Financial Controller

About Partly

Partly is building a global platform for replacement parts, beginning with auto parts, with the goal of making it easier for people to fix things and supporting a more sustainable future. Started by former Rocket Lab engineers, the company uses advanced technology to solve complex problems in a massive $1.9 trillion market. The business has grown rapidly, more than tripling the team in the last year and expecting to expand again at a similar pace over the next 12 months. Partly serves customers ranging from some of the world’s largest enterprises to high-growth startups, and its platform supports parts cataloguing and management across hundreds of companies worldwide.

The company has offices in London, Christchurch, and Austin, and a global team across Europe and Australasia. New team members are onboarded through their nearest office, and quarterly in-person team gatherings are supported with travel and accommodation. Relocation support is also available for people moving to join the company.

Role overview

The Financial Controller will lead Partly’s accounting function from end to end and report directly to the CFO. This role is critical because the company is scaling quickly across multiple entities and jurisdictions, and needs a finance leader who can take full ownership of compliance and operational finance work while allowing the FP&A and strategy team to focus more deeply on growth.

What you will do

• Take full ownership of accounting and reporting, including revenue recognition, month-end and year-end close, and consolidated reporting across Partly’s entities.
• Oversee compliance across all jurisdictions where the business operates, including tax and statutory obligations in New Zealand, the UK, and any future markets, while coordinating with external advisors to stay ahead of deadlines and requirements.
• Manage payroll, vendor payments, billing, and treasury activities, and create a treasury policy suited to the company’s stage and risk profile.
• Review, choose, and roll out finance systems and tools that will support scale, including future ERP planning and decision-making.
• Lead the finance team on a day-to-day basis, building capability, improving consistency, and ensuring high-quality delivery.
• Work closely with internal teams, auditors, and tax specialists to keep finance operations accurate, reliable, and efficient.

What you need

• A CA or equivalent Chartered Accountant qualification is essential because the role carries significant technical responsibility across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Prior experience as a Financial Controller is required; you should have already owned the full function and be comfortable operating without close oversight on core finance matters.
• Experience handling multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction environments is important, including intercompany activity, transfer pricing, and foreign currency reporting.
• Strong technical accounting capability is needed across revenue recognition, statutory compliance, payroll, and AP/AR, along with the judgment to know when external support is appropriate.
• A background in a fast-moving startup or scale-up environment is strongly preferred, especially if you have helped build systems while maintaining business-as-usual operations and have exposure to a Series C-stage growth journey.
• Experience from a Big 4 or mid-tier professional services firm early in your career, followed by in-house work, is viewed positively, with audit experience especially valued.
• ERP selection or implementation experience is a bonus.
• Familiarity with SaaS or marketplace business models is also advantageous, particularly around recurring revenue, usage-based billing, or marketplace economics.

Benefits

• Healthy catered lunches are provided every workday in the Auckland, Christchurch, London, and San Francisco offices, along with snacks and drinks.
• Team members receive an annual wellness allowance of $1,500, or the local equivalent, on a Partly-branded card for wellbeing-related expenses such as gym memberships, physio, massage, GP visits, prescriptions, and more.
• Primary caregivers get 3 months of fully paid parental leave, plus a flexible return-to-work arrangement of four days on full pay for the first three months back.
• Employees who commute to a Partly office or co-working space can choose between a paid 24/7 car park or a commute allowance.
• The offices are newly designed for collaboration and creativity, with good coffee, social areas, and nearby cafes.
• The company operates as office-first in Christchurch, Auckland, London, and San Francisco, while still supporting flexibility and trust so team members can organise work around their lives.
• Regular team events include weekly happy hours, monthly lunches, quarterly season openers, and an annual global offsite.

Additional information

If you are relocating to join the company, relocation assistance may be provided. Candidates who do not meet every listed requirement are still encouraged to consider the opportunity if they believe they can excel in the role.

Work model

This is an office-based position in Auckland, New Zealand, with an expectation to work from the office rather than remotely.