An overview of this role

As a Staff Engineer on GitLab's Software Composition Analysis team, you'll drive hands-on implementation of security features that help customers understand and manage risks in their software supply chain. Your focus will be on enhancing GitLab's SCA capabilities in dependency scanning and container scanning. You'll work directly on architecture and technical implementation and help the team push forward on three core goals: Gather (introducing data points that help customers understand the urgency of issues, like reachability analysis and supply chain poisoning detection), Integrate (providing other teams with innovative collection techniques for better workflows), and Optimize (solving data correlation at massive scale). You'll contribute hands-on code, help solve novel technical challenges, and establish patterns that improve how the distributed team works together across multiple time zones.

Examples of some future features that you may help build: 
- Dependency scanning for unmanaged C/C++ 
- Dependency Scanning for Yocto environments 
- Vulnerability detection using CPE-based matching against package metadata

What you’ll do

• Implement complex features in dependency scanning and container scanning, shipping improvements that increase scan coverage, improve accuracy, and drive adoption of GitLab's SCA capabilities
• Solve novel technical problems in SCA, establishing reusable patterns that reduce delivery time and improve engineering effectiveness across the team
• Guide architectural and implementation decisions in collaboration with engineering managers, product managers, and peer engineers to improve scalability, reliability, and delivery outcomes across the team's SCA architecture
• Contribute code, design reviews, and technical mentorship that raise quality standards, improve maintainability, and strengthen performance across the codebase
• Collaborate across GitLab's security domain to align SCA work with related efforts in vulnerability management and adjacent product areas, accelerating delivery of shared roadmap goals and improving coordination across related security efforts
• Identify and resolve technical debt, prioritizing changes that improve team velocity, code health, and long-term maintainability across the team's core SCA services
• Translate product needs and customer feedback into technical solutions in partnership with product, UX, and security stakeholders, delivering features that address high-impact customer risks and advance shared roadmap goals

What you’ll bring

• Hands-on experience in Software Composition Analysis and the ability to contribute to complex security features in dependency scanning and container scanning
• Deep hands-on expertise in building and evolving dependency scanning and container scanning analyzers
• Demonstrated ability to design solutions that balance complexity, performance, and maintainability
• Expertise with backend technologies, particularly Go and/or Ruby on Rails, with ability to pick up new technologies quickly
• Familiarity with cloud providers like GCP, CloudFlare, or AWS
• Ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs in SCA and security tooling, with proven success delivering maintainable solutions that help customers manage software supply chain risk
• Ability to work effectively in distributed, async-first teams across multiple time zones
• Experience explaining complex technical and security concepts to engineers and stakeholders

About the team

The Software Composition Analysis team is part of GitLab's Sec Engineering group, and we focus on building capabilities that help customers identify and manage risks in their software supply chain. We work across areas including dependency scanning, container scanning, and license scanning, and we work closely with product, UX, security, and adjacent engineering teams to close important feature gaps in GitLab's platform. Our team members are distributed across regions including Europe and North America, so we rely on clear documentation, asynchronous communication, and thoughtful coordination across time zones. This opportunity is centered on helping us deliver complex security features while balancing hands-on technical progress with strong team execution.

About The Role

Join one of the leading global technology companies and lead a high-performing Accounting Operations team, based in our brand-new Auckland CBD office.

Reporting directly to the CFO and with significant exposure to executive leadership, you will lead a team of experienced accounting professionals to deliver key financial outcomes for a scaled, fast-paced multinational company. This is a senior leadership position within Pushpay, responsible for driving an efficient, best-in-class operating environment across our Accounting function, with a primary focus on Billing, Accounts Payable, and Payroll.

You will collaborate with senior internal and external stakeholders across New Zealand and the United States. This role will play a pivotal part in supporting the Group’s ongoing growth strategy. This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly influential position encompassing operational accounting, and strategic finance initiatives.

You will lead a wide range of projects including digital finance transformation with a strong BI and AI focus, process automation and optimisation, and the enhancement of the group accounting landscape.

