10+ years of accounting experience, including month-end close ownership
Experience as a senior accountant, accounting manager, or controller, preferably from Big 4
Strong understanding of GAAP, particularly in revenue recognition
Proven ability to automate accounting processes
Familiarity with financial software and automation tools
Responsibilities
Embed with 3-5 strategic customers to map their accounting close process
Identify and automate high-leverage manual accounting tasks
Design and deploy accounting agents with necessary controls and audit trails
Measure and report on improvements in days-to-close and error rates
Analyze customer interactions to identify patterns for product development
Draft clear product briefs based on field observations
Create reusable templates and playbooks for broader customer adoption
Benefits
Opportunities for meaningful ownership and impact as the company scales
Competitive pay and equity options
Comprehensive benefits supporting health, wellbeing, and family needs
Emphasis on collaboration and team-building activities
Full Job Description
The role
Rillet is building the AI-native ERP for modern finance teams. We want close to run itself, and we think the fastest way there is to sit next to the best finance teams in the world and build it with them.
As a Forward-Deployed Finance Engineer, you will embed with our highest-priority customers. Your job is to automate as much of their accounting as possible, using whatever tools you have at your fingertips. You will design and ship agents that close the books, then turn what you learn across customers into product.
You will own outcomes for our customers and have strong influence on the roadmap at Rillet.
We're looking for teammates who are based near our New York City or San Francisco offices, or open to relocating. Our hybrid schedule brings the team together in person on Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus one additional flexible day each week. Some roles may spend more time in the office depending on the needs of the team.
What you'll do
Automate close at our top customers
Embed deeply with 3-5 strategic customers or prospects and map their close end to end: bank coding, AP, revenue, accruals, commissions, reconciliations, flux, and reporting.
Find the highest-leverage manual work and automate it in whatever way is highest quality and most durable.
Build and deploy agents that do real accounting work, with the controls, review steps, and audit trail a controller would sign off on.
Measure the impact in days-to-close, hours saved, and error rates
Turn customer work into product
Spot the patterns across customers: the workaround three teams built separately is a feature we should ship.
Write clear product briefs from what you see in the field.
Build some of those features into Rillet yourself, from prototype to production, with engineering support.
Partner with the relevant product domain teams on the rest
Raise the bar for agentic accounting
Create reusable playbooks, templates, and agent patterns that the rest of Rillet's customers can adopt.
Act as the voice of the controller inside Rillet: what good looks like, what auditors will ask, and where automation needs a human in the loop.
Who you are
You have 10+ years in accounting, with real month-end close ownership as a senior accountant, accounting manager, or controller, in-house or out of Big 4.
You know GAAP well enough to defend an entry to an auditor, including revenue
Life at Rillet
Grow with us. Take meaningful ownership, expand your scope, and make an impact as Rillet scales.
Competitive pay and meaningful equity. Be rewarded for the value you help create.
Benefits that support you. We offer competitive benefits designed to support your health, wellbeing, time away from work, family, and long-term financial goals.
Better together. We value collaboration, connection, and spending meaningful time together as a team. We regularly create opportunities to connect through team meals, events, and company gatherings.
