Experienced Controller (Maternity Leave Cover)

Cloudinary is looking for anExperienced Controller to join our Finance team and take a key role in our global accounting operations.

This is a high-impact, hands-on position with broad ownership across Cloudinary’s global entities. You’ll lead core accounting and reporting processes, work closely with stakeholders across the organization and around the world, and help ensure our financial operations remain accurate, efficient, and scalable.

We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical accounting expertise with a practical, collaborative mindset - someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving the way things are done, and using technology and AI to make financial processes smarter and more efficient.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and overseeglobal accounting operations across Cloudinary’s group entities, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and applicable local accounting requirements.

• Lead themonthly financial close process across all group entities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.

• Lead the preparation of annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.

• Own and coordinate the annual external audit processes, working closely with our external auditors and internal stakeholders.

• Own and coordinateannual tax filings for domestic entities and work with local accounting and tax firms supporting our international subsidiaries.

• Partner with Finance and cross-functional stakeholders to continuously improve accounting processes, controls, and operational efficiency.

• LeverageAI and automation tools to streamline accounting, analysis, reporting, and day-to-day financial workflows.

• Work hands-on with our ERP and financial systems, includingNetSuite, to support accurate and scalable accounting operations.

What We’re Looking For

• CPA with a Big 4 background and experience working with technology/high-tech companies.

• Proven experience as aController or in a similar senior accounting role within a global organization.

• Strong hands-on experience managing accounting operations acrossmultiple entities and jurisdictions.

• Experience leadingconsolidation and financial statement preparation in a global environment.

• Strong technical accounting expertise andin-depth knowledge of US GAAP.

• A technology-oriented mindset, with experience usingAI tools to improve accounting, analysis, reporting, or other financial workflows.

• Hands-on experience withNetSuite ERP - a strong advantage.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative and team-oriented approach.

• Strong ownership mentality, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

This position is a maternity leave replacement for approximately 8 months.