Controller

PushPress; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing software company in the United States is seeking a hands-on Controller to establish and maintain the financial backbone of the organization. As the first Controller, you'll play a crucial role in the company's growth by managing the financial close process, revenue recognition, cash flow management, and ensuring tax compliance across multiple states. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of accounting experience, be CPA certified, and possess deep knowledge of ASC 606 as applied to SaaS environments. This position offers an exciting opportunity to create and optimize financial processes within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with ownership of close, revenue recognition, and financial reporting.
• Deep knowledge of ASC 606 applied to SaaS.
• Experience managing a debt facility and multi-state tax compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process.
• Lead application of ASC 606 for subscription SaaS.
• Manage cash flow forecasting and compliance with debt facilities.
• Coordinate payroll, billing, AR, AP, and cash management operations.

Skills

Progressive accounting experience

Knowledge of ASC 606

Understanding of order-to-cash lifecycle

Multi-state tax compliance

AI utilization for automation

High attention to detail

Education

CPA required

Tools

Stripe

ERP transitions (QBO, Rillet, Campfire, NetSuite)

Job description

Role Overview

We’re looking for a hands‑on Controller to own the financial backbone of PushPress.

As our first Controller, you’ll build on the foundational work the team has already laid out. You’ll have direct insight into company strategy so you can set up our accounting infrastructure for the next phase of growth. You’ll own the process and work in detail: closing the books, managing recognition questions, handling order‑to‑cash flow, advising on product economics, owning cash flow forecasting, and rolling up your sleeves to get the job done.

What You’ll Own

• Financial Close & Reporting: own monthly, quarterly, and annual close process end‑to‑end with speed, accuracy, and clear documentation; prepare and review financial statements, reconciliations, and supporting schedules; build and maintain internal controls that scale with the business; establish reporting infrastructure that gives leadership and board clear, reliable visibility; own vendor COGS tracking and margin analysis.
• Revenue Recognition: lead application of ASC 606 for subscription SaaS, AI usage‑based revenue, and platform payment revenue streams; ensure accounting treatment for payments economics is clean and defensible; partner with GTM, Product, and Engineering to ensure billing architecture and revenue data support clean recognition; own full order‑to‑cash flow end‑to‑end, including Stripe integration, invoices, settlements, refunds, disputes, and reconciliation to GL; stay ahead of evolving revenue models and flag accounting implications early.
• Cash Flow & Debt Facility: own cash flow forecasting and management; manage compliance with our debt facility, including covenant tracking, lender reporting, and maintaining healthy lender relationship; partner with leadership on capital deployment decisions and ensure strategic use of the debt facility.
• Tax & Compliance: own multi‑state income tax compliance; lead SaaS taxability analysis and indirect tax obligations across states; build accounting foundation to support international expansion (GST, HST, VAT, etc.); own FX exposure tracking and multi‑currency considerations; stay ahead of new tax and compliance obligations as the business scales.
• Operations & Infrastructure: coordinate payroll, equity/options processing, billing, AR, AP, and cash management operations; evaluate and improve accounting tech stack; partner with data and engineering to ensure reliable financial data flows; drive automation where it creates real leverage and identify manual process risks.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with ownership of close, revenue recognition, and financial reporting.
• CPA required.
• Deep knowledge of ASC 606 applied to SaaS (subscription billing, usage‑based models, multi‑element arrangements).
• Strong understanding of the full order‑to‑cash lifecycle in a Stripe‑based billing environment.
• Experience managing or coordinating a debt facility, including covenant compliance and lender reporting.
• Multi‑state tax compliance experience with SaaS taxability and indirect tax; comfortable building international tax capabilities.
• Comfortable utilizing AI to automate workflows and demonstrate process improvements.
• Experience navigating ERP transitions (QBO, Rillet, Campfire, NetSuite, or similar).
• High attention to detail and clear communication to non‑finance stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in a fast‑moving environment where priorities shift and ambiguity is the norm.

Nice to Have

• Big 4 or public accounting background.
• Experience at a B2B SaaS startup with SMB customers.
• Exposure to payments, fintech, platform economics, or consumption/usage‑based billing models.
• Experience with multi‑currency reporting, FX management, or international entity structures.
• Prior experience building an accounting function from scratch or restructuring one.
• Familiarity with AI‑driven revenue models and the recognition complexity they introduce.
• Comfort with modern data stacks (Snowflake, dbt, Metabase) and financial data pipelines.
• Experience with Ramp, Bill.com, or similar modern finance infrastructure.

Equal Opportunity Statement

PushPress is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and dynamic workplace. We’re all about leveling up, and that means we don’t tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. We’re committed to providing equal opportunities, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.