Controller — Lead Audit-Ready Finances for AI Infra

Konstruct Staff; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with company match

High visibility with senior leadership

Job summary

Konstruct Staff's client, a fast-growing AI infrastructure company, seeks a seasoned Controller in New York to own accounting operations, financial reporting, and audits. You will interface with auditors, lenders, and investors to ensure audit-ready financials as the business scales.

Reporting to the CFO, you’ll lead month-end closes, manage internal controls, and build a high-performing accounting team to support growth and financing activities.

Qualifications

• CPA required.
• Big 4 audit, assurance, or advisory experience.
• 8–12 years of progressive accounting experience, including 3–5 years in a senior accounting or controller role.
• Proven experience managing external audits and designing internal controls.
• Experience with lender reporting, debt covenants, and financing transactions.
• Background in infrastructure, real estate, or project-based companies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual external audit end-to-end and own all audit schedules and workpapers.
• Design, implement, and test a robust internal controls framework (SOX or equivalent).
• Prepare lender compliance packages and covenant reporting, and support financings and due diligence.
• Run the month-end and year-end close and produce GAAP financial statements for management, the board, and lenders.
• Oversee AP, AR, payroll, fixed assets, cash management, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Build and lead a growing accounting team.

Skills

Big 4 audit/assurance/advisory

External auditing

Internal controls (SOX)

Lender reporting

GAAP financial statements

Debt covenants

Financing transactions

Infra/real estate project accounting

Education

CPA

Job description

Konstruct Staff's client, a fast-growing AI infrastructure company, seeks a seasoned Controller in New York to own accounting operations, financial reporting, and audits. You will interface with auditors, lenders, and investors to ensure audit-ready financials as the business scales.

Reporting to the CFO, you’ll lead month-end closes, manage internal controls, and build a high-performing accounting team to support growth and financing activities.