Supervisory responsibilities: 3 direct reports, 6-10 indirect reports

About You

We are seeking ‘Big Four’–trained professionals with strong people leadership experience in Global Accounting Operations and Finance Transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive financial operations experience from a large and complex commercial environment, alongside a proven track record of delivering efficiency, best practices and world class financial control. This is a standout role for a technically strong and strategically minded accounting leader looking to contribute meaningfully and make a real impact. 

What You’ll Do

• Manage day to day / week to week operational accounting processes focused on Accounts Payable, Billing/AR, and Payroll, leveraging technology and continuous process improvement to drive accurate and efficient functions, with a high attention to detail. 
• Partner with our Human Resources team to ensure staff benefits accuracy and compliance, including leading the annual US 401(k) audit process.
• Ensure our key operational accounting functions perform in high quality control environments with effective management accounting and reporting systems. 
• Work in partnership with our Director of Accounting and Reporting and Group Controller to support the monthly close process and our monthly Board and Lender reporting obligations. 
• Work in partnership with our Director of Accounting and Reporting and Group Controller to support our annual audit process (focusing on leading coordination and response for all AR, AP and Payroll testing). 
• Partnering, and advising on the financial implications of management decisions with a data based mindset. 
• Support the forecast and budgeting process for the Group with a focus on Operating Expenses.
• Support the wider Group with the financial performance of their functions.

Skills & Experience

• CA or CPA qualified, with 6–8 years of post-qualification experience in large, complex businesses with global exposure.
• Strong accounting capability, proven people leadership and stakeholder management experience.
• Autonomous, driven, and self-directed, with a track record of delivering multiple workstreams to tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated initiative, innovation, and sound judgement in solving complex issues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively across multiple teams and partner at a senior level.
• US accounting experience is highly desirable. 
• Technology savvy, with experience in Zuora, Salesforce, NetSuite, ADP, and Ramp considered a strong advantage.

What's in it for you...

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious senior accounting leader ready to join a growing, people-first global technology business. You’ll gain genuine career growth opportunities, mentorship, and the chance to make an impact at both a strategic and operational level.

We’re committed to investing in our people through real-world experiences, coaching, and professional development. You’ll be part of a values-led organization where your work contributes directly to strengthening communities and enabling social good.

About Us

Pushpay is a high-growth Kiwi founded SaaS business that is spread between offices in the United States and Auckland, NZ. We help organisations and communities come together and stay connected through our suite of mobile apps, management software, and giving technology. Our teams of Software Engineers, SRE’s, QA's, UX and Product Managers work closely together to deliver value to our customers as the leading provider of mobile apps and giving technology to churches, schools, and nonprofits.

Benefits

We have a passion for making all employees feel supported. In addition to having a genuine interest in helping you do your best work and drive your career, we offer:

• Family Oriented Workplace: As our Pushpay family grows, we understand yours may too. Our paid parental leave policy offers primary & secondary caregiver leave, and we also have no leave override for those returning to work after parental leave, meaning you'll be paid at your full rate for annual holidays. 
• Hybrid Work Model: We aim to offer a healthy work/life balance with flexible hours and the option to work from home 2 days a week.
• Sick Leave: You'll automatically start accruing this upon starting - no 6 month wait period. 
• Volunteer Time Off: 16 hours paid VTO per year, so you can give back to causes most meaningful to you.
• Advanced gear
• Unlimited snacks, drinks, and coffee!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free annual flu shots
• Fun social events throughout the year, and Friday in-office happy hours

If you’re passionate about innovation and people, and keen to work in a fast-paced and inclusive environment, we’d love to hear from you! 

Please note: To be considered for this vacancy you must either currently reside in New Zealand, or if currently off-shore, be a New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or resident with valid travel conditions.

Please submit your resume/CV in PDF format to prevent formatting errors upon submission. After applying, we highly encourage you to check your spam/junk folder regularly for communication from the Pushpay People team.

This role is being managed directly by Pushpay and one exclusive recruitment partner. To ensure your application is handled correctly, please apply through this posting or via our named partner.

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