[Hiring] Controller @Koantek

Role Description

We're hiring our first US-based Controller to make our books audit-ready and build an accounting function that scales from $40M to $100M+ in revenue. This role owns fixing both. You'll report to the VP, Finance & Accounting and lead our India accounting team. This is a builder role: hands-on in the first year, then shifting toward leadership as the team and systems mature.

What you'll own in year one

• Build a reliable close.
• Move to a documented close of 10 business days or fewer, then tighten toward 7.
• Make the data trustworthy.
• Lead our first US GAAP audit.
• Clean up historical books.
• Own multi-entity consolidation.
• Lead and level up the India team.

Core responsibilities

• Close & reporting: Monthly, quarterly, and annual close; consolidated US GAAP financial statements; board and investor reporting packages; flux and variance analysis.
• Audit & compliance: Audit firm relationship, PBC delivery, audit adjustments, technical memos; lender and investor covenant reporting.
• Revenue accounting: ASC 606 policy and execution across services, subscriptions, and partner/reseller arrangements; deferred and unbilled revenue; contract reviews with Sales and Legal.
• Multi-entity & intercompany: Entity-level books, intercompany agreements and settlements, eliminations, FX, transfer pricing support.
• Technical accounting: Policies and memos for ASC 606, 842 (leases), 718 (stock comp), capitalized software, and convertible or preferred equity.
• Controls: Design a right-sized internal control framework: segregation of duties, approval matrices, reconciliation and review sign-offs. Diligence-ready, without SOX-level overhead.
• Systems & data: Own the GL and close tooling; help lead ERP evaluation and selection with the VP, Finance & Accounting; integrations with billing, payroll, expense, and CRM.
• Tax & statutory: Coordinate external tax advisors on federal, state, sales/use, and international filings; statutory audits for foreign entities, including India.
• Treasury support: Cash reconciliation, cash forecasting inputs, bank and payment controls.
• Team leadership: Manage the India Accounting Director and, through them, a five-person team covering AP, AR, payroll, FDE/services revenue accounting, and close; hiring plan; performance standards; US GAAP and audit training.

What we're looking for

• Professional services, consulting, or data/cloud partner business model (time-and-materials, fixed-fee, milestone billing).
• ERP implementation or migration (NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or similar).
• Exposure to India statutory requirements, transfer pricing, or a Big 4 India relationship.
• Led finance through an exit to a PE or strategic buyer: quality of earnings, diligence data rooms, and purchase agreement support.
• Comfort with data tools (SQL, BI dashboards) to fix data at the source.

How you work

• You bring order to ambiguity without waiting for perfect information.
• You document everything: policies, close checklists, memos.
• You develop people; your team is stronger after a year with you.
• You raise bad news early.

How success is measured

• First 30 days: Assess the books, team, systems, and entity structure. Deliver a written gap assessment and audit-readiness plan to the VP, Finance & Accounting.
• First 60 days: Audit firm engaged. Close checklist and ownership matrix in place. Top balance sheet reconciliations cleaned up.
• First 90 days: Consistent close in 15 business days or fewer. Revenue recognition policy documented. Intercompany balances reconciled across entities.
• 6 months: Close in 10 business days. Opening balances and prior-period cleanup complete. Audit fieldwork underway.
• 12 months: Unqualified audit opinion. Close in 7–10 business days. Documented key controls. India team operating with clear ownership and fewer review corrections.

Why join

• This role is built for someone who wants ownership and growth, not a steady-state seat.
• Build it your way.
• Grow with the company.
• Work with senior leadership.
• Equity participation may be available.

Requirements

• CPA (active or inactive) with 10+ years of experience, including 3+ years at a Big 4 or national audit firm.
• 4+ years in a Controller or Assistant Controller role at a venture-backed company between $25M and $150M in revenue.
• Led at least one company through a first-time US GAAP audit, or remediated a messy set of books into an audit-ready state.
• Hands-on multi-entity consolidation, including intercompany and FX across at least one non-US entity.
• Strong ASC 606 experience, ideally with services and recurring revenue.
• Managed offshore or distributed accounting teams, ideally in India, with a track record of raising work quality.
• Willing to be hands-on: you'll prepare entries and reconciliations when needed, not just review.

Benefits

• Fulltime Company Benefits.