Assistant Controller

Houzz

Assistant Controller responsible for accounting operations and financial reporting at Houzz. Leading technical accounting functions and developing a high-performing accounting team.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeRemote • Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in U.S. GAAP, technical accounting, and financial reporting, with a strong focus on leading accounting operations and compliance. Proven ability to build and develop high-performing teams while driving process improvements and automation in a fast-paced environment.

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U.S. GAAP ExpertiseCPA LicenseTechnical Accounting LeadershipAccounting TransformationInternal Controls Management

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Hard Skills

Technical AccountingFinancial ReportingMonth-End CloseReconciliationsAudit SupportTax ComplianceJournal Entry ReviewAccrualsIntercompany ActivityFlux Analysis

Soft Skills

Exceptional CommunicationCross-Functional InfluenceCoaching and DevelopmentStrategic JudgmentContinuous Improvement

Tools & Technologies

Automation ToolsAI SystemsAccounting Software

Certifications & Qualifications

CPA License

Industry Keywords

Big 4 ExperienceSaaS EnvironmentFinancial ControlsSOX ReadinessOperational Accounting

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Flux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the company's technical accounting function—leading U.S. GAAP research, policy development, and audit-ready documentation—while setting the financial reporting roadmap and ensuring technical conclusions are sound, scalable, and aligned with business strategy.
Lead core accounting operations end-to-end, including payroll accounting, order-to-cash, close governance, and reconciliations—ensuring accuracy, strong controls, and continuous acceleration of cycle time.
Own international accounting and tax compliance operations—spanning multi-currency consolidation, intercompany eliminations, statutory reporting, and domestic and cross-border tax filings—while serving as a key liaison to external auditors and tax advisors.
Build, coach, and develop a high-performing accounting team—establishing clear standards, scalable playbooks, and a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Drive accounting transformation through process standardization, automation, and responsible AI adoption—building a faster, more scalable finance function without sacrificing controls or auditability.
Establish and continuously strengthen the internal controls environment—designing, documenting, and maintaining SOPs, control frameworks, and process standards across accounting operations—ensuring controls are audit-ready, scalable, and evolve alongside business growth and emerging risk areas.
Drive SOX readiness through control design, scoping, and deficiency remediation, while championing SOP adoption across the team through structured training, clear ownership, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant leadership experience across technical accounting, financial reporting, controls, and operational accounting
CPA license (required) with public accounting experience, preferably Big 4 or national firm, with additional experience in a technology, SaaS, or similarly complex business environment
Deep technical accounting expertise and a demonstrated track record of translating complex U.S. GAAP guidance into practical, scalable business applications
Proven experience preparing, reviewing, and approving technical accounting memos, accounting policies, audit support, reporting deliverables, and executive-level accounting conclusions
Excellence in leading and developing team members, setting review standards, coaching technical judgment, and building repeatable operating practices across accounting or reporting functions
Hands-on working knowledge of month-end close, reconciliations, flux analysis, journal entry review, accruals, and intercompany activity—as well as direct experience implementing new tools and accounting, and tax compliance operations
Exceptional communication and cross-functional influence skills, with the ability to explain technical accounting risks and recommendations clearly to finance and non-finance leaders alike
Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments where priorities shift and success requires strategic judgment, practical decision-making, hands-on execution, and disciplined follow-through
A bias toward action and continuous improvement, with practical interest and judgment in using AI, automation, and systems-enabled workflows to improve accounting quality, controls, and scalability

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
retirement plans
paid time off
flexible work arrangements
professional development