VP, Controller
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About the role
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a VP, Controller based in the United States.
Join a rapidly growing AI infrastructure company powering developers and organizations as they build, train, deploy, and scale advanced AI applications. As VP, Controller, you will lead the accounting organization and establish the financial foundations needed to support the company's next stage of growth. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will oversee financial reporting, technical accounting, compliance, internal controls, and audit readiness. You will shape the accounting strategy, develop a high-performing team, and modernize financial systems through automation and AI. Working closely with executive leadership, the board, investors, and cross-functional partners, you will help guide critical business decisions and strategic transactions. This is an opportunity for a hands-on finance leader to build a scalable, audit-ready accounting function in a remote-first environment at the forefront of AI innovation.
Accountabilities
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Lead accounting strategy and operations: Define the accounting organization's vision, structure, priorities, and operating model to support rapid business growth and increasingly complex financial requirements.
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Build and develop the team: Recruit, mentor, and retain a high-performing accounting team, establishing clear responsibilities, effective processes, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
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Oversee financial reporting and close: Own monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, ensuring timely, accurate financial statements that comply with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP).
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Manage technical accounting: Serve as the primary authority on accounting policies, complex transactions, and revenue recognition, ensuring accounting positions are well documented, defensible, and consistently applied.
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Lead external audits: Manage auditor relationships end to end, coordinate audit preparation and execution, resolve findings, and strengthen audit readiness as the business scales.
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Establish internal controls: Design and maintain a robust internal control framework that supports reliable financial reporting, effective risk management, and a clear path toward Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) readiness.
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Partner with executive leadership: Present financial results, accounting policies, risks, and significant judgments to the CFO, executive team, board, and investors, translating complex financial topics into clear recommendations.
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Support cross-functional decisions: Collaborate with Finance, Legal, People, Revenue, and other departments on contracts, commercial arrangements, equity matters, and strategic initiatives with accounting implications.
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Modernize accounting systems: Establish the roadmap for accounting technology, improve the finance systems environment, and implement automation and AI-enabled workflows to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
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Oversee tax and compliance: Manage tax matters, regulatory compliance, equity accounting, and relationships with external accounting, tax, and other professional advisors.
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Support strategic transactions: Lead accounting activities related to financings, due diligence, complex business events, and other strategic transactions, ensuring financial information and documentation are complete and reliable.
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Drive long-term readiness: Build processes, systems, and governance that can accommodate larger financings, increasingly sophisticated audits, and future public-company requirements.
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Accounting leadership experience: At least 8 years of progressive accounting experience, including 5 or more years leading accounting teams and owning significant accounting