Controller

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Controller owning first external audit, multi-entity close, technical accounting, and automation. Supporting Notabene’s infrastructure transforming money movement in the digital economy.

Responsibilities:

  • Own Notabene’s first external financial statement audit for fiscal years ending January 2026 and January 2027
  • Run the audit readiness assessment, build the remediation plan, contribute the technical view on firm selection, and own the day-to-day auditor relationship
  • Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close across Notabene Inc. and Notabene GmbH
  • Produce GAAP financial statements, consolidations, intercompany eliminations, and FX translation under ASC 830
  • Write technical accounting positions and memos covering ASC 606, ASC 350-40, ASC 718, and emerging stablecoin payment revenue issues
  • Own Tabs as the billing and revenue system of record, including contract configuration, usage data integrity, and the bridge from Tabs to the general ledger
  • Build payroll allocation methods and a software development capitalization policy
  • Design and implement controls over revenue, cash, procure to pay, and payroll
  • Evaluate the accounting stack and automate rule-bound, high-volume processes such as categorization, reconciliation matching, usage validation, and collections follow-up
  • Own AR and collections with a direct report, plus AP and payroll accounting
  • Own US tax compliance with external advisers, including income tax provision and sales tax
  • Coordinate Swiss compliance with local accountants
  • Own checklists, policies, and reconciliations for external accounting providers
  • Report to the VP of Finance and manage one direct report plus external providers
  • Raise accounting policy, documentation, systems, and automation standards as the business grows

Requirements:

  • Experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or Senior Accounting Manager at a venture-backed company
  • Track record of raising the standard on process rather than just running what exists
  • Experience taking a company through a first external audit, including specifically describing what broke and what was done about it
  • Month-end close ownership across two or more legal entities in different currencies
  • Deep, hands-on ASC 606 experience applied to at least one revenue model without clean precedent and defended to an auditor
  • Detail-oriented accounting execution, including building the calendar, performing reconciliations, and working directly with the ledger
  • Experience developing a small team or a single direct report
  • Active CPA license preferred
  • Usage-based or consumption billing experience, particularly Tabs, Metronome, Maxio, or similar preferred
  • Public accounting background, especially audit, preferred
  • Software development capitalization under ASC 350-40, including auditable time capture, preferred
  • Experience replacing manual accounting work with automation and a clear view on what should stay manual, preferred
  • Swiss entity experience, including CHF functional currency and Swiss statutory or VAT exposure, preferred
  • Digital assets, payments, or regulated financial services exposure preferred

Benefits:

  • Flexible Remote Work: Work from anywhere
  • $1000 WFH Stipend: Use within your first year of employment
  • MacBook Pro: Procured by you and your manager to find a model that meets your needs
  • Unlimited PTO: We trust you to take as much holiday as you need
  • Country-Specific Benefits: Statutory offerings and contributions, managed via our employer-of-record
  • Equal employment workplace and affirmative action employer
  • Inclusive hiring practices, including consideration of candidates without blockchain experience and candidates returning after a gap in employment