As
Assistant Controller, you will own the technical accounting function at Imprint during a critical period of growth. Reporting directly to the Head of Accounting, this is a senior individual contributor and people management role with clear accountability for accounting quality, controls, and team development.
You will act as the
decision-driving accounting partner to the Head of Accounting: independently researching and applying GAAP/FASB guidance, building internal controls infrastructure, and ensuring that Imprint's financial data is accurate, reconcilable, and audit-ready. This role blends hands-on technical execution with ownership of high-risk accounting areas, data infrastructure, and team capability-building as we continue to scale.
What Success Looks Like in the First 90 Days- Begun development of the Technical Accounting Policy Manual
- Ensured the team has completed reconciliations for all high-risk accounts, traceable to source data
- Initiated buildout of a scalable data infrastructure framework to support GAAP-compliant automation
- Enhanced financial statements to be comparable with peer and competitor benchmarks
- Established a training and development plan for the accounting team through 2027
Responsibilities- Own technical accounting for high-risk areas including loan accounting, CECL, revenue recognition, and IPO readiness
- Lead development and maintenance of the Technical Accounting Policy Manual
- Ensure team reconciliations are complete, accurate, and traceable back to source data (e.g., Snowflake)
- Build and implement an internal controls framework appropriate for a pre-IPO fintech environment
- Partner with data and engineering teams to design a scalable, GAAP-compliant ledger and transaction tagging framework
- Independently research and apply FASB/ASC Codification guidance without direction - and build this capability in the team
- Manage and develop direct reports, including oversight of high-risk accounting areas and day-to-day close operations
- Collaborate with an offshore team handling AP and lower-risk, routine accounting tasks
- Use accounting data and operational insight to identify gaps, reduce risk, and improve the accuracy of financial reporting
- Enhance financial statements to ensure comparability with peers and competitors
- Build team skills and establish a structured plan to support audit readiness
QualificationsRequired
- Demonstrated full-cycle technical accounting experience, with a strong track record in GAAP-intensive environments
- Ability to independently research and apply FASB/ASC Codification guidance - without direction or hand-holding
- Experience designing and implementing internal controls frameworks
- Strong reconciliation skills, including the ability to trace transactions from ledger to source data systems
- Experience managing or mentoring accounting team members
- Background in at least one of the following: banks, insurance companies, fintech, or accounting firms serving regulated financial services industries
- Big Four background strongly preferred (audit or advisory)
- CPA license
Nice to Have
- Experience supporting or completing an IPO or audit-readiness process
- Familiarity with data infrastructure concepts, ledger design, or transaction tagging frameworks (willing to train candidates with strong accounting fundamentals)
- Exposure to technical accounting areas such as loan accounting, leasing, or revenue recognition
- Experience working in or with high-growth, pre-IPO environments
- CPA license
Perks & Benefits- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Leading configured work computers of your choice
- Flexible paid time off
- Fully covered, high-quality healthcare, including fully covered dependent coverage
- Additional health coverage includes access to One Medical and the option to enroll in an FSA
- 20 weeks of paid parental leave for the primary caregiver and 8 weeks for all new parents
- Access to industry-leading technology across all of our business units, stemming from our philosophy that we should invest in resources for our team that foster innovation, optimization, and productivity
