Controller

You will own finance and financial operations, directing outsourced accounting and tax partners while building scalable processes, policies, and systems. You will oversee accounting close, audits and controls, payroll and benefits, tax compliance, reporting, planning, and finance operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage outsourced bookkeepers, set the close calendar, review monthly closes, and approve financial statements
• Review revenue recognition and key accounting judgments for GAAP compliance
• Ensure monthly reconciliation and support for every balance-sheet account
• Evaluate which accounting work should move in-house
• Serve as the primary contact for external financial auditors and support audit fieldwork
• Own SOC 1 readiness and annual examinations, including controls documentation, testing coordination, and finding remediation
• Design and maintain internal controls, approval limits, segregation of duties, and finance policies
• Administer payroll, employee records, tax withholdings, and filings
• Administer health insurance and benefits, including open enrollment, broker and carrier relationships, and employee questions
• Ensure payroll and benefits are recorded correctly
• Manage outside CPAs for income tax, R&D credits, franchise tax, and state registrations
• Own 1099 filings and maintain entity compliance
• Produce monthly management reports, board financials, and investor updates
• Own budgeting and forecasting and track profitability, margins, and cash flow
• Lead finance diligence for fundraising and strategic partnerships
• Oversee accounts payable, vendor payments, corporate cards, and expense management
• Maintain stock compensation accounting, coordinate 409A valuations, and reconcile the cap table to the books
• Manage corporate insurance renewals
• Own the finance tool stack and automate manual processes

Requirements

• 6+ years of accounting experience, including public accounting and controller or assistant controller experience at a startup or growth-stage company
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, ASC 606 revenue recognition, and ASC 718 stock compensation
• Experience leading a financial statement audit and SOC 1 or SOX controls work
• Experience administering payroll and benefits platforms such as Gusto, Rippling, or Justworks
• Experience managing outsourced bookkeepers or accounting firms
• Advanced proficiency with QuickBooks Online