VP Accounting - Montreal

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Camunda is the leader in enterprise agentic automation, orchestrating complex business processes, including high-value knowledge work, across agents, people, and systems.

By creating production-ready, enterprise-grade agents with built-in governance, Camunda uniquely delivers trusted AI agents for business-critical processes.

Over 700 leading innovators like Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone, rely on Camunda to slash time-to-value from months to days, boost operational efficiency, and elevate customer experiences.

Camunda was named a Visionary in the inaugural 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT).

As a fully remote, global company, we're rewriting the rules of modern business.

Named GP Bullhound's 2024 Top 100 Next Unicorn list, certified as a Great Place to Work, and recognized by Flexa for true flexibility, we're growing fast and looking for top talent to join our team.

If you're excited to do meaningful work and make real impact, keep reading, this role could be the one you've been waiting for.

About The Role

Camunda is hiring a VP, Accounting (Corporate Controller) to lead and evolve our global Accounting function as we scale toward €500M ARR and continue building a next-generation Finance organization.

This role combines strategic leadership with deep technical expertise.

You will architect a scalable, globally distributed Accounting organization while maintaining strong command of complex accounting areas that require executive judgment.

As Camunda's international presence continues to expand, this role will help ensure our accounting infrastructure scales effectively across jurisdictions and supports the company in meeting increasing global operational and regulatory requirements.

You will serve as a key member of the Finance leadership team, reporting directly to the CFO, and act as a trusted advisor on accounting, controls, and financial infrastructure matters to the business.

Camunda operates as a German GmbH consolidating under IFRS, with subsidiaries in the U.S., UK, and Singapore. Our core ERP is NetSuite.


Team scope (~16 FTE):
Accounting Operations
Revenue Accounting
Group Reporting, Tax & Treasury
Global Payroll

This role is foundational to Camunda's long-term infrastructure, capital strategy, and operational scalability.

It offers the opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership position and shape the accounting function through its next phase of growth and maturity.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead the Global Accounting Function

Own the end-to-end accounting engine, including close, reporting, controls, and policy.
Ensure accurate, timely IFRS reporting and high-quality audit outcomes.
Build a scalable target operating model across people, process, systems, and global footprint.
Define and track clear KPIs (close efficiency, control health, audit quality, DSO/DPO, automation impact).

Provide Technical Accounting Leadership

Serve as executive subject matter expert on complex accounting topics including revenue recognition, commissions, equity, payroll, intercompany, FX, treasury, and policy interpretation.

Shape accounting treatment early in deal design, commission structures, pricing decisions, and global entity strategy.
Translate accounting requirements into practical business solutions that balance growth, margin, and risk.

Build and Develop a High-Performing Organization

Hire, develop, and retain strong leaders and individual contributors.
Create clear ownership, accountability, and succession depth.
Lead organizational scaling and capability building across distributed teams.
Partner with People and Talent Acquisition to define career path frameworks and leadership development plans.

Design Systems and Controls That Scale

Drive automation across accounting workflows in partnership with internal automation teams.
Leverage ERP and financial systems to reduce manual effort and increase insight.
Own the multi-year systems roadmap (ERP, close, revenue, tax, treasury).
Mature the control environment toward SOX readiness, including documentation of key risks and controls.

Act as Enterprise Finance Partner

Partner closely with FP&A on long-range planning and scenario modeling. Collaborate with Legal, RevOps, GTM, Product, and G&A leaders on accounting-impacting decisions.
Support major events including financing rounds, M&A, or IPO readiness workstreams.

Manage External Relationships

Lead auditors, tax advisors, payroll providers, and key external partners.
Establish performance standards aligned to cost, quality, and risk objectives.

What You Bring

Ability and/or willingness to use our product.

Leadership & Scope

Senior-level experience leading a global Accounting or Controller function in a complex, multi-entity, remote-first environment.
Experience leading accounting in a high-growth, recurring-revenue or otherwise complex global business environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead through managers while maintaining technical depth in high-impact areas.
Experience building leadership bench strength and succession planning.

Technical Expertise

Strong technical accounting judgment across revenue, equity, commissions, payroll, and intercompany structures.
Experience in IFRS environments; exposure to U.S. GAAP or public-company reporting environments is a plus.
Experience in global payroll and multi-jurisdiction operations.

Systems & Modern Finance Capabilities

Strong systems orientation; NetSuite experience preferred.
Demonstrated experience leveraging automation, analytics, or AI-enabled tools to modernize accounting workflows and improve insight quality.
Experience partnering with Finance and analytics teams to improve reporting efficiency and data quality.

Transformation & Business Partnership

Experience leading teams through scale, transformation, or readiness for major capital events.
Ability to influence cross-functional leaders and translate technical requirements into business decisions.
Comfortable operating in dynamic environments with evolving priorities.

This role is an existing vacancy

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Compensation


What We Have to Offer:
We offer competitive, fair, and transparent compensation. Salary ranges are location-based, with Standard and Major markets (global tech hubs) reflecting local competition.

The Annual Total Target Cash (base salary + 100% variable target, where applicable) shown below spans from the minimum in a Standard market to the maximum in a Major market.

Final offers depend on skills, experience, and location, and we typically hire in the first half of the range to allow room for growth:


United States:
$280,000.00 to $420,000.00


United Kingdom:
£204,200.00 to £306,200.00


Singapore:
S$347,800.00 to S$521,700.00


Canada:
C$345,300.00 to C$517,900.00

If you're based elsewhere, you'll be hired via (our global employer partner), and your Talent Acquisition Partner will provide a personalized Total Rewards Calculator after your first interview.

Equity:
We also offer equity (where applicable) through our Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP).

Benefits & Perks

We invest in your wellbeing, growth, and ability to connect, along with perks that support you no matter where you're based.

Our benefits are globally designed and locally delivered where applicable.

Remote & Flexible:

Work from anywhere with the setup that suits you, home office budget, co-working space support, and flexible time off to recharge when you need it.

In Person Connection:

We invest in meaningful face time through our Annual Kickoff (Vienna in 2025, Madrid in 2026), team offsites, and Camundi Connection Budgets, including contributing to meetups while travelling,, and local gatherings with fellow Camundi.

Health & Wellbeing:

Access locally tailored healthcare, Modern Health for global mental wellbeing, and our Live Well Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA), a flexible, global benefit that puts you in control of your whole life, not just work, from: staying active, to caring for family, exploring personal passions, meaningful experiences, and investing in your financial wellbeing.

The Live Well program launches in 2026 and scales to €1,000 annually from 2027.

Financial Security:
Retirement and pension plans (often with company contributions), plus life and disability insurance where relevant.

Professional Growth:
Up to $/€/£1,000 per year for self-driven learning: courses, certifications, books, you decide
More of what we offer globally & in your country can be found here.

"Everyone is welcome at Camunda" — it's a celebrated component of our culture. We strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our people. At Camunda, we honour diverse cultures and backgrounds and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristics under applicable law. We are looking forward to your application

Come join us and be part of Camunda's incredible journey: Make an impact at a pivotal moment in our story

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