camunda.io/signup?_ga=2.47330343.127558761.1654184528-504024057.1654184528.

LEADERSHIP & SCOPE

• Senior-level experience leading a global Accounting or Controller function in a complex, multi-entity, remote-first environment.

• Experience leading accounting in a high-growth, recurring-revenue or otherwise complex global business environment.

• Demonstrated ability to lead through managers while maintaining technical depth in high-impact areas.

• Experience building leadership bench strength and succession planning.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• Strong technical accounting judgment across revenue, equity, commissions, payroll, and intercompany structures.

• Experience in IFRS environments; exposure to U.S. GAAP or public-company reporting environments is a plus.

• Experience in global payroll and multi-jurisdiction operations.

SYSTEMS & MODERN FINANCE CAPABILITIES

• Strong systems orientation; NetSuite experience preferred.

• Demonstrated experience leveraging automation, analytics, or AI-enabled tools to modernize accounting workflows and improve insight quality.

• Experience partnering with Finance and analytics teams to improve reporting efficiency and data quality.

TRANSFORMATION & BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

• Experience leading teams through scale, transformation, or readiness for major capital events.

• Ability to influence cross-functional leaders and translate technical requirements into business decisions.

• Comfortable operating in dynamic environments with evolving priorities.

Experience:

• Enterprise SaaS/software Accounting/Controller experience.

• 6+ years People leadership experience.

• CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification strongly preferred.

• Big 4 background, IPO experience, or M&A exposure are valued but not required.

• Prior work in remote-first or highly distributed organizations.

• Experience operating under full IFRS.

• Prior work in remote-first or highly distributed organizations.

This role is an existing vacancy

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What We Have to Offer:

Compensation

We offer competitive, fair, and transparent compensation. Salary ranges are location-based, with Standard and Major markets (global tech hubs) reflecting local competition.

The Annual Total Target Cash (base salary + 100% variable target, where applicable) shown below spans from the minimum in a Standard market to the maximum in a Major market. Final offers depend on skills, experience, and location, and we typically hire in the first half of the range to allow room for growth:

• United States: $280,000.00 to $420,000.00

• United Kingdom: £204,200.00 to £306,200.00

• Singapore: S$347,800.00 to S$521,700.00

• Canada: C$345,300.