Controller

📋 Description

• • Own the month-end and quarter-end close in partnership with our outsourced accounting team — general ledger, journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations — delivering clean, final numbers on a predictable calendar.
• • Own our accounting systems and processes end-to-end, including our ERP (Rillet), expense management (Ramp), and payroll tooling.
• • Own and maintain the chart of accounts, and build the processes for expense management and record-keeping that keep it clean.
• • Ensure transactions are coded correctly all the way through the financials — from expense capture in Ramp to the general ledger.
• • Design accounting and control processes that scale with headcount and volume, leveraging AI and automation to streamline close, reconciliations, and reporting.
• • Own revenue recognition, AP/AR, payroll, and expense management, and establish financial controls appropriate to our stage.
• • Own tax coordination, statutory filings, and audit readiness so every future raise and eventual audit is clean.
• • Support FP&A and budgeting — budget-vs-actuals, departmental spend tracking, and clean historical actuals that feed planning.
• • Track cash and burn as the source of truth on our runway, and produce the financials and KPIs used in leadership reporting.
• • Direct and quality-check the outsourced accounting team, deciding over time what stays outsourced versus comes in-house as we grow.
• • You Might Be a Great Fit If
• • You have 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of a monthly close.
• • You are a CPA.
• • You've worked inside a venture-backed startup or SaaS company and understand its pace and priorities.
• • You're comfortable being the sole in-house accountant while directing an outsourced team — you operate independently and set your own standards.
• • You have an automation-first mindset and are genuinely excited to use AI and modern tools to build lean, scalable processes.
• • You have a strong command of GAAP and financial controls, plus solid Excel and financial-modeling fundamentals.
• • You communicate clearly and can hand off clean numbers and explain them to non-finance leaders.
• • You move quickly, operate with precision, and thrive in ambiguity.
• • You are energized by AI, private markets, and the chance to help build a category-defining company.
• • Preferred Qualifications
• • AI-native FinOps experience — building and running finance operations on AI-first tooling (a big plus).
• • Experience with a modern / AI-native ERP (we use Rillet) and spend tools like Ramp.
• • Experience managing or supporting FP&A for early stage ventures
• • Hands-on software revenue recognition (ASC 606).
• • Fund administration accounting experience (private credit / private equity).
• • Experience at an AI or high-growth technology company.
• • Why F2?
• • Join a fast-growing AI company building the future of vertical AI for private markets and finance.
• • Own and build the accounting function from the ground up at a critical stage of company growth.
• • Work directly with finance leadership on the systems and processes that will scale with the company.
• • Join a high-talent-density, in-person culture across New York, San Francisco, and London.
• • Competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and benefits.
• • Build something from scratch with modern, AI-first finance tooling.
• • Location: New York, New York — Fully onsite in our beautiful office in FiDi
• • Base Salary Range: $120,000 – $160,000 + equity + benefits
• • For exceptionally strong candidates, final compensation may vary based on scope and experience.