Controller

present of AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Greptile, based in San Francisco, seeks the first accounting hire to transform outsourced bookkeeping into an audit-ready function. You will own the monthly close and revenue recognition across self-serve, enterprise, and usage-based deals, while guiding tax and the first external audit.

The role targets a CPA with Big Four audit roots and 7+ years in high-growth tech, capable of building a close, writing technical memos, and leading an ERP rollout.

Qualifications

• CPA with Big Four audit roots; 7+ years in high-growth tech.
• Experience building or running a monthly close.
• Experience writing technical memos.
• Led an ERP rollout.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close and revenue recognition for self-serve, enterprise, and usage-based deals.
• Handle tax and coordinate the first external audit.
• Define accounting policy and defend positions to auditors.
• Lead AI-native ERP rollout and connect it to billing, banking, payroll, and cap table systems.
• Account for usage-based revenue and AI cost structures.

Skills

CPA

Big Four audit

7+ years in high-growth tech

Close ownership

Education

CPA certification

Job description

Finance & Legal · San Francisco · Full-time · Lead level

This is the first accounting hire at a fast-growing company, so the job is to turn outsourced bookkeeping into an audit-ready function. That means owning the monthly close, revenue recognition for self-serve, enterprise and usage-based deals, technical accounting positions, tax, and the first external audit. A strong candidate is a CPA with Big Four audit roots and 7 or more years in high-growth tech, who has built or run a close, written technical memos, and led an ERP rollout.

How it fits the AI era

AI changes the routine side of accounting, such as reconciliations, matching, accrual drafts and first-pass flux notes, so a Controller here is expected to pick tools and redesign workflows rather than just run them. Judgment stays human: setting accounting policy, defending positions to auditors, and deciding how to treat unusual deals. Accountability for the numbers also stays with a person.

How it builds AI experience

The role involves leading the rollout of an AI-native ERP and connecting it to billing, banking, payroll and cap table systems, which is hands-on experience with AI in finance. The company sells AI code review and pays for compute and inference, so the work includes accounting for usage-based revenue and AI cost structures and gross margin. Someone preparing can practice by using AI tools on their current close and documenting what worked and what did not.

Worth showing

• ASC 606 for usage-based revenue
• Building a close from scratch
• Leading a first external audit
• Examples of using AI in accounting

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About Greptile

An AI code reviewer that indexes a team's whole codebase as a graph first, so it can catch bugs a diff-only tool would miss.