Controller
Own monthly close, accounting operations, tax/compliance, and financial controls for a high-growth payroll and money-movement startup. Hands-on IC role reporting to Head of Finance.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own the monthly close and keep the books clean and audit-ready
- Run accounting operations: AP, AR, billing reconciliation, and revenue recognition as we migrate billing to ACH
- Own corporate tax and compliance filings, working with outside tax partners
- Reconcile money movement across multiple rails (tens of millions in monthly volume)
- Build financial controls and processes that scale from 30 to 70+ people
- Partner with the Head of Finance on reporting and with Ops on tax compliance
Requirements
- 5+ years in accounting and controllership, ideally including a high-growth startup
- CPA or equivalent rigor
- Hands-on with close, reconciliation, and accounting systems
- Comfortable in a company where money movement is core to the product
- High ownership and autonomy; see a broken process and fix it
Nice to Have
- Payroll, payments, or fintech background
- Helped a company prep for its first formal audit
Skills
Accounting, Monthly Close, Ap/Ar, Revenue Recognition, Corporate Tax, Financial Controls, Reconciliation, Audit Readiness, CPA
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