Who is Wyze?

Come and be a part of what GeekWire calls a top 100 “most popular and trending” Pacific Northwest tech company at one of Built-in-Seattle’s “100 Best Places to work in Seattle 2021”

Wyze’s mission is to make great technology accessible to everyone because we believe that when great technology is accessible, curiosity thrives! Founded just over three years ago, Wyze started out as a smart camera company, has since branched out into the entire smart home ecosystem.

Our offices are based in Kirkland, WA, an outstanding city just east of downtown Seattle and nestled around beautiful Lake Washington! We also have offices in Beijing and Shenzhen, China!

At the announcement of the pandemic reaching US borders, Wyze employees quickly adapted to WFH setups and we, as well as any new hires, will continue to thrive from the safety of our homes until we can make a safe return to work in our new, COVID-conscious office space.

This role is based full-time in Kirkland, Washington and we are happy to help new folks relocate to this wonderful, tech-savvy city!

The Impact You Will Have:

The Controller role is a critical member of the high-performing leadership team at Wyze. An ideal candidate is a proven professional with strong technical skills, demonstrated abilities in delivering accounting, controls and reporting excellence, continuous improvement and a strategic approach to problem solving. The candidate must be eager to build a world-class Accounting function to support our growing business. The Controller will build the accounting and financial reporting team, processes and controls and will collaborate cross functionally with broader organization. 

A Look Inside the Role:

• Leadership: Own the company-wide Controllership function and all aspects of Accounting operations. Ensures a strong corporate control environment and sets an appropriate tone at the top. Responsible for annual external audit preparation and oversight. Maintains strong working relationships with internal team members and external entities to include independent auditors, vendors, and similar parties. Key areas of responsibility:
• Accounting: Prepares timely and accurate financial statements in accordance with US GAAP and applicable SEC reporting regulations. Owns the GL and recording of all business transactions (Revenue, Expenses, Cash, AR, Inventory, AP, Accrued Liabilities (including payroll). Oversees monthly financial close process including detailed analysis and reconciliation of all general ledger accounts, preparation of financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Internal Controls: Implements consistent accounting and financial policies, practices and procedures across the organization and ensures compliance; oversee the writing of technical accounting interpretations and positions. Establishes and operates a strong control environment; will require close business partnership (control owners). Oversee company-wide Sarbanes-Oxley compliant internal control program including; the development and implementation of controls, quarterly self-assessments and periodic testing, and remediation to ensure there are no deficiencies, timely remediation of deficiencies.
• Technical Accounting & External Reporting: Leads center of excellence to write accounting policies and interpret business transactions to ensure proper accounting treatment; prepare all disclosures/notes; prepare all SEC-required documents (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4, etc.)
• ERP/Finance Systems: works closely with Wyze IT lead to integrate ERP with other systems; own the implementation and maintenance of Finance-related systems/SaaS tools (e.g., revenue recognition, planning, etc.). Drives automation, efficiency, and scalability initiatives to meet growth requirements.

You Already Have These Qualifications and Love What You Do:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, MBA or similar advanced degree is highly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including as a Controller or Director of Accounting preferred.
• Public accounting experience strongly preferred and demonstrated US GAAP expertise.
• Active CPA license required.
• Proven hands-on experience managing SEC filing processes.
• Outstanding technology, analytics and management experience required.
• Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines and navigate through ambiguity.
• Experience working in a dynamic and changing company environment a plus.
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Proven analytical skills - defining problems, collecting relevant data, drawing valid. conclusions, and recommending improvement/corrective actions.
• Demonstrated abilities to partner cross functionally to lead and influence business decisions.

And Even Better if the Following Applies to You:

• MBA, CMA, or similar qualification is a plus.
• Industry experience in e-commerce, consumer technology, distribution, retail, etc.
• Experience in a public accounting firm preferred.

Our Benefits

Wyze has a full benefits package through Premera Blue Cross. This includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, EAP, Short-term disability, Long-term disability, FSA, and Daycare FSA. Employee premiums will be paid 100%, and 80% paid premium for dependents.

10 Holidays - 6 set holidays and 4 Floating Holidays for you to use however you choose

15 days of PTO every year

Additional Wyze anniversary vacation days

9 sick days/mental health days per calendar year

Principal 401k Plan - there is no company match at this time

Rosetta Stone reimbursement if you'd like to learn Mandarin

$50 a month reimbursed as a technology stipend - taxes apply

Wyze employee product perks: Wyze employees receive an array of our most loved products and services, as well as Wyze software services once they are launched. Employees also get a chance to participate in our beta program for unreleased products to help make Wyze better for all!

Come Join Us!

If this sounds too good to be true and you are ready to be part of #teamwyze, then we want to hear from you! Please send us a cover letter that showcases some of the outstanding things you can do and how you feel they could apply to our vision and projects here at Wyze!

We will ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation at [email protected].

Lastly, and exceptionally important to us: we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity as well as inclusion here at Wyze. We are fully committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. That’s how we do things!