Financial Controller

Note: Partly is headquartered in Austin, TX with offices in London, UK, Christchurch, NZ and Auckland, NZ. Wherever you're based, we'll connect you with your nearest office for onboarding, and fly you to join the full team for our quarterly "Season Openers" (we cover travel and accommodation). If you're relocating to join us, we can also assist with relocation costs.

🚀 Our story

Partly is connecting the world's parts, and we're doing that by building the AI infrastructure layer for the global repair industry, starting with the $2tn automotive market. Our frontier model, Interpreter, is the world's first AI purpose-built to understand vehicle damage and the parts needed to fix it. Thousands of businesses across the global repair supply chain already rely on it.

Founded by ex-Rocket Lab engineers, we've tripled in size in the last 18 months and have recently raised a $50m Series B led by DST Global (Anthropic, Airbnb, Meta, TikTok, Spotify) and including Blackbird Ventures (Canva, CultureAmp etc.), WNDR, Activant Capital, Icehouse Ventures, Square Peg, Airtree, and Ecliptic Venture Capital. We're headquartered in Austin, with offices in New Zealand and London.

We're continuing to build a world-class team ensuring Partly is a place where people can do the best work of their lives. We're proud of the culture we've built, and our values are lived throughout every experience.

Want to learn more about the problems we're solving and the culture we're building at Partly? Hear directly from our team here: https://shorturl.at/iAFUX

🖍️ This role

The Financial Controller will own Partly's accounting function end to end, and report to Ana Wight (CFO).

This role exists because we're scaling fast! Multiple entities, multiple jurisdictions, a growing commercial engine and we need someone who has seen this show before. You'll take full ownership of the compliance and operational finance work that underpins the business, freeing up our FP&A and strategic capacity to go deeper on growth.

💻 What will you do

• Own the accounting function. Lead all financial accounting and reporting including revenue recognition, month end and year end close, and consolidated reporting across Partly's entities. The trains run on time.

• Keep us compliant across every jurisdiction we operate in. Manage tax and statutory compliance obligations across NZ, UK, and any additional geographies as we grow, working with external advisors to ensure we're always ahead of obligations, not behind them.

• Run payroll, vendor payments, billing, and treasury. Own the operational finance workflows that keep the business moving. Establish and maintain a treasury policy appropriate for our stage and risk profile.

• Evaluate and implement the right tools and systems. Assess where we are today, identify gaps, and make sound decisions about what finance infrastructure we need to scale to Series C and beyond, including a future ERP decision.

• Lead and develop the finance team. Manage the function day to day, helping them grow their skills and ensuring the team delivers with consistency and quality.

• Partner cross functionally. Work closely with the billing team and external auditors and tax advisors to keep financial operations tight. Be the reliable domain expert that the business leans on.

🥷 Your skills

• Qualified Chartered Accountant. CA or equivalent is a hard requirement. This role carries real technical responsibility across entities and jurisdictions.

• Proven Financial Controller experience. You've held an FC title and run the full function before. You don't need oversight on the fundamentals , you are the expert.

• Multi entity and multi jurisdiction experience. You're comfortable with the complexity of operating across NZ, UK, and beyond. Transfer pricing, intercompany transactions, and foreign currency reporting aren't new territory for you.

• Strong technical accounting knowledge. Revenue recognition, statutory compliance, payroll, AP/AR you can go deep on all of it and know when to bring in external advisors vs. handle it yourself.

• Scale-up or startup background. You've operated in a fast-moving environment where you had to build and improve systems while keeping BAU running. You're not waiting for a full team to get things done. Ideally, you have seen the series C journey before.

• (Preferred) Professional services grounding. Experience at a Big 4 or mid-tier firm early in your career, followed by in-house experience, is a strong signal. Audit background is particularly valued.

• (Bonus) ERP implementation experience. You've been through a system selection and/or implementation process before and you know what good looks like.

• (Bonus) SaaS or marketplace business model familiarity. Understanding of recurring revenue, usage-based billing, or marketplace economics is a plus as we scale our commercial engine.

• (Bonus) Financial operations and automation mindset. You've gone beyond the spreadsheet — connecting tools, automating workflows, and using AI or low-code solutions to make finance operations run leaner. You're comfortable experimenting with new technology to solve problems.

Please note: if you don't have all the skills or experience listed above but believe you could be outstanding in this role, please still consider applying. Many people count themselves out. We'd love the chance to learn more about you and why you're exceptional.

🎡 Benefits

• Healthy, Catered Lunches - Enjoy fresh, healthy lunches every workday in our Auckland, Christchurch, London, and Austin offices. With no meal prep needed, you can eat, connect, and refuel with your team. (And yes, snacks and drinks are always on hand.)

• Healthy Body, Healthy Mind - We care about performing at our peak. Every team member gets a $1,500 annual wellness allowance (or local equivalent) on a Partly-branded card. Use it on things such as gym memberships, rock climbing, physical therapy, massage, doctor visits, prescriptions—anything that you or your family need!

• Family Comes First - Primary caregivers receive 3 months of fully paid parental leave, plus a flexible return-to-work plan (four days a week at full pay for your first three months back).

• Getting Here Is On Us - If you commute to a Partly office or coworking space, choose from a paid 24/7 parking spot or a commuting allowance. One less thing to think about!

• Workspaces That Inspire - Our brand-new, architecturally designed offices are built for collaboration and creativity, with great coffee, social spaces, and some of the best cafes just a few steps away.

• Office-First with Flexibility - In cities where we have an office (Christchurch, Auckland, London, and Austin), we default to working from the office every day. This lets us move faster, make better decisions, and build strong relationships. We also operate with a high-trust environment, so you can manage your time around your life and flex your schedule to do your best work.

• We Celebrate Together - From weekly happy hours and monthly lunches to quarterly season openers and an annual global offsite, we make time to connect, celebrate, and have fun as one team.

🛬 Relocation

If you're relocating to Partly HQ, whether from overseas or within the country, we offer a generous relocation allowance to help support your move.