VP of Accounting/Corporate Controller, Vectra AI

$241-284k

+ Incentive plan eligibility and participation in the employee equity plan (stock options)

Excel
NetSuite
Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Jose, CA

Vectra AI

Using AI to detect cyber threats

Open for applications

Vectra AI

Using AI to detect cyber threats

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseSaaSCyber Security

Open for applications

$241-284k

+ Incentive plan eligibility and participation in the employee equity plan (stock options)

Excel
NetSuite
Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Jose, CA

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseSaaSCyber Security

Company mission

To make the world a safer and fairer place by using AI to see and stop threats before the become breaches.

Role

Who you are

  • Competence with financial software and technology, i.e ERP system (Netsuite preferred) and month-end close tools (Floqast preferred)
  • Understanding of financial and accounting standards and regulations
  • Excellent Leadership skills and the ability to work well as part of a broader Finance team
  • Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects while staying calm under pressure
  • 12+ years of proven experience, including exposure to publicly traded and SaaS companies
  • Big 4 public accounting experience is highly desired (at least 3-5 years in a public accounting firm)
  • CPA required
  • Problem-solver who can roll up their sleeves to deliver results while implementing solutions to support the company’s future growth
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel, including the use of pivot tables and vlookup, required

Desirable

  • Technical accounting experience related to ASC 842 and ASC 815 is strongly preferred
  • Software-as-a Service (SaaS) revenue accounting experience and solid knowledge of ASC 606 is desired

What the job involves

  • As Vectra AI's VP Corporate Controller, you will be in charge of the company’s accounting tasks, ensuring that everything is done properly
  • You will be responsible for ensuring all accounting tasks follow financial regulations and reporting requirements to keep the company in compliance
  • You will work with financial documentation, tax preparation, internal audits, budgets and financial plans
  • In this global function, you will also be involved in risk assessment and management, and then informing internal financial policies, procedures and controls
  • As our VP Corporate Controller, your role will be to guide our executive team to make sound financial decisions for the company
  • You will help save the company money by decreasing costs, managing debt effectively and identifying and correcting inefficiencies
  • The Corporate Controller will also ensure the company has efficient and effective accounting systems
  • Manage close procedures which will include: preparation of the close calendar, monitoring close deliverables, review of journal entries and account reconciliations, preparation and review of flux analysis
  • Manage stock-based compensation expense
  • Ensuring compliance with financial and accounting regulations
  • Managing financial reports and documents, such as balance sheets and income statements
  • Responsible for preparation of timely and accurate consolidated financial statements including consolidated statement of cash flows and statement of equity and ensure consolidated financial statements are prepared timely in accordance with GAAP and internal company policies
  • Effectively lead and mentor a distributed team to successfully complete tasks within planned timelines
  • Develop and build additional processes/controls as needed to help improve the quality and timing of the close
  • Lead the P.O and Accounts Payables process to ensure proper coding, reduction in reclass entries, and timely payment processing
  • Performing financial risk assessments and doing internal audits
  • Liaise with external and internal auditors in coordinating the annual audit
  • Partner and coordinate with FP&A on forecasts and supplemental analysis
  • Assist in preparation of technical accounting memos as transactions arise and incorporate new accounting pronouncements into operational processes
  • Support in implementing accounting policies, procedures and systems as required, and ensure internal control procedures are adequate, properly documented and regularly reviewed
  • Manage efforts to strengthen the control environment and implement process improvements with a particular focus on enhancing our use of technology and development of automated solutions
  • Lead cross-functional projects as requested, including design of end-to-end processes and working with IT to test and implement systems
  • Handling preparation for tax returns
  • Responsible for the support of various ad-hoc projects as the business requires

Our take

With the increasing advancement of technology, the need to keep our data safe and secure has never been greater. With cyber-attacks on the rise, companies are looking for ways to deter this problem.

Vectra AI has developed an AI-driven cyber security platform that detects attacker behaviors regardless of location. The company continuously creates unique algorithm models for a host of current and new threat scenarios. What sets it apart from its competitors is the fact that its AI platform excels in detecting, clustering, prioritizing, and anticipating attacks. Alerts uncover attacker methods in action and are correlated across customer environments to expose real attacks.

Vectra AI has seen considerable global growth through its continued focus on platform innovation. Its expansion into new markets and locations has firmly established it as one of the top (award-winning) cybersecurity options on the market.

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Top investors

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back within 2 weeks

6% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)

Apr 2021

$130m

SERIES F

Jun 2019

$100m

SERIES E

Total funding: $352.3m

Company benefits

  • Vectra is proud to offer competitive benefits plans and comprehensive wellness programs for employees and their families (Varies by Country)
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Healthcare Packages
  • Global Wellness Days
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Parental Leave
  • Fertility Assistance

Company values

  • Customer First - We consistently put customers first and care deeply about their success. This is where trust comes from, which is essential in everything we do
  • Integrity - We conduct business with integrity and don’t ignore it when the pressure is on. Passion plus integrity enables excellence to shine through naturally
  • No Drama Teamwork - We engage in lively and challenging debates and have the courage to be open-minded and change our views. This is how Vectra ensures customer success

Company HQ

West Valley, San Jose, CA

Leadership

Hitesh Sheth

(President & CEO)

Former COO of Aruba Networks.

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