Corporate Controller

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenstorrent is seeking a Corporate Controller to build and lead a trusted global accounting function that scales with the company. This remote role, based in the United States, will own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, establish policies across core accounting areas, and collaborate with cross-functional leaders to embed controls and enable automation.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years of accounting leadership, CPA, and deep US GAAP knowledge.

Qualifications

• 15+ years leading accounting or controllership teams.
• CPA or equivalent with deep US GAAP and financial reporting expertise.
• Experience in technology, semiconductor, hardware, manufacturing, or similar environments.
• Skilled at scaling teams, controls, systems, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global accounting organization with clear ownership and high standards.
• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close quality, speed, and predictability.
• Set accounting policy across revenue, inventory, leases, equity, debt, and foreign currency.
• Partner early with Commercial, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Operations, and Strategic Finance.
• Build controls into workflows while protecting execution speed, replace manual accounting work with ERP, automation, data, and AI-enabled tools.

Skills

Senior leadership

Technical accounting

US GAAP

Cross-functional

ERP automation

Education

CPA or equivalent

Tools

ERP

Automation tools

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.

The Corporate Controller builds a trusted global accounting function that scales with the company. Success means predictable closes, trusted balance sheets, documented accounting positions, well-managed audits, embedded controls, managed risks, clear ownership, strong talent, and less manual work. The mission for this role is to build an accounting organization that the company can trust and that will not need to be rebuilt every time the company scales.

This role is remote, based out of the United States.

We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting.

Who You Are

• Senior accounting leader with deep technical judgment and strong operational discipline.
• 15+ years leading accounting or controllership teams in complex organizations.
• CPA or equivalent, with deep US GAAP and financial reporting expertise.
• Experienced in technology, semiconductor, hardware, manufacturing, or similar environments.
• Skilled at scaling teams, controls, systems, and processes through rapid growth.

What We Need

• Lead a global accounting organization with clear ownership and high standards.
• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close quality, speed, and predictability.
• Set accounting policy across revenue, inventory, leases, equity, debt, and foreign currency.
• Partner early with Commercial, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Operations, and Strategic Finance.
• Build controls into workflows while protecting execution speed, replace manual accounting work with ERP, automation, data, and AI-enabled tools.

What You Will Learn

• How product development, suppliers, manufacturing, contracts, revenue, and cash connect.
• How to design accounting across entities, jurisdictions, currencies, and business models.
• How to build an accounting system with AI integrated into every workflow.

Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background and location all impact the actual offer made.

Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology. Due to U.S. export laws, including those codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Company is required to ensure compliance with these laws when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries (such as EAR Country Groups D:1, E1, and E2). These requirements apply to persons located in the U.S. and all countries outside the U.S. As the position offered will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies subject to these laws, the offer may be contingent upon your citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from the U.S. Commerce Department or applicable federal agency. If employment is not possible due to U.S. export laws, any offer of employment will be rescinded.