The Company:
impact.com is the world’s leading commerce partnership marketing platform, transforming the way businesses grow by enabling them to discover, manage, and scale partnerships across the entire customer journey. From affiliates and influencers to content publishers, brand ambassadors, and customer advocates, impact.com empowers brands to drive trusted, performance-based growth through authentic relationships. Its award-winning products - Performance (affiliate), Creator (influencer), and Advocate (customer referral) - unify every type of partner into one integrated platform. As consumers increasingly rely on recommendations from people and communities they trust, impact.com helps brands show up where it matters most. Today, over 5,000 global brands - including Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oréal, and Fanatics - rely on impact.com to power more than 350,000 partnerships that deliver measurable business results.
Your Role at impact.com:
As the Vice President, Global Assistant Controller, you will be responsible for direct management of the controllership function, which includes corporate accounting, financial operations (including our Global Clearinghouse), and Treasury. You will be responsible for managing the day to day operations of a highly complex global financial operations function while continually improving procedures, processes, and systems. Reporting to the SVP, Global Controller and working closely with key stakeholders across the company, you will play an integral role in supporting our growth as we continue to scale globally.
What You'll Do:
- Lead the organization’s global corporate accounting, financial operations, and treasury functions for a complex, multi-entity, multi-currency, 1,500+ employee organization operating across multiple international jurisdictions.
- Own the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the company’s financial reporting processes, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and alignment with evolving regulatory requirements and business needs.
- Provide strategic and technical accounting leadership across the organization, including development and maintenance of accounting policies, technical accounting memoranda, internal controls documentation, and scalable operational procedures that reflect industry best practices.
- Oversee and continuously improve the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to drive efficiency, accuracy, and timely delivery of financial statements, management reporting, and executive-level analytics.
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Legal, HR, Revenue Operations, and international business teams to support operational scalability, strategic initiatives, and organizational growth.
- Lead the company’s external audit process, including coordination with external auditors, preparation of audit support, resolution of technical accounting matters, and maintenance of a strong and effective internal control environment.
- Oversee global compliance activities related to statutory reporting, tax coordination, treasury operations, customer funds flows, and other regulatory requirements across applicable jurisdictions.
- Champion the strategic adoption of AI and automation technologies within the controllership organization to improve operational efficiency, enhance reporting and analytics capabilities, streamline workflows, strengthen controls, and enable scalable decision-making processes across the business.
- Establish, monitor, and improve key accounting and operational performance metrics to support data-driven decision making and organizational accountability.
- Develop, and mentor high-performing controllership teams across multiple time zones, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and continuous-improvement-oriented culture.
- Effectively manage and develop both direct and indirect reports, including performance management, succession planning, organizational design, and leadership development initiatives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic business partner to executive leadership by providing financial insight, operational guidance, and risk assessment in support of company objectives and long-term growth.
What You Have:
- 15+ years of progressive accounting, finance, and operational leadership experience within complex, global organizations.
- Proven experience leading and developing global teams, including management of both direct and indirect reports across multiple regions and time zones (30+ team members).
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation required.
- MBA, CTP, CMA, or other advanced professional certifications preferred.
- Experience working with and/or leading a Center of Excellence (CoE), Shared Services organization, or hybrid operating model.
- Demonstrated experience operating within multi-entity, multi-currency, and international business environments.
- Strong track record of leading cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives within finance, accounting, and operational organizations.
- Experience driving finance transformation initiatives, including the adoption of AI, automation, and scalable process improvements to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen controls, and reduce manual errors preferred.
- Self-directed, highly motivated professional with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments while maintaining a positive, collaborative, and service-oriented approach.
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills, including extensive experience gathering, structuring, validating, and monitoring large volumes of financial and operational data to ensure accuracy, integrity, and comprehensive documentation standards.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex financial and operational concepts across all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrates the highest level of integrity, professionalism, and sound judgment, with the ability to manage highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
Salary range: $215,000.00 - $230,000.00 per year, plus an additional 20% variable annual bonus contingent on Company performance and eligible to receive Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) grant.
*This is the pay range the Company believes is equitable for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.
Benefits and Perks:
At impact.com, we believe that when you’re happy and fulfilled, you do your best work. That’s why we’ve built a benefits package that supports your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Office-only catered lunch every Thursday, a healthy snack bar, and great coffee to keep you fueled
- Flexible spending accounts and 401(k)
- Flexible Working: Our Responsible PTO policy means you can take the time off you need to rest and recharge. We're committed to a positive work-life balance and provide a flexible environment that allows you to be happy and fulfilled in both your career and your personal life.
- Health and Wellness: Your well-being is a priority. Our mental health and wellness benefit includes up to 12 fully covered therapy/coaching sessions per year, with additional dependent coverage. We also offer a monthly gym reimbursement policy to support your physical health.
- A Stake in Our Growth: We offer Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as part of our total compensation, giving you a stake in the company's growth with a 3-year vesting schedule, pending Board approval.
- Investing in Your Growth: We’re committed to your continuous learning. Take advantage of our free Coursera subscription and our PXA courses.
- Parental Support: We offer a generous parental leave policy, 26 weeks of fully paid leave for the primary caregiver and 13 weeks fully paid leave for the secondary caregiver.
- Technology Financial Support: We provide a technology stipend to help you set up your home office and a monthly allowance to cover your internet expenses.
impact.com is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.
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