Controller

Summary

Join Northbeam's growing team as a Controller, responsible for all aspects of financial risk management. You will lead accounting operations, ensure compliance with US GAAP and other standards, and own the financial close process. The role involves preparing financial reports, managing external audits, and building accounting policies. You will also implement and improve accounting systems, build processes, automate workflows, and prepare budgets and forecasts. The ideal candidate will have 6–10 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, a deep understanding of GAAP, and prior experience with external audit, tax, and compliance in a SaaS setting. A CPA license or equivalent experience is required.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of progressive accounting/finance experience
• Deep understanding of GAAP, financial statement preparation, and controls
• Prior ownership of external audit, tax, and compliance in a SaaS setting
• Experiencing leading system transitions and implementations
• CPA license or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting operations, including G/L, A/R, A/P, payroll, and revenue recognition
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and other relevant accounting standards, especially ASC 606 (SaaS revenue recognition) and ASC 718 (stock compensation)
• Own the financial close process and deliver accurate financial statements
• Prepare internal and board-level financial reporting
• Manage external audits and coordinate with auditors, tax advisors, and legal counsel
• Build and maintain accounting policies
• Keep current on evolving regulations and advise the company on compliance initiatives
• Implement and improve scalable accounting systems and controls
• Build and document processes and controls to support operational efficiency
• Automate workflows to reduce manual processes and improve accuracy
• Prepare annual budgets and rolling forecasts with a focus on cashflow management
• Monitor budget variance reporting and recommend corrective actions
• Support SaaS-specific metrics tracking: ARR, churn, CAC, LTV, gross margin, net revenue retention, etc

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in high-growth, venture or PE backed companies
• Experience working with QuickBooks Online, Rillet, Abacum, Anrok, and Stripe
• Familiarity with investor and board-level reporting
• Strong knowledge of customer operations and management of the order to cash cycle