Head of Accounting ($200-240K+EQUITY)

The Greene Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The Greene Group is seeking a Controller for a Series B AI startup in New York City. This is the company’s first dedicated accounting hire, responsible for bringing finance in-house, building scalable systems, and partnering closely with founders and external investors.

You will own accounting operations, implement robust controls, and help shape the financial foundation as the team grows from 15 to 150+ employees, in a rapidly changing, hyper-growth environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of accounting and finance experience in high-growth environments.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge across financial reporting, revenue recognition, accruals, capitalization, and equity.
• Systems mindset with ability to design, implement, and operate scalable processes.

Responsibilities

• Bring accounting in-house from QuickBooks and own the finance systems.
• Build a scalable operating rhythm and reliable data for investors and leadership.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Sales, People, and leadership to align financial goals with business strategy.

Skills

Financial accounting

Systems thinking

Revenue recognition

Cross-functional partnership

Financial reporting

Leadership in finance

Tools

QuickBooks

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Controller | Series B AI Startup | NYC

Our client is a Series B startup that recently raised $100M at a $1B+ valuation and are backed by leading investors and operators across the AI space! Company has grown from 15 to 150+ employees in the last 12 months - HYPER growth mode!! ONSITE 5 DAYS A WEEK IN NYC // OFFICES NEAR FLATIRON

What You'll Be Doing

This is the company's FIRST accounting hire , a true builder role. As Controller, you'll bring the accounting function in-house (currently on QuickBooks) and build the financial systems and operating foundation for the company's next stage of growth. This role reports to the Head of Finance, will hire a team around them and work very closely with founders and outside investors.

What You'll Bring

• 6+ years of accounting and finance experience, including meaningful ownership of accounting operations at a high-growth company
• Strong technical accounting knowledge across financial reporting, revenue recognition, accruals, capitalization, and equity
• A systems mindset: able to translate messy processes into clear workflows, reliable data, thoughtful controls, and scalable operating rhythms; comfortable designing the system, implementing it, and doing the work yourself when needed
• Experience building systems for accounts payable, procurement, expense management, purchasing approvals, vendor commitments, and spend reporting
• Strong analytical judgment and the ability to explain not just what changed financially, but why, and what the business should do about it
• Ability to partner effectively with technical and nontechnical teams, including Engineering, Product, Sales, People, and leadership

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