Controller

About This Opportunity

We are representing a Series B SaaS company in the fitness technology space that is experiencing significant growth and complexity. Our client processes nearly $1B annually through their platform and is backed by leading venture investors. They are seeking their first Controller to build and own the financial infrastructure that will support the next phase of expansion.

This is a hands-on role where you'll have direct insight into company strategy while also being deeply involved in the details. You'll work across traditional SaaS subscriptions, usage-based revenue models, platform payment economics, and expansion into new geographies. This position offers the rare opportunity to build financial systems and processes from a strong foundation while working closely with executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Financial Close & Reporting

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process end-to-end with speed, accuracy, and clear documentation
• Prepare and review financial statements, reconciliations, and supporting schedules
• Build and maintain internal controls that scale with the business and hold up under audit scrutiny
• Establish reporting infrastructure that gives leadership and the board clear, reliable visibility into company financials
• Own vendor COGS tracking and margin analysis across product lines

Revenue Recognition

• Lead the application of ASC 606 across subscription SaaS, AI usage-based revenue, and platform payment revenue streams
• Ensure accounting treatment for payments economics is clean and defensible
• Partner with GTM, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure billing architecture supports clean revenue recognition
• Own the full order-to-cash flow end-to-end, including how subscriptions and payments are created in Stripe, invoice mapping, settlements, refunds, disputes, and GL reconciliation
• Stay ahead of revenue model evolution and flag accounting implications early

Cash Flow & Debt Facility

• Own cash flow forecasting and management with actionable visibility into liquidity
• Manage compliance with debt facility, including covenant tracking and lender reporting
• Partner with leadership on capital deployment decisions

Tax & Compliance

• Own multi-state income tax compliance across all jurisdictions
• Lead SaaS taxability analysis and indirect tax obligations (sales/use tax) across states with nexus exposure
• Build accounting and systems foundation to support international expansion, including GST, HST, VAT, and other indirect tax regimes
• Own FX exposure tracking and multi-currency considerations
• Stay ahead of new tax and compliance obligations as the business scales

Operations & Infrastructure

• Coordinate payroll, equity/options processing, billing, AR, AP, and cash management operations
• Evaluate and improve the accounting tech stack to support complexity and scale
• Partner with data and engineering to ensure financial data flows are reliable, reconciled, and audit-ready
• Drive automation to create leverage and accuracy while identifying risk areas

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with meaningful ownership of close, revenue recognition, and financial reporting
• CPA required
• Deep, working knowledge of ASC 606 applied to SaaS including subscription billing, usage-based models, and multi-element arrangements
• Strong understanding of the full order-to-cash lifecycle in a Stripe-based billing environment
• Experience managing or coordinating a debt facility, including covenant compliance and lender reporting
• Multi-state tax compliance experience, including SaaS taxability and indirect tax
• Comfortable utilizing AI to automate workflows and can speak to tangible process improvements
• Experience navigating ERP transitions (QBO, Rillet, Campfire, NetSuite, or similar)
• High attention to detail paired with ability to communicate clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment where priorities shift and ambiguity is the norm

Preferred Qualifications:

• Big 4 or public accounting background
• Experience at a B2B SaaS startup, ideally with SMB customers
• Exposure to payments, fintech, platform economics, or consumption/usage-based billing models
• Experience with multi-currency reporting, FX management, or international entity structures
• Prior experience building an accounting function from scratch or significantly restructuring one
• Familiarity with AI-driven revenue models and the recognition complexity they introduce
• Comfort with modern data stacks (Snowflake, dbt, Metabase) and financial data pipeline concepts
• Experience with Ramp, Bill.com, or similar modern finance infrastructure

How We Work With You

Get A Job.ai is representing our client in this search. When you apply through our platform, one of our recruiters will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and ensure alignment with the role requirements. We will then submit qualified candidates directly to our client for consideration. Please do not attempt to contact the client directly, as all applications must be submitted through Get A Job.ai to be considered.

Our talent team is here to support you throughout the interview process and provide guidance on what to expect at each stage.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed with qualified candidates during the screening process.

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