Controller

StratusGrid; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

StratusGrid is seeking a hands-on Controller to own and strengthen our financial operations as we grow. This role suits someone who has worked in startup, high-growth, or PE/VC-backed settings and can manage day-to-day financials while building reporting, processes, and controls to scale.

You’ll work closely with leadership to provide clear visibility into financial performance, handle accounting, close, cash management, forecasting, and compliance, and produce materials for the Board,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience including Controller leadership.
• Experience in a startup/high-growth/PE-backed environment preferred.
• Strong ability to manage finance operations for a growing business with GAAP compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting and financial operations including general ledger, month-end close, AP/AR, payroll oversight, and reconciliations.
• Own invoicing, collections, cash flow management, and month-end close with accurate books and clear cash position visibility.
• Prepare financial reporting materials for leadership, Board, investors, and lenders; manage banking relationships and covenants.

Skills

GAAP expertise

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Cash management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA (preferred)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

StratusGrid is looking for a hands-on Controller to own and strengthen our financial operations as we grow. This role is ideal for someone who has worked in a startup, high-growth, or PE/VC-backed environment and is equally comfortable managing the day-to-day financials and building the reporting, processes, and controls needed to scale.

You’ll work closely with company leadership, providing clear visibility into financial performance while ensuring the fundamentals—accounting, reporting, cash management, forecasting, and compliance—are done exceptionally well.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the company’s accounting and financial operations, including general ledger, month-end close, AP/AR, payroll oversight, and reconciliations.
• Own invoicing, collections, cash flow management, and the month-end close process, ensuring books are closed accurately and on time and leadership has clear visibility into the company’s cash position.
• Prepare financial reporting and supporting materials for leadership, the Board, investors, and lenders, including managing banking relationships, borrowing requirements, and financial covenants.
• Build reporting that provides clear visibility into revenue, expenses, margins, cash, and overall company performance.
• Establish and improve financial controls, policies, and processes as the company scales.
• Coordinate tax, audit, insurance, banking, and other external financial relationships.
• Support leadership and investors with financial reporting, analysis, and ad hoc requests.
• Identify financial risks, trends, and opportunities and bring actionable recommendations to leadership.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including Controller or similar financial leadership responsibilities.
• Strong preference for experience in a startup, high-growth, PE-backed, or VC-backed company.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage the financial operations of a small or growing business.
• Strong financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-management experience.
• Excellent understanding of GAAP and accounting controls.
• Comfortable moving between detailed accounting work and higher-level financial analysis.
• Strong systems skills and the ability to improve and automate financial processes.
• Clear communicator who can translate financial information into useful business insights.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA is a plus.

About StratusGrid

StratusGrid is building Stratusphere, a multi-agent platform that turns cloud complexity into measurable outcomes. Stratusphere coordinates specialized infrastructure agents to observe AWS and Azure environments, simulate policy-safe plans, and execute approved changes with auditability and rollback-ready safety, so savings compound over time, security improves, delivery accelerates, and teams spend less time on toil and fire drills.

We’re a team of builders and operators who care about trustworthy automation and real business impact. Our work sits at the intersection of cloud engineering, product, and customer outcomes, helping customers make infrastructure changes they can measure, explain, and stand behind.

At StratusGrid, we recognize the importance of inclusion and the value of diverse perspectives. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or any other characteristic.

We’d love to meet you!

Equal Opportunity Statement

StratusGrid celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable laws, including the California Fair Chance Act.

ADA Accommodation Statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation during a selection process, please let us know through our general contact form or indicate this in your application.

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