Controller
| Company | GPTZero |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- CPA required
- 5+ years of experience
- At least 1-2 years of experience in a startup environment
- Strong understanding of GAAP and compliance requirements
- Hands-on experience managing the full accounting cycle, including general ledger, reconciliations, and month-end close
- Demonstrated ability to improve financial systems and implement scalable processes
- Experience working with external auditors and managing audits from start to finish
- Proven ability to collaborate across teams and communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders
Responsibilities
- Oversee all accounting tasks, including responsibility for the general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, and monthly close processes
- Manage the monthly reconciliation of all key accounts including deferred revenue, deferred commissions, accruals, prepaids, and other key balance sheet accounts
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly financial statements in accordance with US GAAP
- Support the company’s nascent FP&A function
- Partner with external firms to complete annual audits and tax filings
- Drive improvements of internal financial controls, systems, and processes
- Implement best practices for SaaS-specific accounting, including revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and commission expenses
- Develop and maintain scalable processes for accurate and efficient financial reporting
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages for internal and external stakeholders including the Board of Directors
- Support fundraising activities
- Oversee state and local compliance for sales and use taxes, working with third-party advisors as needed
- Research and implement strategies to ensure Canadian subsidiary is structured to fully leverage R&D tax credits
Preferred Qualifications
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Top-tier accountant with a desire to develop FP&A skills
- Bias for action
- “No job is too small” attitude
- Equally comfortable with in-the-weeds accounting minutiae and collaborating with senior executives and investors
- Technically savvy and eager to lean on new technologies to automate and scale processes
- Extremely high standards of personal integrity
- Comfortable disagreeing with senior executives, and not shy about surfacing bad news
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to prioritize other stakeholders’ needs over your own
- Persistence