# VP, Corporate Controller

**Company**: MongoDB
**Location**: Palo Alto
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

MongoDB is seeking a seasoned Vice President, Corporate Controller to lead the Company's global controllership organization at a pivotal stage of growth.

Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, the VP, Corporate Controller will serve as a strategic thought partner to executive leadership and key cross-functional stakeholders, leading the strategy and performance of MongoDB's global accounting and external reporting function.

Responsibilities:

- Set the strategic vision and operating model for global Controllership,building the maturity, scalability, and rigor needed to support MongoDB's next stage of growth

- Lead and develop senior leaders across the function, with accountability for organizational design, location strategy, talent development, succession planning, and cross-functional execution across a large, distributed global team

- Own the company's technical accounting positions and conclusions under U.S. GAAP, including complex and non-standard transactions, business combinations, stock-based compensation, and new accounting standard implementation

- Own the integrity, timeliness, and quality of external financial reporting, including SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and the earnings release process, and serve as the primary management point of contact for external auditors

- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and consolidation process, driving continuous improvement in speed, accuracy, and efficiency; define and track controllership KPIs (close cycle time, error rates, automation coverage, control deficiencies) and report on them regularly to the CAO

- Drive the strategic vision, design, and continuous improvement of the internal control environment (SOX 404), ensuring a control framework that scales with the business and adapts to new products, entities, and processes

- Oversee global statutory and local GAAP compliance across MongoDB's international entities, partnering with regional finance teams and external advisors

- Lead and drive major finance transformation initiatives including ERP optimization (Oracle NetSuite), chart-of-accounts governance, reporting-layer modernization, and adoption of AI-enabled close and reconciliation tools

Requirements:

- 15+ years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience, including current or recent experience as a Controller at a publicly traded, multinational, high-growth technology company

- CPA and Big 4 public accounting background with a strong audit and technical accounting foundation preferred

- Deep, current expertise in U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, with demonstrated experience owning complex technical accounting positions (e.g., business combinations, equity/stock compensation, leases, revenue-adjacent matters)

- Proven track record of leading transformational change,including ERP/systems modernization, process redesign, and automation,within a controllership or accounting organization

- Experience building, scaling, and leading large, distributed global teams, including establishing or optimizing shared-services and international location strategy

- Demonstrated experience operating at scale within a high-growth environment, managing increasing complexity in products, entities, and geographies

- Strong technical accumen,comfortable partnering with IT/Engineering on financial systems, data, and automation, and translating technical accounting complexity for non-accounting audiences

- Excellent executive presence and communication skills, with experience presenting to and partnering with C-suite executives, the Board of Directors, and the Audit Committee

- Strong relationship-building and cross-functional influence skills, with a track record of partnering effectively across Legal, Tax, FP&A, Revenue, Corporate Development, and business teams

- Proven track record of leading transformational change , including ERP/systems modernization, AI-assisted reconciliation, and intelligent close tools , that measurably reduced manual effort and error rates

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; MBA a plus

## Skills

### Required
- U.S. GAAP
- SEC reporting
- technical accounting
- ERP optimization
- AI-enabled close and reconciliation tools
- leadership
- communication
- relationship-building

### Nice to have
- CPA
- Big 4 public accounting background
- MBA

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