Controller

About DraiverDraiver

Draiver is an industry-leading, self-learning logistics platform that powers vehicle movement planning, coordination, and execution across the US, Mexico, and Brazil. We connect enterprise clients to transport services and independent contract drivers through our all-in-one application, GPS routing, digital documentation, real-time payments, and AI-driven dispatch. We move fast, operate lean, and expect our team to do the same.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a technically sharp, AI-native Controller to own Draiver’s global accounting function and be a strategic finance partner to the CBO and CEO. This is a high-visibility role with direct leadership exposure from day one, built for someone who wants to grow into a Finance Leadership seat as Draiver scales.

If you have ever thought “there has to be a smarter way to do this,” and then actually built it, you will thrive here.

What You Will Own

• Own the full month-end close cycle: journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L review across US, Brazil, and Mexico entities

• Manage AP, accrued liabilities, stock compensation, and accrued revenue in compliance with IFRS, setting the standard, not just following it

• Review and approve corporate card expenses (Ramp, PEX) with proper GL coding per policy

• Evaluate contracts and non-standard transactions for appropriate accounting treatment; draft technical memos as needed

• Lead AR management: aging analysis, collections workflow, and client dispute resolution including international receivables

• Establish, document, and enforce accounting policies that build a best-in-class internal control environment aligned with IFRS and SOX

• AI & Systems Integration: Connect Draiver’s finance stack, NetSuite, Airbase, Ramp, HubSpot, Slack, Google Drive, to Claude (Anthropic) via MCP to automate reporting and surface real-time insights to the CRO and CEO

• Build AI-powered financial dashboards that replace manual pulls: cash position, AR aging, expense trends, and entity-level P&L

• Own automations for recurring tasks, reconciliations, expense coding, AR follow-ups, and month-end checklists

• Act as the internal AI-for-finance expert: train teammates, document workflows, and continuously raise the bar on what is automated

Leadership & Strategy

• Report directly to the CBO with high-frequency exposure to the CEO and executive leadership

• Act as a strategic thought partner to leadership on financial visibility, cash management, and operational efficiency, not just a reporter of results

• Drive cross-functional collaboration with operations, sales, and legal to ensure financial processes support business growth

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s in Accounting from a top-tier university - CPA required (or international equivalent)

• 10+ years in accounting with a balanced profile across three areas:

  • (1) hands-on accounting execution, journal entries, reconciliations, close cycles, multi-entity consolidations— including multiple currencies;
  • (2) audit leadership, served as primary liaison for external auditors, owned audit prep end-to-end, and can defend technical positions;
  • (3) analytical decision-making, uses financial data and reporting tools to surface insights, not just report results.

• Controller experience or equivalent required. Big 4 experience is a strong plus.

Technical Skills

• Deep IFRS & US GAAP knowledge

• Advanced Excel

• NetSuite strongly preferred

• SOX / internal controls

• Financial analytics and decision-support tools (e.g., Superset, Looker, Power BI, or equivalent), comfortable moving from ledger to insight without relying on a data team

AI-Native

• Hands-on experience using AI tools (Claude, GPT, or similar) to automate financial workflows, build dashboards, or connect systems via API or MCP, not just “open to learning”

Systems

• Airbase

• Ramp

• Salesforce

• Google Workspace

• Comfortable with integrations and no-code / low-code tools

Languages

• English required

• Spanish and/or Portuguese a significant plus given our LATAM footprint

Mindset

• Ownership mentality

• Builds systems, not just spreadsheets

• Thrives in a fast-paced startup

• Acts like an owner