Controller

The role

The Controller will own finance and financial operations across the company. This includes managing books, control environments, audits, payroll, tax, and reporting for the board and leadership.

What you will do

• Manage outsourced bookkeepers and sign off on financial statements
• Review revenue recognition and accounting judgments for GAAP compliance
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly
• Serve as primary contact for external financial auditors
• Own SOC 1 readiness and annual examination
• Design and maintain internal controls and finance policies
• Administer payroll, tax withholdings, and benefits
• Manage outside CPAs for tax and corporate compliance
• Produce monthly management reports and board financials
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and finance diligence for fundraising

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of accounting experience, including public accounting and time as a controller or assistant controller at a startup or growth-stage company
• Strong command of US GAAP, including revenue recognition (ASC 606) and stock compensation (ASC 718)
• Experience leading a financial statement audit and SOC 1 or SOX controls work
• Hands-on experience administering payroll and benefits platforms such as Gusto, Rippling, or Justworks
• Experience managing outsourced bookkeepers or accounting firms
• Advanced proficiency with QuickBooks Online
• Comfort working autonomously on a fast-moving team

Nice to have

• CPA license
• Experience in fintech, banking, or payments
• Experience with treasury or cash management
• A track record of building finance processes from scratch
• Curiosity about AI systems and hands-on interest in using them to automate and improve Meow's financial processes

Benefits

• equity
• benefits

About the company

Meow is a business banking platform that brings checking, corporate cards, global payments, treasury, invoicing, and accounting integrations into a single dashboard. Meow Technologies is a financial technology company, not a bank.