Divisional Controller

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy.

The Divisional Controller will lead the end-to-end accounting operations for our Delphi division, a wholly-owned subsidiary offering hardware, software, and services. Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, this pivotal role emphasizes leadership and operational excellence while serving as a key financial partner to cross-functional business leaders. The Controller will drive financial integrity, support sales, enhance cost efficiency, implement process improvements, and ensure strong internal controls and compliance across the division.

This is a people management position that will work on-site at our Costa Mesa, California office.

About this roll* (Responsibilities)

• Lead an accurate and timely month-end close process by driving solutions at scale that benefit cross-functional teams and our reporting goals.
• Assess and execute accounting policies and processes for Delphi products and offerings in all accounting areas. Assess accounting implications of new products and integration of Delphi processes into Toast processes.
• Collaborate and support very closely our cross functional partners, such as Delphi business teams, R&D, IT Systems, RevOps, Finance and FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Product, and Legal including contract reviews, and changes in product and pricing strategies. Communicate the accounting implication to stakeholders at all levels.
• Streamline and enhance processes and SOX compliant controls around Delphi financial reporting metrics. Create efficiencies and simplification by leveraging technology solutions and automation.
• Manage the Delphi Accounting team and play a key leadership role in the broader Accounting and Finance organization.

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

• 15+ years of relevant Revenue and Corporate accounting experience, including accounting operations
• 5+ years of people management and leadership experiences in a sizable accounting organization owning revenue, costs, and related balance sheet areas.
• Proficiency in utilizing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (preferably NetSuite and/or Sage)
• Extensive experience working cross functionally (ie - sales, supply chain, R&D and other business functions) with strong business acumen and practicality.
• Lead a team with great leadership skills. Passionate about coaching and mentoring to team members.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines, work independently, prioritize competing workloads, and manage the deliverables from business partners and team members in a fast paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills, including ability to independently analyze transactions and contracts and document the related accounting and finance analysis.

Special Sauce* (Nice-to-Haves)

• CPA
• Experience with subscription billing systems (e.g. ChargeOver, Zuora)
• Big 4 or public accounting / consulting experience

AI at Toast

At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.Our Total Rewards Philosophy

We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.

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