# Controller

**Company:** [LangChain](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/langchain)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $200k – $225k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** US GAAP, Financial Reporting, Accounting Systems, Internal Controls, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable
**Posted:** 2026-06-01

> As the Financial Controller, you will lead end-to-end accounting and financial reporting functions, ensuring clean books, timely close processes, and accurate financial data for leadership decisions. This role involves managing audits, overseeing financial operations, and improving financial systems.

## Job Description

## About the Role:
As the Financial Controller, you'll lead our accounting and financial reporting functions end-to-end. You'll be the person who makes sure our books are clean, our close process runs on time, and our leadership team has the numbers they need to make good decisions. This role reports to the Head of Finance and works closely with our Finance, Legal, People and Operations teams.

This is an in-office role based in our San Francisco or New York office.

## What You’ll Do:
* Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process — on time and with accuracy
* Lead our first audit and manage relationships with auditors and tax advisors
* Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and equity administration
* Build and maintain internal controls and ensure compliance with relevant regulations
* Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
* Drive improvements to our financial systems and processes as we scale

## What You’ll Bring:
* 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with at least 2 years in a Controller role
* CPA required
* Deep knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting standards
* Experience in high-growth SaaS or technology companies — you understand what "scaling" actually means for a finance function
* Strong working knowledge of accounting systems
* Track record of building or improving close processes and internal controls
* Comfortable working across functions and communicating financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders
* Bonus: experience supporting a Series B–D company through an audit or preparing for one
* You’ve worked in fast-moving teams where scope and priorities evolve
* You have start-up DNA: You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments etc.
* You exemplify our operating principles.
* You are motivated to build something great: you hold a high bar for quality, craft, and impact
* You embrace hot takes: you share informed opinions, challenge the status status quo, and engage in constructive debate
* You operate with maximum agency: you take ownership, move work forward independently, and help others unblock
* You run to the roar: you lean into hard problems, ambiguity, and fast-moving challenges

## Compensation:
Annual salary range: $200,000-225,000 USD

## Benefits
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible vacation, a 401(k) plan, meals on in-office days in the US and more.

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