Controller (Part-Time / Fractional)

Overview

A leading connected vehicle intelligence platform is seeking an experienced, senior finance professional to serve as a part-time Controller. This fractional role is designed for someone with prior full-time Controller or VP Finance experience who wishes to apply their expertise across a select portfolio of high-growth companies.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrity of the financial statements by reviewing and approving monthly and quarterly close packages prepared by the Accounting Manager, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and GAAP compliance.
• Manage the external audit relationship, acting as the primary point of contact with auditors, coordinating the annual audit process, and maintaining audit readiness throughout the year.
• Establish and maintain a robust internal controls framework by identifying control gaps, implementing improvements, and ensuring scalability of the accounting function.
• Oversee revenue recognition policies and application, ensuring treatment of SaaS contracts, multi-element arrangements, and professional services complies with ASC 606.
• Coordinate tax compliance efforts with external advisors to ensure timely and accurate filing of federal, state, and local tax obligations, including multi-jurisdictional sales tax.
• Prepare or review board and investor financial reporting packages, ensuring accuracy and clear presentation appropriate for a Series B company.
• Support fundraising, due diligence, and strategic finance processes by providing clean historical financials, accounting memos, and technical accounting guidance.
• Mentor and provide oversight to the Accounting Manager, serving as a resource for technical accounting questions and quality control on close deliverables.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to accounting systems and tools to meet evolving company needs.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of accounting experience, including significant time in Controller, Assistant Controller, or VP Finance roles (experience beyond public accounting).
• CPA certification required.
• Deep expertise in GAAP, financial reporting, and technical accounting, especially revenue recognition (ASC 606), equity accounting, and multi-jurisdiction compliance.
• Experience managing external audits at venture-backed technology or SaaS companies.
• Familiarity with SaaS business models, subscription billing, and accounting nuances of API- and data-platform businesses.
• Proficiency with accounting systems such as NetSuite, QuickBooks, or Sage Intacct.
• Prior fractional or part-time Controller experience is a plus but not required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong hands-on reviewer who actively engages in the accounting process.
• Clear communicator capable of explaining technical accounting concepts to non-accountants and presenting financials to boards.
• Trustworthy and discreet with sensitive financial information.
• Collaborative team player invested in improving the finance function.
• Flexible and pragmatic approach suitable for a fast-growing startup environment.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive part-time/fractional compensation structured as an hourly rate or monthly retainer.
• Pro-rated equity participation.

Location & Logistics

• Part-time/fractional engagement, approximately 2–3 days per week, with flexibility to increase during audit, board reporting, and fundraising periods.
• Remote work with occasional in-person availability preferred in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Engagement structured as a contractor or part-time employee based on mutual preference.