Overview

A fast-growing, venture-backed SaaS company is seeking a Controller to join its Finance team. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this role will own the end-to-end accounting function and play a critical role in ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and scalability as the business continues to grow.

The Controller will be a hands-on, detail-oriented leader responsible for overseeing core accounting operations including revenue, expenses, cash flow, and balance sheet integrity. In addition to operational excellence, this role will support strategic initiatives such as budgeting, forecasting, investor diligence, and process automation. This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced accounting leader who thrives in dynamic SaaS environments and enjoys building scalable systems and teams.

Responsibilities

● Own the month-end, quarterly, and year-end close, delivering timely and accurate financial statements with supporting reconciliations.
● Lead day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger, AP/AR, payroll, billing, collections, and cash management.
● Establish and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls in compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements.
● Oversee audit preparation and act as the primary liaison with external auditors and tax advisors.
● Support tax filings, planning, and periodic loan covenant reporting.
● Evolve policies related to revenue recognition, deferred taxes, stock-based compensation, and software capitalization.
● Drive process improvement, automation, and scalable financial systems to support growth.
● Manage cash, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets, and depreciation schedules.
● Deliver timely updates related to loan covenant reporting and other lender or investor requirements.
● Manage fixed asset and depreciation schedules.
● Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement, automation, and system optimization across accounting and finance.
● Lead or support accounting system migrations to ensure the infrastructure scales with company growth.
● Contribute to investor-focused due diligence requests and financial analyses as needed.

Qualifications & Experience

● 10–15 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a SaaS or technology-enabled business.
● Experience in a $10–25M ARR organization strongly preferred.
● Background in a Series A, B, or C environment is highly desirable.
● CPA preferred; public accounting experience strongly preferred.
● Demonstrated ability to operate as both a hands-on doer and strategic leader.
● Strong understanding of SaaS accounting topics, including revenue recognition and capitalization.
● High emotional intelligence with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and communicate clearly with non-finance stakeholders.
● Proven experience building, improving, and scaling accounting processes in high-growth environments.

Why This Role

This is a pivotal Controller role with meaningful ownership, visibility, and influence. The individual in this seat will help shape the financial foundation of a growing SaaS business and directly impact its ability to scale efficiently, support investors, and drive long-term profitability.