Controller

Fragile; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free daily lunch

Free Waymo rides to the office

Health, dental and vision insurance

Relocation support to San Francisco

Job summary

Fragile is seeking a senior accounting leader in San Francisco to own day-to-day operations, manage the general ledger, and drive scalable controls. You will partner with legal, finance, engineering, and operations to ensure accurate inputs feeding the financials and oversee audit readiness.

You will shape the team, build processes, and evolve the in-house ledger as the company scales. This is a full-time, on-site role with strong compensation and equity.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience including 2+ years in a controller/leadership role.
• CPA required.
• Deep knowledge of US GAAP with ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 360.
• Comfortable hands-on today while building a team and systems for scale.
• Thrives in high-ownership, fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day accounting operations and ensure timely, accurate financial data.
• Build processes, controls, and accounting infrastructure for scale in a high-growth environment.
• Translate subscription billing, procurement, and depreciation into auditable financials.
• Partner with legal, finance, engineering, and operations across PO, data, and inventory.
• Prepare for audit readiness and SOC compliance with external partners.
• Shape the accounting team’s roadmap and build a team.
• Own and evolve the company’s in-house ledger with engineering.

Skills

CPA

US GAAP

Revenue recognition

Lease accounting

Long-lived assets

Leadership experience

Education

CPA license

Job description

What You Will Do

• Own day-to-day accounting operations. Maintain the general ledger, manage revenue recognition and other core accounting workflows, and ensure the data and supporting inputs underlying the company’s financial statements are complete, accurate, and timely.
• Build the processes and controls. Design and implement the accounting infrastructure, workflows, and internal controls needed to support a rapidly scaling company operating across multiple merchant partnerships simultaneously.
• Bring structure to a high-volume, operationally intense environment. Translate a dense array of financial activity, including subscription billing, device procurement, and depreciation into clean, auditable financials.
• Partner cross-functionally with legal, finance, engineering, and operations. Report into legal department and work closely across teams to ensure purchase orders, transaction data, inventory activity, and other accounting inputs are accurately captured and reflected in the company’s books and financial statements.
• Prepare the company for audit readiness and compliance. Interface with external accounting and audit partners to support financial reviews, SOC compliance, and the reporting rigor expected as the company scales into its next stage.
• Shape the accounting team. You’ll help define the function’s roadmap and eventually build a team reporting to you.
• Own and evolve the company’s in-house ledger. Work closely with engineering to ensure the ledger accurately reflects our subscription and billing workflows.

Who You Are

• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years in an accounting manager, controllership, or senior accounting leadership role
• CPA required
• Deep knowledge of US GAAP, with particular strength in revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), and long-lived asset accounting (ASC 360)
• Comfortable operating hands-on today while building toward a team and system that can support the company at significantly greater scale
• Thrives in high-ownership, fast-paced environments where speed and precision both matter

Nice to Have

• Experience at a high-growth startup or a Big 4/public accounting foundation with a transition to industry
• Background in fintech, consumer leasing, e-commerce, or subscription-based businesses
• Experience working with external audit and accounting firms (e.g., SOC readiness, financial audits)
• Prior experience managing or building a small accounting team

The logistics

This role is full-time and in person at our SF headquarters.

Compensation and benefits:

• $175,000-$200,000 salary, plus equity.
• Free daily lunch, dinner, drinks, and snacks.
• Free Waymo rides to the office.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Relocation support to San Francisco.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.