Scale-Up Controller: Build the Finance Engine

Phoenix Ecommerce Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Ecommerce Technologies is seeking a hands-on Controller to own accounting as we scale. You will close books monthly with one staff accountant, build systems, policies, and controls, and later expand the team. The role requires practical GAAP expertise and a builder mindset to support rapid growth.

You will work across accounting operations, technical accounting, controls and compliance, and systems & scale, partnering with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and cash management.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years as Controller, Assistant Controller, or Accounting Manager.
• Hands‑on ownership of a full close cycle — you have personally closed the books, not only reviewed someone else's work.
• Strong US GAAP knowledge, including ASC 606 revenue recognition.
• Experience at a startup or high-growth company where you built process rather than inherited it.
• Experience with accounting systems such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close end to end — and execute it personally.
• Maintain the general ledger, chart of accounts, and accounting policies.
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts, including merchant settlement, reserve, and residual accounts.
• Own AP, AR, payroll accounting, expense management, and fixed assets.
• Drive the close calendar down to a predictable, defensible timeline.
• Produce accurate, timely financial statements for leadership, the board, and investors.
• Own revenue recognition under ASC 606 across subscription, platform, and payments revenue.
• Handle multi-entity consolidation, intercompany eliminations, and foreign currency translation.
• Account for equity and stock compensation, leases, capitalized software, and accruals.
• Research and document technical accounting positions in memo form.
• Maintain GAAP compliance and prepare the company for the move to audited financials.
• Build and enforce internal controls appropriate to the company's stage.
• Prepare the company for its first external audit and manage the auditor relationship.
• Own federal, state, and international tax compliance in partnership with outside advisors.
• Manage sales tax, VAT and GST, nexus, and indirect tax exposure.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and stand up support for diligence requests.
• Own and improve the accounting tech stack across ERP, billing, expense, payroll, and reporting.
• Lead an ERP evaluation or migration as the company outgrows its current system.
• Automate manual processes and eliminate spreadsheet dependencies before they become risk.
• Build reporting infrastructure that serves both operating decisions and investor reporting.
• Partner with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and cash management.
• Provide the numbers behind unit economics, merchant profitability, and margin analysis.
• Keep the financials clean, current, and defensible enough to support any diligence or reporting request on short notice.
• Work with Payments and Operations on settlement, residual, reserve, and chargeback accounting.
• Hire, mentor, and lead the accounting team as the function grows.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

ASC 606

Multi-entity consolidation

ERP systems

Excel modeling

Strong communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Sage Intacct

QuickBooks

Job description

Phoenix Ecommerce Technologies is seeking a hands-on Controller to own accounting as we scale. You will close books monthly with one staff accountant, build systems, policies, and controls, and later expand the team. The role requires practical GAAP expertise and a builder mindset to support rapid growth.

You will work across accounting operations, technical accounting, controls and compliance, and systems & scale, partnering with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and cash management.