Finance Manager / Controller
- Pay
- $120,000 per year
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 23 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- financial reporting
- budgeting and forecasting
- GAAP
- payroll
Also useful
- Claude
- Rippling
- Ramp
- Mercury
Stated benefits & perks
- Health
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- Unlimited pto
Los Angeles or Remote within the US
Passes is a leading platform dedicated to empowering creators and fostering meaningful connections with their audiences, providing innovative solutions that help creators grow and thrive in the digital landscape.
Passes is seeking a dynamic, ownership-minded Finance Manager to lead financial operations. This person doesn't need the most senior title on paper, but they need to be comfortable owning the entire finance function, from day-to-day operations to strategic financial planning, and should be highly fluent with AI tools like Claude to operate at a more senior level than years of experience alone would suggest.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership
- Own all financial operations: budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and analysis
- Manage payroll (we use Rippling) and day-to-day financial operations
- Own headcount cost modeling and understand the fully-loaded cost of each role
- Own PNL reporting and present regular financial updates to leadership
- Monitor and manage cash flow and efficient use of company resources
- Manage budget tracking via Ramp for employee spend, flagging out-of-policy transactions
Compliance
- Ensure financial compliance across the company, including tax filings, GAAP-aligned reporting, and audit readiness
- Implement internal controls and financial policies
- Stay current on payments compliance requirements as our payments platform product scales
Payments & Technical Systems
- Work hands-on in Passes' proprietary system and in Mercury for manual payouts, vendor invoicing, and general payments
- Support financial operations for our our payments platform product, partnering closely with the technical team on how payment flows and manual interventions affect the books
Sales Compensation
- Partner with the Head of People on commission structures, payout modeling, and compensation benchmarking for the sales team
Strategic & Risk
- Bring exposure to fundraising and M&A dynamics; comfortable in a startup environment where these conversations are part of the territory
- Identify and mitigate financial risk
Our Stack: Mercury, Ramp, Rippling, Claude, Microsoft Office (excel), Google Suite
Qualifications
- 2-6+ years of experience in finance roles (flexibility for less experienced candidates with an exceptional academic or professional background)
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
- Strong fluency with AI tools, particularly Claude, is a hard requirement
- Comfortable owning a full department with limited senior backup
- Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment
Benefits
- Base salary starts at $120,000 plus equity package
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexible work environment with remote options
- [If in Los Angeles] Private chef in our Hollywood HQ for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Passes is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive environment for all employees.
From Passes's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 17, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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What is the salary for the Finance Manager / Controller role at Passes?
The Finance Manager / Controller posting at Passes states compensation of $120,000 per year. It is listed as a full-time position. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on Passes's official career site.
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This Finance Manager / Controller position at Passes is located in Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid). Always check Passes's application page for specific state eligibility or relocation policies.
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