Senior Financial Controller
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About the role
About Nebius:
Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.
Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI.
Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D.
Role Overview
The Senior Controller is responsible for full financial ownership of assigned US entities, including month-end close, statutory and tax compliance, and overall financial integrity. This role acts as a trusted business partner to cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring accurate month-end close, strong controls and proactive financial oversight.
The position requires a highly experienced accounting professional with a Big 4 background, capable of leading complex accounting matters, driving process improvements and enhancing automation and scalability of finance operations.
Key Responsibilities
Full Ownership of US Entities
- Act as the primary finance owner for assigned US entities, ensuring end-to-end accountability for financials.
- Serve as a trusted partner to stakeholders across Tax, Legal, FP&A and business teams.
- Provide financial insights, guidance, and support for business decisions and transactions.
- Lead transformation initiatives (local and global), including automation and standardization of processes to improve efficiency, accuracy and scalability.
Month-End Close Leadership
- Lead and oversee the month-end close process, ensuring timely, accurate and complete financial close.
- Prepare, review and approve journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
- Analyze financial performance, explain key variances, and ensure transparency of financial results.
- Ensure consistency and integrity of financial data across systems and reports.
Financial Oversight & Technical Accounting
- Maintain full ownership of financial accuracy across all accounting areas.
- Support accounting for complex and non-routine transactions, including large deals, acquisitions, and infrastructure investments.
- Review key estimates, accruals, and judgments to ensure compliance with US GAAP and internal policies.
- Act as a second line of control, ensuring completeness and consistency across the month-end close and control framework.
Statutory & Regulatory Compliance
- Oversee all statutory and tax compliance activities for US entities, including:
- Corporate Income Tax and Sales & Use Tax (in coordination with Tax team)
- Statutory financial statements (where applicable)
- Regulatory and statistical filings (where applicable)
- Ensure accurate and timely filings across all jurisdictions.
- Maintain and oversee a comprehensive compliance calendar with clear ownership and accountability.
- Review and approve statutory and tax adjustments recorded in ERP systems.
- Lead external and internal audit processes.
Stakeholder Management & Coordination
- Act as the key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including auditors and advisors.
- Coordinate effectively with Tax, Legal, FP&A and Group Reporting teams.
- Ensure clear ownership, timelines, and delivery across all parties.