Controller

Treeline; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Healthcare + Vision + Dental

Hybrid work environment in San Francis

Flexible time-off policy

Job summary

Treeline is seeking a Controller to serve as the operational backbone of our finance function. You will run the day-to-day engine—accounts payable, corporate spend, reconciliations, and month-end close—while building scalable systems with a modern AI-native toolset.

This is a foundational role with growth potential as the company scales across multiple entities. You will partner with leadership to drive reliable reporting, strengthen controls, and support governance, audits, and tax filings in a

Qualifications

• CPA designation or active CPA-track status with fluency in US GAAP.
• 4+ years in a finance, accounting, or ops role within a growth company.
• Experience owning ERP and modern finance tech stack; strong controls.
• Ability to communicate numbers to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end finance operations including AP, spend, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Lead multi-entity reporting, intercompany processes and consolidation.
• Oversee payroll processing across entities and vendor payments.
• Manage cash, treasury and forecasting with the Head of Finance.
• Ensure audit, tax, and corporate governance processes are robust and scalable.

Skills

Finance operations

CPA (or CPA-track)

US GAAP

ERP ownership

Data-driven

Education

CPA credential or in progress

Tools

NetSuite

Rillet

Campfire

ChargeBee

Recurly

Ramp

Bill.com

Job description

About Treeline

Treeline is building the Modern IT Operating System — a software- and AI-native foundation that redefines how IT, security, and compliance are delivered. Rather than layering AI on top of decades-old workflows, we rebuilt the MSP operating model from the ground up, with software as the foundation. Our AI-enhanced 24/7 help desk delivers 80% faster response times and a 95% reduction in error rates vs. traditional industry standard.

We operate in a $200B+ MSP market where 40,000+ providers still run on manual coordination and reactive ticketing. Treeline replaces that with a centralized software architecture — automating routine operations while elevating human experts to focus on architecture, risk, and strategy. We serve growth-stage companies, with deep strength in regulated verticals (SOC 2, HIPAA, CMMC).

Through a combination of organic and inorganic expansion strategy, Treeline is growing fast. We're backed by a16z ($25M Series A) and we've built a team with deep experience at the intersection of software and services, with a team of IT / security services industry-veterans (e.g. Evergreen, Lyra) and top university graduates (Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley).

Job Summary:

As our Controller, you'll be the operational backbone of Treeline's finance function — running the day-to-day engine (accounts payable, corporate spend, reconciliations, and month-end close) while building the systems that let it scale. This is a mission-critical, foundational hire: you'll bring existing finops experience and pair it with a modern, AI-native tool stack to turn manual work into repeatable processes. You'll get a front-row seat to a fast-moving, multi-entity rollup and a clear path to grow with the function as the company scales. If you're detail-obsessed, dependable and hungry to build the systems behind a scaling finance org, this role has room to grow with the company as much as you can.

Responsibilities include:

• [Ownership & Partnership] Take end-to-end ownership of finance operations in an anchor finance role, owning reporting, expense management, books and records and other business processes end-to-end, providing dependable partnership to leadership in scaling the finance operation
• [Systems & Automation] Own the finance tech stack (ERP + AP / spend tools), working with Head of Finance to establish and maintain repeatable process and clear documentation to drive scalability for finance operations
• [Financial Statements] Produce accurate, GAAP-compliant financials (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) by owning all accounting processes and book closing cycle across all entities, from journal entries, accruals, prepaids to closing checklist documentation
• [Multi-entity Reporting] Fluent with multi-entity reporting and consolidation across operating entities, owning intercompany transactions, entity-level coding and parent cost allocation
• [Payroll] Manage payroll processing across entities with PEO provider, maintaining accurate coding, accruals and reconciliation of employee compensation, benefits and contractor payments
• [Cash & Treasury] Manage cash across entities and bank accounts — weekly cash positioning and payment runs, supporting the Head of Finance on forecasting
• [Entity & Corporate Governance] Own the administrative backbone of the legal entity structure across Treeline and acquired entities, maintaining corporate records repository including formation documents, corporate org chart, state / foreign qualifications, annual reports / franchise-tax filings, among others
• [Audit & Tax] Own the external audit and tax relationships end-to-end — serving as the point of contact for auditors and tax preparers. Coordinate federal and multi-state income, franchise, and sales-and-use tax filings across all entities and manage 1099 and information-return cycles

What you bring:

• [Experience] 4+ years of experience in finance, accounting or operations role
• [Accounting Expertise] CPA (or actively CPA-track) with fluency in US GAAP and financial statement preparation. Strong command of the financial reporting process, from journal entries, accruals and prepaids to balance-sheet reconciliation and revenue recognition
• [System Fluency] Experience owning modern enterprise ERPs (Rillet, Campfire, NetSuite), AR / invoicing platforms (ChargeBee, Recurly) and AP / spend management platforms (Ramp, Bill.com)
• [Controls Mindset] You bring a controls-and-audit-trails mindset, with hands-on experience implementing segregation of duties, approval thresholds, payment / vendor safeguards (bank-detail verification, dual approval) and fraud prevention into everyday processes
• [Coachability] Willingness to learn new technologies and adopt a data-first (vs. spreadsheet-first) approach on a modern, AI-native tech stack
• [Communication] Exceptional written and verbal communication skills - you can explain numbers to non-accountants and hold a firm line with vendors, auditors and internal stakeholders
• [Startup Mindset] You thrive in a fast-paced environment where the playbook is still being written and are comfortable with ambiguity
• [Nice to Have] Experience with M&A integration and multi-entity consolidation
• [Nice to Have] Literacy with advanced data analytics tools including SQL and Python - or the appetite to build it

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Healthcare + Vision + Dental benefits
• Hybrid work environment in San Francisco, CA
• Flexible time-off policy