Controller
QuoteWell
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Own the month-end and quarter-end close process end-to-end
- Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger reconciliations
- Maintain accurate books across our entities in QuickBooks
- Process payroll in coordination with HR and ensure accurate benefit and equity accounting
- Manage banking relationships, wire approvals, and cash flow visibility
- Produce monthly financial statements and supporting management reports
- Build and maintain an internal control environment appropriate for a growth-stage company
- Prepare board-ready financial packages in coordination with leadership
- Ensure compliance with revenue recognition standards relevant to our revenue streams
- Monitor and report on venture debt covenants
- Serve as the primary internal point of contact for our first financial audit (targeted Q4 of this year)
- Select and manage the external audit firm relationship
- Prepare audit-ready workpapers, schedules, and supporting documentation
- Identify and remediate any gaps in documentation, controls, or accounting treatment ahead of fieldwork
- Coordinate with legal and the fractional CFO on any technical accounting questions
- Serve as the financial operations partner to department heads on budget-to-actual questions
- Coordinate with the fractional FP&A analyst on forecast inputs and actuals variance analysis
- Support the fractional CFO on financing events, board materials, and strategic planning
Requirements
- 5–8 years of accounting experience, with at least 2–3 years in a high-growth startup or technology company environment
- Prior public accounting experience (CPA or CPA-eligible strongly preferred; Big 4 or regional firm background a plus)
- Hands-on experience preparing for, or supporting a financial statement audit
- Proficiency with QuickBooks Online
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP, including revenue recognition (ASC 606) and equity compensation accounting
- Ability to operate independently and make decisions without a large team around you
- Experience in insurance, fintech, or marketplace businesses (comfort with commission accounting and brokerage revenue a strong plus)
- Familiarity with venture-backed startup dynamics—equity accounting, preferred stock, convertible instruments
- Experience selecting or onboarding an audit firm
- Prior experience as a first-in-house accounting hire
Benefits
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Meaningful equity participation
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible remote work environment
- Direct exposure to executive leadership and meaningful ownership of your function from Day 1
- Competitive salaries + equity in the company
- Medical, Dental, and Vision healthcare benefits + FSA and HSA options
- Flexible vacation policy to recharge and live life
- Paid membership to One Medical for employees, spouses / domestic partners, and dependents
- Company-sponsored 401K plan (Roth & Traditional)
- Paid parental leave, generous family forming benefits and up to $5,000 of reimbursements through Carrot
- Up to $1,000 in home office reimbursements to build a productive space to work remotely
- An opportunity to work on solutions that are redefining the future of commercial insurance
- A culture driven by a focus on impact, a shared growth mindset, empowered individuals, and integrity
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
accounts payableaccounts receivablegeneral ledger reconciliationspayroll processingfinancial statement preparationinternal controlsaudit preparationGAAPrevenue recognitionequity compensation accounting
Soft Skills
independent decision-makingcommunicationcollaborationorganizational skillsproblem-solving
Certifications
CPACPA-eligible