AI-Forward Controller — Build Our Finance Engine (SF)

Gavroche; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) with Employer Match

Daily UberEats stipend

Monthly Wellness Stipend

Job summary

AfterQuery is seeking an experienced finance leader to own the close, revenue recognition, and the first audit as its first in-house accountant. You will build the accounting function AI-native from the ground up and guide the ERP selection while coordinating with a fractional accounting team.

You will report to the Head of Finance & Accounting, own tax compliance, monthly statements, and the strategic finance roadmap as the company scales in SF.

Qualifications

• Automation you built that replaced accounting work, with measurable results.
• ASC 606 experience, ideally with services or usage-based revenue.
• Independent judgment on accounting policy, backed by memos that hold up with auditors.
• Cost accounting experience, including cost matching for a contractor or expert workforce.
• Hands-on experience running a monthly close end to end.
• A Big Four audit foundation and hands-on industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the general ledger and the monthly close end to end, including reconciliations and journal entry review.
• Own revenue recognition under ASC 606 for large, non-recurring contracts with acceptance terms.
• Own the revenue and cost tie-out from delivery and billing data to the ledger.
• Define cost of goods sold, variable costs and cost matching, including expert and contractor payments and inference.
• Direct the fractional accounting team on operational accounting, including AR, AP, cash and equity.
• Own stock-based compensation accounting and 409A coordination with external valuation specialists.
• Lead the move to accrual-basis US GAAP financials and our first external audit.
• Build the controls and evidence a first audit requires.
• Document material accounting judgments in policies and memos.
• Automate the close with AI and agentic workflows, with review controls that keep it auditable.
• Run the bake-off for an AI-forward ERP and own the implementation.

Skills

Automation in accounting

ASC 606 expertise

ERP implementation

Ownership & accountability

Audit readiness

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Big Four audit background

Tools

SQL

Python

BigQuery

Claude Code

Job description

AfterQuery is seeking an experienced finance leader to own the close, revenue recognition, and the first audit as its first in-house accountant. You will build the accounting function AI-native from the ground up and guide the ERP selection while coordinating with a fractional accounting team.

You will report to the Head of Finance & Accounting, own tax compliance, monthly statements, and the strategic finance roadmap as the company scales in SF.