What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Controller position at Nutrient?
About Nutrient
Nutrient is on a mission to evolve how humans interact with and experience documents. Our tools transform static files into intelligent, dynamic, and secure workflows—empowering businesses to innovate faster and smarter. Trusted by thousands of organizations across 80 countries—including Fortune 500 companies, governments and public sector leaders—our products streamline processes, accelerate digital transformation, and unlock new possibilities. Backed by Insight Partners, we've grown from a 40-person team to more than 160 across the globe and continue scaling rapidly.
Your Role at Nutrient...
As our Assistant Controller, you’ll work closely with the Controller to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of our financials. You’ll approve journal entries and vendor bills, support multi-entity consolidations, and help prepare the company for audits. This is a cross-functional role requiring strong technical accounting skills, attention to detail, and the ability to operate in a fast-moving environment. This role will act as a senior reviewer and process owner across functions.
What You'll Work On...
At Nutrient, we’re not just hiring for skills — we’re hiring for mindset. The people who thrive here are:
At Nutrient, we tackle complex challenges to build tools and solutions that reshape how businesses and developers experience and interact with documents. Our culture is centered around continuous growth and collaboration, ensuring every team member has the opportunity to learn, innovate, and drive meaningful change at our company.
We are a globally distributed company, backed by Insight Partners. We embrace a low-meeting culture and prioritize asynchronous communication to provide flexibility and focus. Working hours overlap with most of the team across the US, Europe, and Asia.
We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and an annual global retreat to celebrate achievements and foster connections. Past retreats have taken place in locations like Croatia, Spain, and Greece.
Nutrient believes in equal opportunity, and we employ people from many different cultures and countries. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skill sets, perspectives, as well as providing our employees with a work environment free of harassment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other non-merit factor.
Nutrient is on a mission to evolve how humans interact with and experience documents. Our tools transform static files into intelligent, dynamic, and secure workflows—empowering businesses to innovate faster and smarter. Trusted by thousands of organizations across 80 countries—including Fortune 500 companies, governments and public sector leaders—our products streamline processes, accelerate digital transformation, and unlock new possibilities. Backed by Insight Partners, we've grown from a 40-person team to more than 160 across the globe and continue scaling rapidly.
Your Role at Nutrient...
As our Assistant Controller, you’ll work closely with the Controller to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of our financials. You’ll approve journal entries and vendor bills, support multi-entity consolidations, and help prepare the company for audits. This is a cross-functional role requiring strong technical accounting skills, attention to detail, and the ability to operate in a fast-moving environment. This role will act as a senior reviewer and process owner across functions.
What You'll Work On...
- Review and approve journal entries and vendor bills for accuracy and proper classification
- Support multi-entity, multi-currency monthly close and consolidation
- Prepare and maintain schedules for audit and tax support
- Assist with GAAP compliance and technical accounting research as needed
- Partner with the Controller to streamline close processes and improve internal controls
- Collaborate with FP&A, HR, and other teams to support cross-functional finance initiatives
- Participate in system improvements and automations (NetSuite, Rippling, etc.)
- 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and multi-entity consolidations
- Experience with NetSuite required; Rippling or other payroll/HRIS tools a plus
- Confident reviewing journal entries and vendor payments
- Highly detail-oriented, organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative, low-ego approach
- CPA preferred but not required
At Nutrient, we’re not just hiring for skills — we’re hiring for mindset. The people who thrive here are:
- Collaborators: You collaborate openly, listen actively, and prioritize team success over ego.
- Hungry Learners: Rapid learning fuels progress and career growth.
- Curious Thinkers: You dig deep to uncover the “why,” valuing understanding over simply being right.
- Self-Starters: You take action without waiting for direction, turning obstacles into opportunities with creativity and persistence.
- Owners: You take responsibility for solutions and outcomes, always looking for ways to improve what’s within your control.
- Doers: You’re energized by progress, motivated to create meaningful impact, and eager to tackle challenges.
At Nutrient, we tackle complex challenges to build tools and solutions that reshape how businesses and developers experience and interact with documents. Our culture is centered around continuous growth and collaboration, ensuring every team member has the opportunity to learn, innovate, and drive meaningful change at our company.
We are a globally distributed company, backed by Insight Partners. We embrace a low-meeting culture and prioritize asynchronous communication to provide flexibility and focus. Working hours overlap with most of the team across the US, Europe, and Asia.
We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and an annual global retreat to celebrate achievements and foster connections. Past retreats have taken place in locations like Croatia, Spain, and Greece.
Nutrient believes in equal opportunity, and we employ people from many different cultures and countries. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skill sets, perspectives, as well as providing our employees with a work environment free of harassment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other non-merit factor.
