Senior Director, Assistant Controller

We are seeking an Assistant Controller to help lead our global accounting functions. This is a high impact role that offers an outstanding opportunity to be part of a dynamic group. Your expertise will help drive and deliver flawless execution in operational accounting and you will bring subject matter expertise to build and lead a best in class accounting organization. You will oversee the accounting and controls for the routine accounting processes and the related impact on the Company’s systems and processes and ensure that business processes are delivered accurately and with velocity.

Accounting Operations and Close Leadership

• Drive the day to day management of the financial close process and support the corporate reporting team through internal and external reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis. In addition, drive timely and accurate global statutory reporting and compliance


• Ensures compliance with internal policies and external requirements; produce accurate, timely, and useful management reports that are in accordance with US GAAP


• Establish and maintain strong internal controls; partner with the Finance Systems team to enable process excellence and automation - reducing technical process debt


• Act as the key point of contact for both internal and external auditors to drive timely and accurate delivery of requests to ensure overall success of the audit and ability to meet committed deadlines. Actively manage the team and the audit to deliver an efficient and effective process


• Be unafraid to roll up your sleeves and embrace the details. Work with the team to ensure account reconciliations and other related deliverables are completed accurately, efficiently, and timely. Lead by example and ensure all deliverables are reviewed and appropriately inspected


• Represent the corporate controllership organization in special projects and establish strong and effective partnerships with your key stakeholders across the CFO organization (FP&A, Tax & Treasury, Internal Audit) and other cross functional teams.

Coaching for impact and performance

• Help build a best in class accounting function: provide leadership, mentorship, and professional development to the global accounting team and manage your team to perform effectively and deliver high impact


• Drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within the accounting organization and with key cross-functional stakeholders by establishing clear ownership, communication protocols, and alignment on deliverables and timelines


• You have the ability to prioritize and manage multiple, high priority initiatives and can help your team prioritize accordingly to deliver at velocity and maximum business impact


• Enable a culture of career development and growth. Work with each member of the team to develop growth plans to ensure your employees develop professionally and deepen their core competencies

Leadership and Operational Excellence:

• Design, enhance, and maintain strong internal controls over financial reporting, ensuring compliance with SOX requirements


• Support efforts that aim to standardize general ledger processes and increase efficiencies across the globally distributed team


• Modernize accounting processes through automation, process improvement, and systems upgrades across the controllership organization


• You are able to influence senior executives and stakeholders and can make difficult decisions (and/or engage in challenging conversations) as needed to deliver the best outcome for the enterprise

What We're Looking For (the tactical and professional skills)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in finance or accounting


• Active CPA license (or equivalent)


• 15+ overall years of combined public and industry accounting experience (including demonstrated leadership experience managing global teams with a focus on development and coaching for impact)


• Experience in process automation and system improvements to scale an organization


• Expert level proficiency in ERP (Netsuite, SAP/Oracle) and SOX compliant environments


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - able to explain complex concepts and mechanics simply and clearly


• You have a focus on operational excellence - inclusive of execution precision and controls


• Strong leadership capabilities including the ability to lead with empathy while also managing and inspiring your team to operate for high impact and performance

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups—relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Req ID: 4263319409