Senior Controller: SaaS Finance & Automation Lead

Sensi.AI; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensi.AI is seeking a hands-on Senior Controller to own the accounting, billing and finance operations for our U.S. entity. This role will manage the books, monthly close, U.S. payroll through our PEO, commissions, Mesh / spend management, sales tax compliance, and billing-related accounting support.

It's a high-impact position designed to build scalable finance processes in a fast-growing SaaS company that embraces AI and automation to reduce manual work and improve accuracy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting, controllership, or similar finance experience in a fast growing SAAS startup.
• CPA qualified and experienced owning books for a U.S. entity.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and hands-on NetSuite experience.
• Experience with monthly close, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Experience owning or managing U.S. payroll processes (through a PEO) and commissions.
• Familiarity with U.S. sales tax / multi-state reporting and spend management tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the U.S. entity books and monthly close process.
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, payroll entries, commissions, and close schedules.
• Own the U.S. payroll process through our PEO, including updates, payroll review, submission, and related accounting.
• Own commission calculations and payment coordination.
• Manage Mesh / spend management accounting, including coding, receipts, approvals, and NetSuite sync.
• Manage the existing AR billing function and own revenue and AR processes.
• Own U.S. sales tax and state reporting processes, including multi-state filings and coordination with advisors.
• Identify manual finance processes and use AI / automation tools to improve workflows, controls, and reporting.
• Support audits, tax filings, compliance, and investor diligence requests.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

NetSuite

Payroll management

Audits

Excel / Google Sheets

Automation / AI in finance

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Month-end close

Tax compliance

Education

CPA qualification

Tools

NetSuite

Mesh

Ramp

Brex

Airbase

Job description

Sensi.AI is seeking a hands-on Senior Controller to own the accounting, billing and finance operations for our U.S. entity. This role will manage the books, monthly close, U.S. payroll through our PEO, commissions, Mesh / spend management, sales tax compliance, and billing-related accounting support.

It's a high-impact position designed to build scalable finance processes in a fast-growing SaaS company that embraces AI and automation to reduce manual work and improve accuracy.