Controller

exacare ai

$145K — $170K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in accounting and finance
  • CPA or equivalent preferred; public accounting background beneficial
  • Mastery of US GAAP and ASC 606; familiarity with IFRS is a plus
  • Demonstrated ability to manage a fast monthly close and prepare financial statements
  • Proficient in advanced Excel/Google Sheets; experience with ERP systems like NetSuite or QuickBooks
  • Strong aptitude for designing scalable processes with effective documentation and communication

Responsibilities

  • Drive a fast and accurate monthly close, aiming for a 5-day timeline
  • Establish and maintain revenue recognition policies
  • Design and operate internal controls across financial processes
  • Collaborate with sales and RevOps on quoting, billing, and collections accuracy
  • Oversee invoicing and accounts receivable, focusing on DSO improvement
  • Implement vendor onboarding, approval workflows, and spend controls
  • Ensure accurate payroll and benefits accounting across jurisdictions
  • Lead or support the implementation of ERP systems for improved data sourcing
  • Maintain cash forecasting and optimize vendor terms
  • Support strategic initiatives like fundraising and pricing changes

Benefits

  • Equity opportunities in a high-growth startup
  • Flexible PTO policy allowing employees to take necessary time off
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Dynamic startup culture with company off-sites
  • Opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team from prestigious companies
Full Job Description
About the role

As Controller, you will own our accounting foundation and financial integrity. You will lead the monthly close, technical accounting, compliance, and core finance operations that enable fast, confident decisions. You will partner closely with the CEO, RevOps, and cross-functional leaders to ensure our numbers are accurate, timely, and decision-ready. This role reports to the CEO and manages our external accounting partners and contractors.

What You'll Do
  • Own the close: Drive a fast, accurate monthly close with continuous improvement toward a 5-day close. Prepare monthly financial statements, flux analyses, and management reporting.
  • Technical accounting: Establish and maintain policies for revenue recognition.
  • Controls and compliance: Design and operate internal controls across order to cash, procure to pay, and record to report.
  • Revenue operations alignment: Partner with sales and RevOps to ensure accurate quoting, billing, and collections. Implement pricing and discount governance within systems and policies.
  • Order to cash: Oversee invoicing, accounts receivable, collections, and credit. Improve DSO and cash predictability.
  • Procure to pay: Implement vendor onboarding, approval workflows, contract and renewal calendars, and spend controls that reduce leakage and shadow IT.
  • Payroll and equity: Ensure accurate multi-jurisdiction payroll and benefits accounting. Maintain cap table hygiene and stock-based compensation accounting in coordination with legal and HR.
  • Systems and data: Uplevel our ERP and related tools. Lead or support a NetSuite or similar ERP implementation. Ensure financial data is the source of truth across billing, CRM, and BI.
  • Treasury and cash: Maintain cash forecasting, banking administration, and payment controls. Optimize vendor terms and support investment policy recommendations.
  • Budget vs actuals enablement: Provide clean actuals, dimensions, and reconciliations that enable forecasting, monthly budget vs actuals, and unit economics analyses.
  • Strategic projects: Support fundraising diligence, pricing and packaging changes, partnerships, and potential debt facilities.
What you will bring
  • 5+ plus years in accounting and finance.
  • CPA or equivalent strongly preferred. Public accounting foundation helpful.
  • Mastery of US GAAP and ASC 606. Exposure to IFRS and multi-entity or cross-border operations is a plus.
  • Proven ownership of a fast monthly close, financial statements, and audit preparation.
  • Systems savvy. Advanced Excel or Google Sheets. Experience with ERP such as NetSuite or QuickBooks.
  • Process builder mindset. Ability to design lightweight processes that scale, with strong documentation and communication skills.
Benefits and perks
  • Competitive salary and equity in a high-growth startup
  • Flexible PTO, take what you need
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Great startup culture, including company off-sites
  • High-achieving team, including ex-Amazon engineers and alumni of Bain, BCG, Goldman Sachs, and more
  • The base salary range for this role is $145,000-$170,000 CAD, depending on experience. Open to discussing outside this band for the right background or seniority level.


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The pay range for this role is:

145,000 - 170,000 CAD per year (Toronto)

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