Financial Controller, Public Sector
Accounting & Finance
New York, USA
Description
We’re growing and looking to hire a Financial Controller, Public Sector, who embodies our core values: People First, Customer Obsession, Strive for Excellence, and Integrity.
Claroty Public Sector is rapidly expanding to help secure the mission-critical environments that Federal, State, Local, and Education organizations rely on to keep essential services running safely and effectively. We are seeking mission-driven professionals to join a fast-growing team focused on protecting critical infrastructure and supporting the resilience and continuity of the systems our communities depend on.
About the Role:
As the Financial Controller, Public Sector, you will play a critical role within the US Finance organization, supporting the continued growth of the Claroty Public Sector business. This role combines strong controllership responsibilities with strategic business partnership across sales, RevOps, operations, and executive leadership.
The ideal candidate is hands-on, analytical, highly organized, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth cybersecurity environment. This position offers significant visibility across the organization and the opportunity to help scale finance processes in a rapidly expanding business unit.
You will ensure our financial systems, accounting practices, and reporting structures scale efficiently while maintaining strict compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and DCAA audit requirements.
Requirements:
As a Finance Controller, Public Sector, your impact will be:
- Lead month-end, quarterly, and year-end close processes, ensuring all reporting is timely and strictly adheres to US GAAP and federal financial reporting consistency.
- Own the General Ledger, including account reconciliations and the oversight of AP/AR workflows specifically for Public Sector operations.
- Lead the order management and booking process, driving contract execution to ensure all deals are efficiently and accurately transitioned to Closed-Won.
- Act as the primary point of contact for external CPA auditors as well as federal auditors (DCAA). Support all federal/state tax compliance, Incurred Cost Submissions (ICS), and government filing requirements
- Partner with Sales, Legal, and RevOps to manage the end-to-end booking and contract execution process, ensuring operational efficiency and revenue integrity.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the Public Sector GM; provide contract profitability analysis, pipeline visibility, cash drawdown forecasting (e.g., via WAWF/IPP), and data-driven insights to fuel growth initiatives.
- Manage collections and cash forecasting to optimize liquidity and departmental spend.
- Drive the implementation and enhancement of financial systems to automate manual tasks and strengthen internal controls.
- Lead special projects, from new system integrations to complex financial modeling, as the business scales.