Controller

Location: Montebello, NY

Salary: $190,000 - $210,000

Responsibilities:

• Accounting & Financial Close: Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Shorten and stabilize the financial close timeline. Ensure GAAP-compliant financial statements and supporting schedules. Continuously improve accounting processes, systems, and reporting timelines.
• Revenue Recognition & SaaS Metrics: Oversee revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606. Review customer contracts and provide technical accounting guidance on non-standard transactions. Develop consistent reporting for recurring revenue, retention, gross margin, and other key SaaS financial metrics.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare and present financial statements, analysis, and financial insights to senior leadership. Support board reporting and investor materials as needed. Maintain comprehensive, accurate, and audit-ready documentation and supporting schedules.
• Team Leadership: Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing accounting team. Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration. Provide strategic direction while remaining hands-on in day-to-day accounting operations.
• Systems & Process Improvement: Optimize ERP and financial systems to support business growth and scalability, including NetSuite. Drive automation and process improvements across accounting workflows. Develop scalable accounting infrastructure and controls as the organization grows.
• Audit: Lead the end-to-end annual audit process and serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors. Ensure timely preparation of audit schedules, supporting documentation, and technical accounting memos. Establish and maintain audit-ready processes, documentation, and internal controls throughout the year. Address audit findings, implement recommendations, and continuously strengthen the control environment. Coordinate with cross-functional departments to ensure accurate and complete audit support.
• Tax: Oversee federal, state, and local tax compliance, including income, sales/use, and other indirect taxes. Manage relationships with external tax advisors while developing strong internal oversight and ownership. Evaluate tax nexus, sales tax exposure, and compliance requirements as the business expands. Support tax planning strategies and initiatives in partnership with external advisors and senior leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA certification highly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• Experience as an early or first finance hire in a startup or high-growth environment strongly preferred.
• Strong technical accounting foundation combined with the ability to operate strategically.
• Demonstrated ability to build structure and processes in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
• In-depth knowledge of revenue recognition principles and their application in SaaS accounting, including ASC 606 and other relevant accounting standards.
• Experience analyzing customer contracts, pricing models, and billing structures within SaaS businesses.
• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), particularly as they apply to SaaS and software businesses.
• Experience with ERP and financial systems, including NetSuite.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on execution in a growing organization.

What Success Looks Like:

• A streamlined, predictable financial close process with a high degree of accuracy.
• Clean, efficient audits with minimal adjustments or findings.
• Scalable accounting systems, processes, and controls that support continued growth.
• A motivated, high-performing accounting team.
• Improved financial visibility and actionable insights for senior leadership.
• A modern, efficient, and well-controlled in-house accounting function.