Financial Controller

• Own the monthly, quarterly and annual closing process across the Group
• Coordinate accounting across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions, ensuring consistent practices and timely reporting
• Supervise the day-to-day accounting activities of a two-person team covering revenue, COGS, inventory, payroll, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and general ledger accounting
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting documentation and balance sheet accounts
• Maintain the closing calendar, responsibilities and controls
• Improve the speed, quality and reliability of the close
• Act as a key Finance contact for annual audits and reviews
• Partner with FP&A to ensure timely, accurate and consistent financial reporting
• Own monthly Group consolidation across multiple entities and currencies
• Manage intercompany entries, reconciliations and eliminations
• Review foreign currency translation and consolidation adjustments
• Coordinate VAT compliance and supervise VAT returns and reconciliations
• Ensure correct VAT treatment of D2C, B2B, ecommerce and subscription transactions
• Coordinate indirect tax obligations, including GST and sales tax where applicable
• Support corporate income tax filings, tax provisions and local tax requirements
• Maintain the compliance calendar and support transfer pricing and intercompany recharges
• Own accounting and financial reporting processes within NetSuite
• Improve automation across reconciliations, consolidation, reporting and recurring accounting activities
• Ensure accurate financial data flows from ecommerce, logistics, payroll, banking and operational systems into Finance
• Document Finance processes and accounting policies with appropriate audit trails
• Use AI and automation to reduce manual work and enable exception-based accounting
• Design AI-enabled workflows for reconciliations, intercompany matching, VAT reviews, transaction classification, closing controls and anomaly detection
• Use AI to investigate financial data and unusual transactions while maintaining human oversight
• Build reusable Finance workflows, agents and controls
• Ensure controls, documentation, data protection and human validation for AI-enabled processes
• Measure improvements through shorter closing timelines, fewer manual reconciliations, reduced errors and increased Finance capacity
• Report to the VP Finance and collaborate with Finance, Operations, Sales, Growth, People, external accountants, tax advisors and auditors

• 5+ years of experience in accounting, audit (Big 4), financial controlling or a similar Finance role, ideally in an international environment
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow accounting
• Hands-on experience owning or coordinating monthly and annual financial closings
• Experience with multiple legal entities and intercompany accounting
• Strong understanding of financial controls (incl Sox environments) and audit requirements
• Experience working with ERP systems and investigating transactions directly within the system
• Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills and confidence working with large financial datasets
• Excellent written and spoken English
• A hands-on, ownership-driven approach and the ability to investigate issues and identify root causes
• Interest in using AI, automation and new technologies to improve Finance processes and reduce manual work
• CPA, ACCA, ACA, Swiss Certified Expert in Accounting and Controlling or equivalent qualification (nice to have)
• Experience with NetSuite and Aleph (nice to have)
• Experience with multi-entity and multi-currency consolidation (nice to have)
• Experience in an international scale-up or fast-growing company (nice to have)
• Experience with VAT compliance across several European jurisdictions (nice to have)
• Experience with US sales tax, Australian GST or other international indirect tax regimes (nice to have)
• Experience with inventory accounting and product COGS (nice to have)
• Experience with AI, workflow automation, data analytics or other Finance automation tools (nice to have)
• Applicants must already hold a valid visa or work permit for their country of residence; Hilo is not able to provide visa sponsorship

• Competitive compensation and equity program
• Other benefits (depending on location)
• Work on a mission that matters: transforming cardiovascular health at global scale
• Be part of a high-impact, fast-growing, and venture-backed scale-up company
• Collaborate with a diverse, passionate, and talented team