Controller / Finance Operations Lead

KaiCalls; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

KaiCalls is seeking a finance leader to own close, reporting, and cash models for a US-remote team.

You will manage accounting partners, tax, payroll, and the compliance calendar while building scenario analyses and reconciling subscriptions and carrier costs. The role emphasizes clear financial decision making and running a rigorous monthly close.

This is a full-time or fractional position with equity potential and emphasis on scalable financial controls.

Qualifications

• Startup SaaS accounting or controllership experience.
• Accrual accounting and revenue familiarity.
• Strong reconciliation and controls.
• Ability to explain financial decisions plainly.

Responsibilities

• Own close and financial reporting.
• Manage accounting partners, tax, payroll, and the compliance calendar.
• Build cash and scenario models.
• Reconcile subscriptions, usage, refunds, and carrier costs.
• Support financing and diligence.

Skills

SaaS accounting

Accrual accounting

Reconciliation

Controls

Tools

Stripe

Multi-entity operations

Job description

Give KaiCalls accurate books, cash visibility, unit economics, controls, and decision-ready reporting.

Finance · Full-time or fractional Remote - United States · Remote $120,000-$165,000 base

The mission

Make cash, revenue, usage, carrier cost, and runway decisions rest on reconciled financial truth.

What you will own

• Own close and financial reporting.
• Manage accounting partners, tax, payroll, and the compliance calendar.
• Build cash and scenario models.
• Reconcile subscriptions, usage, refunds, and carrier costs.
• Support financing and diligence.

What success looks like

• Monthly close is timely.
• Cash and runway forecasts are trusted.
• Carrier, usage, billing, and revenue reconcile.
• Budget ownership and basic controls are clear.

What we are looking for

• Startup SaaS accounting or controllership.
• Accrual accounting and revenue familiarity.
• Strong reconciliation and controls.
• Ability to explain financial decisions plainly.

Helpful, not mandatory

• Usage-based billing.
• Stripe.
• Multi-entity operations.

Compensation

The base salary range is $120,000-$165,000 USD for a US-remote employee. Final compensation will reflect role level, location policy, experience, benefits, variable compensation where applicable, and equity. Contractor arrangements are scoped separately.

How we evaluate

We use the same core evidence for every candidate: comparable outcomes, ownership, customer judgment, role skill, communication, and learning velocity. The process normally includes a short screen, a paid and bounded work sample, structured interviews, and reference checks.

Example paid work sample: Reconcile a fictional P&L, Stripe export, carrier invoice, and customer-usage file, then summarize discrepancies, cash risks, and the close plan.

Your first 90 days

• First 30 days: Validate books, cash, and reporting gaps.
• By 60 days: Establish close and forecast cadence.
• By 90 days: Deliver trusted unit economics and remove the largest reconciliation risk.