Controller

Overview

This role is a hands-on Controller/accounting manager position responsible for owning the general ledger and month-end close end to end. You will report to the CFO and execute day-to-day accounting work yourself, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and financial statements are delivered on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Record and code daily transactions, keeping the general ledger and chart of accounts current
• Enter and process vendor bills and payments, and manage card spend and expense reports
• Run procure-to-pay day to day, including vendor setup, purchase requests and POs, bill entry and matching, and vendor payments
• Prepare and book journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and payroll entries
• Perform monthly bank, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Own the month-end close process personally, from cutoff through final entries
• Maintain organized vendor records, supporting documentation, and close files
• Set the close calendar and deliver accurate financial statements on schedule
• Apply US GAAP judgment, research technical accounting questions as they arise, and document positions clearly
• Design and maintain accounting processes and internal controls that scale
• Utilize finance systems (QuickBooks and Ramp) and help evaluate new tools as needs grow
• Support the CFO with audit and tax readiness, budgeting and forecasting inputs, and ad hoc analysis

Requirements

• 5–8 years of accounting experience, ideally in a startup or high-growth company
• Strong technical accounting foundation (US GAAP, general ledger, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation)
• Recent, current hands-on experience personally booking entries, running AP/AR, performing reconciliations, and closing the books (not only reviewing others’ work)
• Comfort performing bookkeeping-level work yourself as part of owning the books
• Solid experience with modern, cloud-based finance systems
• Clear communication with colleagues across teams and time zones

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing, inventory, and cost accounting experience
• CPA (preferred, not required)
• Experience with multi-entity or international accounting