This is a hybrid position based at our Plano, Texas headquarters, with in-office presence required Tuesday through Thursday each week.
About the JobTapcheck has reached the stage where accounting stops being a back-office function and becomes infrastructure. We move money across multiple payment rails and banking partners, recognize revenue across several product lines, and are building toward the audit and controls posture a company on this trajectory requires. The Controller owns that build.
This is a hands-on leadership role with a wide surface area. The general ledger, monthly close, revenue accounting, accounts payable, tax, and the external audit relationship all sit with you. Year one is about establishing a control environment that holds up under scrutiny and a team that can operate it without you in the room.
You will report to the CFO today, with a VP of Finance & Accounting joining as the function scales. Either way, you will have real latitude to define how accounting works here - the standards, the systems, and the people.
What You'll DoAudit Readiness & Internal Controls- Own the design and buildout of Tapcheck's internal control environment, from risk assessment and process narratives through control operation and evidence retention
- Lead the external audit end to end: scoping, PBC management, technical positions, and issue resolution
- Establish the documentation standard - desk procedures, control matrices, and reconciliation frameworks that survive both audit scrutiny and staff turnover
- Close the gap between how accounting actually runs and how it is documented, then keep it closed
- Build a controls foundation that supports future SOX readiness without over-engineering for it today
Team Leadership & Development- Lead, coach, and grow the accounting team across general ledger, revenue accounting, and accounts payable
- Set clear ownership, review standards, and performance expectations for every area of the close
- Hire against the bar the function needs at scale, not the one it needed last year
- Develop senior individual contributors into owners who can carry their areas independently
- Build a team culture where problems surface early and get fixed at the root
Close, Reporting & Systems- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close - timeline, quality, and the accuracy of everything that comes out of it
- Compress close cycle time without trading away accuracy or documentation quality
- Deliver GAAP financial statements and supporting analysis to leadership, the board, and lenders
- Own the accounting systems roadmap across Workday Financials, FloQast, and adjacent finance tools
- Eliminate manual workarounds by fixing upstream data and process, not by layering on more reconciliations
Technical Accounting & Tax- Own technical accounting positions and memo documentation for revenue recognition, complex transactions, and new product or partner structures
- Establish accounting policy and apply it consistently as the business adds products, partners, and payment rails
- Manage tax compliance and the external tax relationship across federal, state, and local obligations
- Ensure reporting and covenant obligations tied to debt facilities and banking partners are met accurately and on time
Business Partnership- Partner with FP&A on the bridge from actuals to plan, and make the variances explainable in business terms
- Work with Payment Operations, Product, and Engineering to shape how transactions are captured before they reach the ledger
- Serve as the accounting voice in decisions on pricing, partner economics, and new product structures
- Support diligence from lenders, investors, and partners with materials that hold up without rework
What You've DoneRequired- Spent 10+ years in accounting, including public accounting and a senior in-house role at a high-growth company
- Served as Controller, Assistant Controller, or Director of Accounting with full ownership of the close and the general ledger
- Built or materially rebuilt an internal control environment, including process documentation, control design, and evidence standards
- Owned the external audit relationship end to end and delivered a clean opinion
- Led and developed an accounting team, including hiring, performance management, and succession planning for critical areas
- Written and defended technical accounting memos on revenue recognition and other judgment-heavy areas
- Implemented or optimized an ERP and close management stack, and can tell the difference between a system problem and a process problem
- Operated in a company that outgrew its accounting infrastructure, and rebuilt it while the business kept moving
Preferred- Big 4 or national firm audit background
- Worked in fintech, payments, payroll, lending, or another environment with complex money movement and multi-party settlement
- Supported a first-time audit, a SOX readiness effort, or IPO preparation
- Used Workday Financials and FloQast
- Managed accounting through a debt facility, warehouse line, or comparable lender reporting obligations
- Experienced building a function from a small team into a scaled one, with the org design decisions that come with it
At this time, Tapcheck does not provide sponsorship for employment-based visas (e.g., H-1B, L-1, TN, etc.). Therefore, candidates must already possess the right to work in the United States without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
