Controller

The Opportunity

As a unicorn-stage company, we're building the accounting infrastructure that will support us through our next stage of growth - larger financing events, an expanding audit scope, and eventually the rigor of a public company. This role is the technical and operational backbone of that effort: owning the close, setting our accounting policy positions, and building the controls environment from the ground up. This is not a maintenance role; it's an opportunity to architect the systems and processes a much larger company will run on.

What We're Looking For

We need someone who

• Has deep technical accounting judgment: Comfortable taking positions on complex revenue recognition (ASC 606) and equity compensation (ASC 718) matters, and can document and defend them.
• Builds infrastructure, not just reports: Excited to design controls, close processes, and systems from a lean starting point rather than inherit something fully built out.
• Is audit- and controls-minded: Has driven external audits and built SOX-ready processes, even before SOX was required.
• Is systems-fluent: Has stood up or significantly improved an ERP (e.g., NetSuite) and the integrations around it.
• Thrives in ambiguity: Prefers building the playbook to following one, and can move at the speed of an AI company.

The Work

In this role, you will

• Own the Close: Run the monthly and quarterly close process end-to-end, delivering accurate, well-documented, and increasingly timely financials.
• Set Technical Accounting Positions: Research and memo complex areas - revenue recognition under ASC 606, equity compensation under ASC 718, and other non-standard transactions - and ensure consistent application.
• Own Equity Compensation Accounting: Manage stock compensation expense, 409A coordination, and cap table reconciliation, partnering closely with FP&A and Legal.
• Architect Controls: Design and implement internal controls that scale with the company, building toward audit and SOX readiness ahead of when it's required.
• Own the Tax Process: Manage our outsourced tax vendor relationship end-to-end, covering both income tax and sales & use tax compliance, and ensure tax positions are properly reflected in the books.
• Lead the Annual Audit: Own the external audit relationship end-to-end - PBC lists, testing support, and timely resolution of open items.
• Drive Systems & Automation: Evaluate, implement, and optimize ERP and adjacent finance systems, and automate manual accounting workflows as the company scales.
• Partner Cross-Functionally: Work closely with FP&A, Legal, and GTM Finance to ensure deal terms, equity grants, and revenue contracts are reflected correctly in the books.

Desired Experience

• Sustained Track Record: 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, spanning public accounting (Big 4 or equivalent) and industry, ideally including time at a high-growth or pre-IPO technology company.
• CPA: Active CPA required or strongly preferred.
• Technical Depth: Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, with particular depth in revenue recognition (ASC 606) and stock-based compensation (ASC 718).
• Audit & Controls Experience: Has managed external auditors directly and built or matured a controls environment (SOX experience a plus, even if not previously mandated).
• Systems Experience: Has implemented or owned an ERP system (NetSuite or similar) and the integrations connecting it to other finance tools.
• Communication: Comfortable presenting technical accounting positions and close results to the CFO, board, and audit committee.