Assistant Controller

Who We Are: At Rover, pets and their people are at the heart of everything we do. We connect pet parents with trusted pet care across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. Headquartered in Seattle and Barcelona, we’re a values driven, fast-growing tech company focused on building safe and personalized experiences tailored to the needs of each unique pet. We’re investing in AI as a business accelerator and provide every team member access to AI tools in service of creating better experiences for our community. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work, having been named among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Seattle Business Magazine and Washington’s Best Workplaces in the Puget Sound Business Journal. At Rover we’re committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and welcoming community, which starts with our employees. Want to make an impact? Join our pack and come work (and play!) with us. Who We're Looking for: We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Controller to support the accounting function within a high-growth, private equity-backed technology company. Reporting to the Controller, this role will play a key part in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and scalability of financial reporting and accounting operations. The Assistant Controller will own core accounting processes, including monthly and annual financial reporting, audit management, technical accounting, and equity accounting. This role will also support M&A activities, including due diligence, purchase accounting, and post-acquisition integration. This is a hybrid position that has the minimum expectation to work out of our Downtown Seattle Office two days per week on Mondays and Thursdays. For this reason, candidates must be based in the Greater Seattle Area or willing to relocate. Accounting Operations & Close Support the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and completeness Oversee key areas of the general ledger, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis Drive improvements in close processes, automation, and documentation Support and review work performed by the accounting team to ensure high-quality outputs Financial Reporting Support and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP Support internal and external reporting requirements, including deliverables for private equity stakeholders Ensure consistency and accuracy across financial reporting outputs Technical Accounting Research and document technical accounting positions under U.S. GAAP Support and review accounting memos for complex or non-routine transactions Lead implementation of new accounting standards and policies Serve as a subject matter expert on accounting treatments across the organization Audit & Compliance Serve as a primary liaison for external auditors, managing audit timelines, deliverables, and requests Coordinate preparation of audit schedules and supportin