Vice President, Finance & Controller

WEKA; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

WEKA is seeking a seasoned Vice President, Finance & Controller to own accounting, controllership, tax, treasury, and finance operations as the company scales. You will set technical accounting positions, build scalable systems, and lead a globally distributed team to deliver reliable numbers.

You will oversee US GAAP reporting, multi-currency consolidations, and internal controls while partnering across finance, legal, and operations to support rapid growth and IPO readiness.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership of accounting and controllership functions with full responsibility.
• Deep technical accounting expertise including ASC 606 revenue recognition.
• Public-company experience with SEC reporting and SOX compliance.
• Experience building or improving quote-to-cash cycles and ERP/billing systems.
• Multi-entity, multi-currency, international exposure with distributed teams.
• Experience in enterprise software, cloud, or AI infrastructure context is a plus.
• Governance mindset with segregation of duties in a finance org.
• Strong policy setting and process/system improvement capability.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional partnering skills.

Responsibilities

• Accounting & controllership: lead GL, close, consolidations, AR/AP, payroll across entities.
• Technical accounting: revenue recognition and stock-based compensation; accounting policy.
• Tax: oversee direct/indirect tax and multi-jurisdiction compliance.
• Treasury: manage cash, banking, liquidity, debt, FX hedging, investments.
• Finance ops & systems: manage quote-to-cash, procure-to-pay, ERP roadmap.
• Internal control & audit: design controls, manage external audits.
• Leadership: build and lead a global accounting/finance team with proper separation of duties.

Skills

ASC 606

SOX compliance

SEC reporting

Public company governance

Cash management

Education

CPA credential

MBA a plus

Tools

ERP systems

Billing systems implementation

Job description

*This position requires 2-3 days in our Campbell, CA office

WEKA is transforming how organizations build, run, and scale AI and accelerated compute workflows with NeuralMesh™, our intelligent, adaptive mesh storage system. Unlike traditional data infrastructures, which become more fragile as compute environments grow and performance demands increase, NeuralMesh becomes faster, stronger, and more efficient as it scales, providing a flexible, adaptable foundation for enterprise and agentic AI innovation that maximizes GPU utilization, accelerates time to first token, and lowers the cost of innovation.

WEKA is a growth-stage company backed by world-class venture capital investors and AI infrastructure industry leaders. Our technology, purpose-built for AI, has garnered over 140 patents and is trusted by more than 30% of Fortune 50 enterprises, as well as the world’s leading hyperscalers, neoclouds, and AI innovators. Our team is customer-obsessed and works accountably, boldly, and collaboratively to ensure their success. If we sound like your kind of people, join us!

About the Role

Reporting to the CFO, the Vice President, Finance & Controller owns the accounting, control, and operational core of WEKA’s finance function — accounting and controllership, technical accounting, tax, treasury, finance operations and systems, and the internal control environment.

You are accountable for the integrity of WEKA’s financial results and for the reporting, controls, and processes that must keep pace as the company scales.

This is a role for a controllership-heavy leader who is equally comfortable operating — someone who can set technical accounting positions with authority and build the systems, processes, and team that deliver reliable numbers at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting & controllership. Own the general ledger, monthly and quarterly close, multi-currency consolidations and intercompany accounting, AR/AP, and payroll accounting across all legal entities. Deliver US GAAP group reporting alongside statutory and local compliance in each jurisdiction, and drive the close toward public-company cadence and reliability.

Technical accounting. Serve as WEKA’s top technical accounting authority — revenue recognition under ASC 606 for a subscription and consumption business, stock-based compensation and equity accounting (with stock administration and cap-table support), capitalization, and other non-routine or judgmental transactions. Own the accounting positions that withstand external audit scrutiny.

Tax. Oversee direct and indirect tax, transfer pricing across a multi-entity, multi-country structure, the tax provision, and multi-jurisdiction compliance - determining what is delivered in-house versus co-sourced.

Treasury. Manage cash and liquidity, banking relationships, and debt and covenant compliance as applicable. Run the FX risk-management program, applying cash-flow hedge accounting. Manage the corporate investment portfolio under the board’s investment policy, including its liquidity tiers and counterparty limits.

Finance operations & systems. Own the finance side of quote-to-cash — billing, collections, AR operations, and cash application — along with procurement/AP, vendor management, and the finance systems and ERP roadmap. Lead the modernization of these processes and systems, partnering with other functions to streamline the order-to-revenue flow and reduce cycle time and leakage.

Internal control & audit. Design and operate WEKA’s internal control environment and segregation-of-duties framework, manage the external audit relationship, and build the controls foundation the company needs as its reporting requirements grow.

Leadership. Build, develop, and lead a globally distributed accounting and finance operations team, structured so that responsibility for building and operating processes is appropriately separated from responsibility for assuring them.

What You Bring

• Extensive progressive experience in accounting and finance leadership, having owned a full accounting and control function as a Controller, Chief Accounting Officer, or equivalent — with complete technical, operational, and people responsibility.
• Deep technical accounting expertise, including ASC 606 revenue recognition for subscription and/or consumption models. CPA (or international equivalent) strongly preferred; MBA a plus.
• Public-company experience required — including SEC reporting, SOX compliance, and the rigor of a public-company close and control environment (IPO-readiness or pre-IPO scaling experience strongly preferred).
• A track record of building or materially improving a quote-to-cash cycle and/or leading an ERP or billing systems implementation — not only overseeing its accounting outputs.
• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, international operating environment with distributed teams across time zones.
• Experience in enterprise software, cloud, or AI/data infrastructure — including businesses with a hardware or capital-expenditure component — is a strong plus.
• A governance and segregation-of-duties mindset, ideally shaped by having operated inside a properly segregated finance organization.
• An operator’s instinct alongside technical depth — comfortable moving from setting policy to improving the underlying processes and systems.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional partnership skills, sound judgment, and the highest standards of integrity.

How We Work: The WEKA Way

• We are Accountable: We take full ownership, always-even when things don’t go as planned. We lead with integrity, show up with responsibility & ownership, and hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards.
• We are Brave: We question the status quo, push boundaries, and take smart risks when needed. We welcome challenges and embrace debates as opportunities for growth, turning courage into fuel for innovation.
• We are Collaborative: True collaboration isn’t only working together. It’s about lifting one another up to succeed collectively. We are team-oriented and we communicate with empathy and respect. We challenge each other and conduct positive conflict resolution. We are being transparent about our goals and the results we achieve. Together, we’re unstoppable.
• We are Customer Centric: Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We actively listen and prioritize the success of our customers, and every decision we make is driven by how we can better serve, support, and empower them to succeed. When our customers win, we win.

Studies have shown that traditionally underrepresented groups may be less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every qualification specified. WEKA is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this position but are concerned your past work experience doesn’t match up perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at WEKA. WEKA is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.