Financial Controller

Pylon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commuter benefits

Parental leave

14 company holidays + unlimited PTO

Annual offsite

Lunch, dinner, and snacks at the office

Fitness stipend

Job summary

Pylon is seeking its first Controller to own all aspects of accounting as they scale from Series B. This role includes financial reporting, overseeing AR and AP processes, and designing internal controls.

The ideal candidate has experience in a high-growth venture-backed environment and possesses deep technical accounting knowledge. The position offers a dynamic work environment and several perks including unlimited PTO and a fitness stipend.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in a Controller or Senior Accounting Manager role at a high-growth venture-backed start-up.
• Experience owning a full-cycle close process and audit process.
• Deep technical accounting knowledge including ASC 606 and multi-entity consolidations.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end close processes, consolidations, and financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP.
• Oversee AR and AP processes, partnering closely with sales, rev ops, legal, and operations teams.
• Implement and own the systems that will enable the business to scale.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Accounting Operations

Systems & Infrastructure

Controls & Audit Readiness

Automation

External Relationships

Education

CPA

Job description

At Pylon, we're building the future of B2B Post Sales.

We're building the all-in-one B2B post-sales support platform powered by conversational data and layered with intelligence to help our customers run their operations in real-time.

We're backed by a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, Y Combinator.

Currently more than 1300+ companies including Linear, Cognition (makers of Devin), Modal Labs, and Incident.io run their support and customer success workflows with Pylon. You'll also find us on the Enterprise Tech 30 List.

Company

• Series B, $51M raised
• Backed by a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, Y Combinator
• 100+ employees
• Offices in San Francisco and NYC (London coming soon!)

The Role

We're hiring Pylon's first Controller. This is a high-impact, foundational role. You'll own all aspects of accounting, oversee relationships with third-parties, and support the business as we scale from Series B and beyond. The role reports to the VP of Finance.

What You'll Do

• Financial Reporting: Own month-end close processes, consolidations, and financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP
• Accounting Operations: Oversee processes including AR (Order-to-Cash) and AP (Procure-to-Pay), partnering closely with sales, rev ops, legal, and operations teams
• Systems & Infrastructure: Implement and own the systems that will enable the business to scale (from ERP to reporting infrastructure)
• Controls & Audit Readiness: Design and implement robust internal controls and establish audit-ready processes
• Automation: Leverage AI agents and automation to reduce manual workflows such as transaction categorization and reconciliations
• External Relationships: Manage relationships with auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners

Requirements

• Professional experience in a Controller or Senior Accounting Manager role at a high-growth venture-backed start-up
• Experience owning a full-cycle close process and audit process
• Experience building or improving systems and processes from the ground up, not just inheriting a mature function
• Deep technical accounting knowledge including ASC 606 and multi-entity consolidations
• CPA required

Nice to Haves

• Prior public accounting background
• First-audit experience
• ERP implementation or migration experience

This Role Might NOT Be For You If

• You want a team from day one; you’ll build the team as we scale
• You prefer steady-state maintenance over building and improving processes
• You don’t love being in the details

Our perks

• Commuter benefits
• Parental leave
• 14 company holidays + unlimited PTO
• Annual offsite
• Lunch, dinner, and snacks at the office
• Fitness stipend

More about Pylon

Funding: Series B led by a16z and BCV ($51M total raised)

Founders: Advith Chelikani, Robert Eng, and Marty Kausas

Team: Currently 100+ and growing!