Financial Controller

Medal

$130K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in finance with a background in Big 4 or public accounting
  • Deep knowledge of US GAAP and financial statements
  • Hands-on experience with US and international tax for multi-entity structures
  • Expertise in leading audits and financial reporting
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced startup environments and handle ambiguity
  • Demonstrated experience in building and automating finance processes

Responsibilities

  • Own the general ledger and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual closings
  • Run US federal and state corporate tax compliance and international tax matters
  • Oversee payroll compliance and maintenance of provider relationships
  • Lead audits and prepare financial statements and investor updates
  • Build and automate scalable finance processes to reduce manual work and errors
  • Coordinate with external advisors to ensure compliance and adapt to regulatory changes

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Collaborative startup culture
  • Access to the latest financial tools and technologies
  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
Full Job Description
The Role

As Financial Controller, you'll own US accounting, reporting, and compliance end-to-end - from day-to-day bookkeeping to technical GAAP calls, tax filings, audits, and the processes that make us more efficient every quarter.

You'll move fluidly between living in the ledgers, leading month-end close, automating workflows, and coordinating auditors across multiple jurisdictions. We need insane attention to detail, mastery of US GAAP, and strong US + international tax knowledge - someone who raises the bar on quality while helping us move fast.
What We're Looking For
  • You own the general ledger and the monthly, quarterly, and annual close in US GAAP - revenue recognition, accruals, capitalization, and reconciliations - fast and precise, with the policies and internal controls to back it.
  • You run US federal and state corporate tax plus international tax - quarterly estimates, filings, cross-border entity structures, and transfer pricing - coordinating external advisors and staying ahead of regulatory change.
  • You own payroll compliance - payroll taxes, filings, and the PEO/provider relationship.
  • You lead audits and reporting - annual financial statements, audit prep, investor updates and due diligence, plus the management dashboards and variance analyses behind strategic decisions.
  • You build and automate scalable finance processes across accounting, billing, payroll, and reporting, implementing the tools to kill manual work and error risk.
  • You bring 5+ years including Big 4 / public accounting, deep US GAAP and financial-statement expertise, and hands-on US + international tax across multi-entity structures and complex reconciliations.
  • You thrive autonomously in a fast-paced startup - comfortable with ambiguity, extreme attention to detail, happy in the weeds. Bonus: you've stood up a finance function from scratch.

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