Entity Controller

The International Entity Controller is responsible for the framework governing the Company’s legal entity accounting, statutory reporting, and regulatory compliance across all international jurisdictions. This leader ensures the Company’s entity structure operates within a disciplined control environment while delivering predictable statutory compliance, scalable reporting processes, and operational transparency across the legal entity structure. The role also drives modernization of the statutory reporting and legal entity governance model, leveraging automation, standardized processes, and operational metrics to enable a scalable global controllership infrastructure.  The role reports into the Vice President, Corporate Controller. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Dublin for our hybrid working model. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES International  Entity Governance * Own the Company’s international legal entity governance framework, ensuring disciplined oversight of all international entities * Maintain comprehensive entity compliance calendars, statutory governance requirements, and local regulatory obligations across jurisdictions * Partner with Legal and Tax to support entity formation, restructuring, liquidations, and entity rationalisation initiatives * Ensure the legal entity structure remains operationally efficient, compliant, and aligned with the Company’s global business model * Partner with the Tax organization to support any applicable income and/or indirect (VAT) tax audits Statutory Financial Reporting * Oversee preparation and filing of statutory financial statements and regulatory filings across all international jurisdictions * Ensure appropriate alignment between U.S. GAAP reporting and local statutory reporting frameworks (IFRS and local GAAP where required) * Maintain strong oversight of local statutory audit processes, ensuring consistent quality and predictable completion timelines Intercompany & Cross-Border Accounting * Partner with the Corporate Accounting / General Ledger team to drive the global framework for intercompany accounting, settlements, and cross-border funding activities * Partner with Tax to operationalize transfer pricing policies and documentation requirements * Oversee accounting for capital contributions, dividends, intercompany loans, and other cross-border financing and treasury initiatives Global Statutory Audit Management * Coordinate statutory audits globally across all jurisdictions * Drive standardized audit readiness processes, documentation standards, and audit coordination practices * Maintain strong relationships with local auditors and external service providers supporting statutory reporting Legal Entity Structure Optimization * Evaluate and optimize the Company’s global entity footprint, identifying opportunities to simplify structures, reduce compliance burden, and improve operational efficiency * Support international expansion, acquisitions, and market entry initiatives by establishing appropriate legal entity and reporting structures * Partner with Corporate Development, Tax, and Legal on post-acquisition entity integration and restructuring Process Transformation & Automation * Design and implement scalable statutory reporting processes that reduce manual effort and improve global compliance visibility * Leverage ERP capabilities, workflow automation, and emerging technologies to modernize the global statutory reporting infrastructure * Establish standardized templates, reporting frameworks, and governance models across jurisdictions Operational Metrics & Controllership Infrastructure Establish a disciplined operating model with clear performance metrics, including: * Statutory filing timeliness across jurisdictions * Statutory audit completion timelines * Intercompany settlement cycle time * Legal entity rationalization progress * Compliance risk indicators and remediation tracking * Develop dashboards that provide clear visibility into global statutory compliance and entity governance risks Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership * Lead a global team responsible for international statutory reporting and legal entity accounting * Partner closely with Corporate Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and regional finance leadership to support global operations * Serve as the controllership subject matter expert for global entity governance and statutory risk management QUALIFICATIONS * 12–15+ years of accounting experience, including leadership of international controllership or statutory reporting functions in a multinational public company * Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP and international statutory reporting frameworks (IFRS and local GAAP) * Proven experience managing global statutory audits and multi-jurisdiction compliance programs * Strong knowledge of intercompany accounting, transfer pricing structures, and global capital flows * Experience building scalable processes, governance frameworks, and automation initiatives in a multinational environment * ACCA, CA, or CPA equivalent professional certification preferred 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 data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform 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 data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With offices worldwide and over 67,000 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 is an equal opportunities employer. REQ ID: 1273411621

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team As our user base and global footprint grow dramatically, we have unique support problems resulting from both our type of scale and the type of businesses we partner with. The Bangalore Finance (SDC) strategy will provide operational leverage and expand our portfolio of operational capabilities to support the scaled needs for external users and internal Stripe teams. What you'll do Joining the Finance team will put you amongst some of the most talented finance and operations leaders in the world. We're looking for a proven leader to build and lead the fast-growing International Accounting team within our Bangalore Finance. The International Accounting Manager for the Controllership function will supervise and evaluate a number of legal entity controllership processes and have experience implementing new systems and tools. This position will suit a person who is a hands-on manager and excited to assist in managing the monthly close, statistical reporting, compliances, coordinating with the board to adopt and approve financial statements, indirect tax filings, cash flow forecasting, intercompany accounting, statutory reporting, consolidation, and audits of all our international subsidiaries and branches. Based in the Bangalore office, you'll be on the ground floor of this function with an opportunity to set the pace and direction for the future. Responsibilities * Build, develop, and lead a team that drives the International Accounting Controllership function based out of Bangalore Finance * Perform and drive monthly and quarterly close activities, including manual journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses, and analytical reviews, producing internal management reporting and external audit support * Identify potential inefficiencies in existing processes and propose improvements * Participate in building scalable accounting processes, establish measures of success, set benchmarks, and improve timelines and efficiencies to support global growth * Partner with Billing, Internal Systems, Treasury, Tax, and Legal to investigate issues that arise during reporting cycles * Define and execute internal control documentation and sign-off procedures including the country-prescribed regulatory frameworks (ICFR, SOX, GFS, etc.) * Enhance and maintain existing accounting policy and procedural documentation * Drive end-to-end improvement of input processes to enable scale and productivity * Develop, manage, and improve process metrics utilizing automation, lean practices, and process optimization to scale * Create global best practice documentation and facilitate sharing across the globe * Create a culture consistent with Stripe Operating and Leadership Principles and a work environment that brings out the best in people * Provide robust feedback on process health and performance, identifying and remediating errors and delivering scale over time * Partner with global process owners and functional leaders to demonstrate strong performance across multiple workflows and set a high bar for consistent improvement over time * Lead cross-functional projects and reporting that drive performance improvement, visibility, and automation throughout financial services Who you are We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. Minimum requirements * Demonstrated knowledge of key business financial metrics, providing metrics inputs to various reporting venues, and communicating key performance indicators to stakeholders in support of business objectives * Advanced finance operations experience leading large operational processes * Ability to set goals and financial plans, and effectively influence leaders across Stripe * Exposure to audit, accounting, and risk reviews at a large public accounting firm * 12–15+ years of relevant public accounting and industry experience * Led accounting teams in a multi-location environment with exposure to multicultural and dynamic business settings * Com and M.Com in Accounting or Finance (Chartered Accountant or CPA strongly preferred) * Strong understanding and hands-on experience working in US GAAP * Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal * Strong knowledge of Excel and experience working with large data sets * Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders * Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). MBA preferred Preferred qualifications * Experience in building and scaling new teams from zero * Strong operational background including new process launch and service delivery in a high-growth technology company * Experience with written and verbal communications for both technical and non-technical audiences at the senior leadership level * Proficient in obtaining, organizing, and analyzing data to challenge conventional wisdom, make fact-based decisions, drive root cause analysis, and evaluate outcomes