Controller — Pre-IPO / Public Company

Clear Markets; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Markets is building its public-company finance function with a PCAOB audit, multi-entity ERP, and robust internal controls. The Controller will own accounting across the group, replacing manual processes and setting the standard for years to come.

You will lead multi-entity close, consolidate across six subsidiaries, and drive the ERP and policy framework as the company moves toward a SPAC/IPO trajectory.

Qualifications

• CPA with 8+ years of progressive accounting experience at a public company
• Direct experience with a PCAOB audit (first-time preferred) and SEC reporting
• Hands-on expertise with NetSuite OneWorld or equivalent multi-entity ERP
• Strong US GAAP technical accounting: ASC 606, 810, 830; stock compensation (ASC 718) and ASC 740
• Experience building internal controls (SOX/ICFR) and policy documentation
• Experience consolidating international subsidiaries across currencies

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly and quarterly close and multi-entity consolidation (USD/GBP/JPY) across six subsidiaries
• Lead accounting support for the first PCAOB audit and coordinate with external auditors
• Lead or co-lead NetSuite OneWorld implementation and COA redesign
• Design and operate revenue recognition under ASC 606 with automation for high volumes
• Build accounting policies and internal controls over financial reporting (SOX 404(a))
• Support de-SPAC and SEC financial reporting (S-4, 10-Q, 10-K)
• Manage intercompany accounting, FX translation (ASC 830) and cross-border reporting

Skills

Multi-entity consolidation

NetSuite OneWorld

US GAAP (ASC 606, ASC 810, ASC 830)

SOX/ICFR controls

Intercompany accounting

Education

CPA certification

Tools

NetSuite OneWorld

QuickBooks

Job description

Clear Markets operates regulated electronic marketplaces for crypto, prediction markets, and AI compute derivatives (Swaps). The company is a multi-entity, multi-currency group (US, UK, and Japan; six subsidiaries) possibly preparing to go public via a SPAC merger. We are building our public-company finance function from the ground up — first-time PCAOB audit, a new multi-entity ERP, and the controls and reporting infrastructure a public company requires. The Controller will be the operational backbone of that build, reporting directly to the CFO and serving as the day-to-day owner of accounting across the group. This is a builder’s role, not a caretaker’s: you will replace manual processes, stand up systems, and set the standards the company runs on for years.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Own the monthly and quarterly close and the multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation (USD/GBP/JPY) across six subsidiaries — replacing the current spreadsheet-based consolidation with a systematized process.
• Lead accounting support for the first-time PCAOB audit; act as primary liaison to external auditors and coordinate the Japan entity’s local accountant/auditor into the group audit.
• Lead or co-lead implementation of NetSuite OneWorld (or equivalent), including chart-of-accounts redesign, migration from QuickBooks, and intercompany and FX automation.
• Design and operate revenue recognition for trading-commission revenue under ASC 606, including the trade-capture integration needed to process high transaction volumes automatically.
• Build the accounting policies and procedures manual and establish internal controls over financial reporting (SOX 404(a)); drive remediation of identified control gaps.
• Support de-SPAC and SEC financial reporting — S-4/proxy financial statements and go-forward 10-Q/10-K filings — working alongside outside advisors and counsel.
• Manage intercompany accounting, foreign-currency translation (ASC 830), and support for regulatory financial reporting across regulated entities (CFTC, FCA, JFSA), in partnership with Compliance.

Required Qualifications:

• CPA with 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time as Controller or Assistant Controller at a publicly traded company.
• Direct experience with a PCAOB audit (first-time preferred) and public-company SEC reporting.
• Hands-on expertise with NetSuite OneWorld or an equivalent multi-entity ERP, including multi-entity consolidation and multi-currency.
• Strong US GAAP technical accounting: revenue (ASC 606), consolidation (ASC 810), and foreign currency (ASC 830); working comfort with stock compensation (ASC 718) and income taxes (ASC 740).
• Demonstrated experience building or strengthening internal controls (SOX/ICFR) and authoring accounting policies.
• Experience consolidating international subsidiaries across multiple currencies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial-services background — broker-dealer, FCM, inter-dealer broker, exchange, or trading firm.
• Experience through a SPAC merger / de-SPAC or IPO.
• ERP implementation experience (led or heavily participated in a go-live).
• Experience with UK and/or Japan subsidiaries and cross-GAAP conversions (IFRS/FRS 102, JGAAP → US GAAP).
• Comfort in a lean, pre-revenue, fast-scaling environment where you build rather than inherit.

First 9 months will be:

• Close the FY2026 audit alongside our advisors, stand up a new ERP and retire the Excel consolidation, establish the core control environment, and have commission revenue recognition live and tested before revenue turns on.