# Controller

**Company:** [AirGarage](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/airgarage)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $200k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** US GAAP, Revenue Recognition, ERP, Quickbooks, accrual accounting, financial audits, indirect tax, sales tax, Data Pipelines, payment processors, accounts payable, accounts receivable, Payroll, reconciliations, Financial Reporting
**Posted:** 2026-08-05

> Own and build AirGarage’s accounting function, leading close, accrual conversion, ERP migration, revenue recognition, tax compliance, audit readiness, and financial reporting. The role requires CPA-level technical accounting expertise, startup scaling experience, and hands-on ownership of complex transactional and multi-jurisdiction operations.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the books end to end, including monthly close, revenue recognition, reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, payroll coordination, and financial statement integrity.
- Convert the company to full accrual accounting and implement GAAP revenue recognition for a transactional, multi-location, revenue-share business.
- Lead the migration from QuickBooks to a modern ERP, including selection, implementation, data migration, integrations, and change management.
- Rebuild the chart of accounts for location-level, team-level, and corporate reporting.
- Connect accounting systems with operational data systems and the data warehouse to establish a single source of truth and automate reconciliations.
- Own indirect tax and compliance across parking taxes, regulatory fees, and multi-jurisdiction sales and use taxes.
- Establish controls, documentation, and processes for the company’s first financial statement audit.
- Manage, mentor, and develop the in-house accounting team.
- Partner with Operations, Sales, and Product to ensure billing, collections, revenue sharing, and reporting are accurate at the source.
- Deliver timely monthly financial statements and supporting schedules for leadership, the board, and investors.

## Requirements
- CPA or equivalent technical accounting rigor, with strong command of GAAP and revenue recognition for transactional or marketplace-style businesses.
- Experience as the senior-most accounting owner, such as Controller, Assistant Controller, or Director of Accounting, at a venture-backed company undergoing rapid growth.
- Experience leading an ERP migration from QuickBooks to a modern ERP.
- Experience converting cash-basis or hybrid books to full accrual accounting.
- Experience preparing for and completing financial statement audits, ideally a company’s first audit.
- Comfort working with data teams, data pipelines, and automated accounting processes.
- Hands-on experience designing close processes and resolving complex reconciliations.
- Experience with multi-location, multi-jurisdiction, revenue-share, or payments-heavy businesses.
- Pride in accounting quality, bias for action, and ability to balance speed with rigor.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Big Four or top regional accounting firm experience combined with startup operating experience.
- Indirect tax, sales tax, or regulatory fee experience across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience with payment processors and marketplace money movement.
- Familiarity with modern accounting tools and automation.

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