Controller

XYZ Venture Capital; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Healthcare premiums covered

Parental leave

Family-forming stipends

Gender-affirming care

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Cape, a privacy-first mobile carrier, seeks a Controller to scale financial processes and build an accounting team as the company grows. You’ll lead GAAP-compliant operations, implement ERP systems, and drive audit readiness in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to Head of Internal Operations, you will own AR/AP, payroll, tax, and compliance while shaping the close process and partnering with business units across the organization.

Qualifications

• CPA certification and understanding of ASC 606 revenue recognition standards.
• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience. At least 2 years of Big 4 experience. Operational accounting within a fast-paced, high-growth start up.
• Comfort creating and editing journal entries yourself in QBO, as well as implementing departmental accounting practices across our systems.
• Have successfully led an audit end to end
• Demonstrated ability to excel in dynamic environments. A self-starter with a history of identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance accuracy and timeliness of close
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively across business partners, customers, and vendors.
• Meticulous organization skills, with a proven track record managing large projects end to end and owning recurring processes
• (Bonus Points) Experience with NetSuite

Responsibilities

• Build robust processes: Design and implement accounting best practices that maintain high business velocity while meeting GAAP standards.
• Design Systems: Implement an ERP, in partnership with other key stakeholders, and provide leadership in managing the quote-to-cash process.
• Make Cape Audit-ready: Prepare Cape for, and then lead Cape through, its first PCAOB audit.
• Own Financial Operations: Own AR, AP, payroll, tax, and state compliance. Prepare and maintain accompanying audit-ready books and regular financial statements.
• Build a team: Hire and develop an accounting team ready to meet Cape’s next stage of growth.

Skills

CPA

ASC 606

Big 4

QBO

Audit management

Process improvements

Collaboration

NetSuite

Education

CPA certification

Tools

NetSuite

QBO

ERP systems

Job description

About Cape

Cape is America’s privacy-first mobile carrier. Our mission is to be a force for good in global wireless. Cape was founded in 2022 by people who believe privacy is a fundamental right, not a luxury to be traded away. Our journey began when our founder recognized a critical vulnerability in our modern world: everyone relies on the same stagnant cellular infrastructure and legacy systems that track our every movement, monitor and profile our connections, and lose and sell our personal data.

Instead of accepting the status quo, we decided to fix it. National security professionals, journalists, parents, and everyone in between can stay connected and have privacy.

We didn’t just build a layer on top of old tech; we built America’s most private and secure mobile carrier from the ground up. By building our own network from scratch, we are able to design and build a suite of privacy and security features that no other carrier on the planet can offer.

Today, Cape provides our secure network to consumers, businesses, and government agencies alike. We closed our Series C in March 2026, and we are scaling rapidly, with the goal of giving people back control of their most personal information.

The Team

At Cape, we are the architects of a privacy-centric movement that is just getting started. We are relentless builders, constantly innovating at the edge of what's possible in telecommunications. We operate on a foundation of high trust and high expectations. Our structure is flat, and collaboration matters more than hierarchy. As a member of our team, you will collaborate with world-class engineers, architects, and visionaries, and work across organizational lines to solve "impossible" problems and deliver mission-critical results for our users every single day.

The Role

We are looking for a Controller who can flex from building a team to developing processes to maintaining our books, all while supporting a high-velocity business day-to-day. You are an accounting wizard and also, at your core, you are a builder. You will make an immediate impact by leveraging your accounting expertise and passion for building to update our processes to meet our stage of growth. The ideal candidate is a systems-oriented thinker who thrives when they can strategize, own, fix, and execute all at the same time. This role reports to our Head of Internal Operations.

What You’ll Work On

• Build robust processes: Design and implement accounting best practices that maintain high business velocity while meeting GAAP standards

• Design Systems: Implement an ERP, in partnership with other key stakeholders, and provide leadership in managing the quote-to-cash process

• Make Cape Audit-ready: Prepare Cape for, and then lead Cape through, its first PCAOB audit

• Own Financial Operations: Own AR, AP, payroll, tax, and state compliance. Prepare and maintain accompanying audit-ready books and regular financial statements.

• Build a team: Hire and develop an accounting team ready to meet Cape’s next stage of growth.

Experience

• CPA certification and understanding of ASC 606 revenue recognition standards.

• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience. At least 2 years of Big 4 experience. Operational accounting within a fast-paced, high-growth start up.

• Comfort creating and editing journal entries yourself in QBO, as well as implementing departmental accounting practices across our systems.

• Have successfully led an audit end to end

• Demonstrated ability to excel in dynamic environments. A self-starter with a history of identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance accuracy and timeliness of close

• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively across business partners, customers, and vendors.

• Meticulous organization skills, with a proven track record managing large projects end to end and owning recurring processes

• (Bonus Points) Experience with NetSuite

Compensation

We offer competitive compensation that is geo-adjusted based on your location, along with meaningful equity so you share in the value you help create. Salary range for this role in New York, NY or Arlington, VA is $230,000 - 270,000 depending on experience and interview performance.

Our benefits include:

• 401(k) match

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents

• 12 weeks paid parental leave (for all parents, no waiting period)

• Stipends for

  • Family-forming needs

  • Gender-affirming care

• Unlimited PTO

Our Culture & Values

• We hire excellent people, give them outsized responsibility, and trust them to execute. Every person at Cape has a proven track record of tackling hard problems and winning.

• We believe that personal privacy and national security are not at odds, and that they can be reconciled through strong technology.

• We believe companies exist to build awesome things and take care of the people who build them, so we offer top-tier healthcare, 401(k) matching, and a generous vacation policy that our team actually uses to recharge.

• We believe that a stronger company and a better product are built by people from all walks of life. We hire without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. If you are great at what you do, you belong here.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, and without regard to disability or status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.