VP, Accounting & Controller

The role

You will lead the accounting organization, setting strategy, structure, and priorities as the company scales. You will own financial reporting, the close process, technical accounting, compliance, and controls.

What you will do

• Lead Runpod’s accounting organization, setting its strategy, structure, and priorities
• Build, hire, and develop a high-performing accounting team
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and deliver timely, accurate financial statements in accordance with US GAAP
• Serve as the company’s authority on revenue recognition and technical accounting
• Own the external audit relationship end to end
• Design and own an internal control environment with a clear path to SOX readiness
• Present financial results and key accounting matters to the CFO, executive team, board, and investors
• Partner with leaders across Finance, Legal, People, Revenue, and other teams
• Set the roadmap for accounting systems and drive automation and AI across accounting workflows
• Oversee tax, compliance, and equity accounting, and manage outside advisors

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years leading accounting teams
• CPA license
• Experience building and scaling an accounting function at a high-growth technology, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or similarly fast-moving company
• Experience leading accounting through a major financing, a first Big 4 audit, or IPO readiness at a venture-backed company
• Deep expertise in US GAAP, technical accounting, and financial reporting
• A track record of designing and owning internal controls in a modern, integrated finance stack, including SOX or SOX-readiness work
• Experience leading external audits as the primary owner of the auditor relationship
• Comfort presenting to executives, boards, and investors
• Strong judgment and a builder mindset
• A track record of using automation and AI to transform accounting workflows

Nice to have

• Experience with SaaS and/or usage-based revenue recognition, including ASC 606 involving commitments, credits, or capacity contracts
• Experience taking a company public
• Public accounting experience at one of the big 4

Benefits

• Meaningful equity in a fast-growing company including RSUs
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, with 90% of premiums covered for you and your dependents
• 401(k) with a company match and no waiting period
• Flexible PTO
• $1,200 home office and equipment stipend

Before you apply

• Successful completion of a background check
• Welcome every qualified candidate eligible to work in the United States
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this role

About the company

Runpod is the AI Developer Cloud used by more than one million developers to experiment, train, fine-tune, deploy, and scale AI. It is a small, remote-first team.