Senior Director, Assistant Controller

Who you are Metropolis is seeking a Senior Director, Assistant Controller to lead corporate accounting operations and build an infrastructure that can scale with our rapid growth.

In this role, you'll serve as a core leader on the accounting team, ensuring financial integrity, strengthening our control environment, and streamlining operations.

You have extensive experience navigating large-scale growth and leading transformational change within accounting organizations. You've successfully led major ERP system implementations and bring a disciplined, public-company mindset-grounded in SOX compliance, strong governance, and tight financial controls.

You're a strategic thinker who isn't afraid to roll up your sleeves. You know how to translate complex business shifts into practical accounting workflows, build and mentor teams, and leverage modern tech and automation to make the accounting function faster, smarter, and more efficient.

What you'll do - Oversee the end-to-end accounting function, driving a best-in-class, accelerated monthly, quarterly, and annual close across all entities and business units - Serve as a trusted advisor to the VP Controller, co-authoring the accounting roadmap and delivering actionable insights on financial results and balance sheet health - Modernize corporate accounting by embedding AI, advanced automation, and modern systems into close, consolidation, and reconciliation workflows to scale operations efficiently - Design and enforce scalable internal controls (SOX readiness) and corporate policies, leading complex technical accounting (ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 805) and global consolidations - Build, mentor, and scale a world-class accounting team, fostering a culture of ownership, continuous learning, and operational excellence - Direct relationships with external auditors, managing technical position papers and audit readiness to ensure frictionless, transparent reporting - Partner closely with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and Product/Operations to support new business initiatives and ensure seamless financial data flow across the enterprise What we're looking for - 12+ years of progressive accounting and financial leadership experience, with a proven track record leading teams in high-growth, complex enterprise or technology environments - Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; active CPA certification - Deep mastery of US GAAP (IFRS experience is a plus), global multi-currency consolidations, complex corporate structures, and enterprise financial reporting - Demonstrated success implementing or optimizing tier-1 ERPs (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) and a forward-thinking approach to leveraging AI/automation in finance operations - Proven ability to transition seamlessly between macro-level strategic planning and hands-on operational leadership - Executive-level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders and board-level audiences While not required, these are a plus: - Mix of public accounting experience and senior leadership in a high-growth tech or hyper-scaling company - Master's degree (MBA or Master's in Accounting/Finance) - Experience with M&A integration, international expansion, and SOX implementation/readiness 4 Days in Office: Metropolis values in-person collaboration to drive innovation, strengthen culture, and enhance the Member experience.

Our corporate team members hold to our office-first model, which requires employees to be on-site at least four days a week, fostering organic interactions that spark creativity and connection When you join Metropolis, you'll join a team of world-class product leaders and engineers, building an ecosystem of technologies at the intersection of parking, mobility, and real estate.

Our goal is to build an inclusive culture where everyone has a voice and the best idea wins. You will play a key role in building and maintaining this culture as our organization grows.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $200,000.00 USD to $270,000.00 USD annually. The actual base salary offered is determined by a number of variables, including, as appropriate, the applicant's qualifications for the position, years of relevant experience, distinctive skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location of residence and/or place of employment.

Base salary is one component of Metropolis' total compensation package, which may also include access to or eligibility for healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a lucrative stock option plan, bonus plans, and more. #LI-NP1 #LI-Onsite Metropolis may utilize an automated employment decision tool (AEDT) to assess or evaluate your candidacy for employment or promotion.

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