Financial Controller

About the role

The Finance team at Empathy ensures smooth financial operations while maintaining compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements. The team plays a crucial role in handling payroll, benefits, and all People Ops related financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain the general ledger and ensure accuracy of financial data across departments.
• Support the preparation of internal financial reports, forecasting processes, and variance analyses.
• Lead US payroll processing, ensuring timely and accurate payroll runs, in coordination with our PEO and internal stakeholders.
• Work closely with our PEO on all finance-related matters, including benefits reporting, payroll adjustments, and compliance.
• Manage state and local tax filings and registrations where self-service is required.
• Act as a finance partner to our Employer of Record (EOR) and other external providers supporting our global workforce.
• Partner closely with RevOps and business stakeholders on Salesforce-related processes, data quality, reporting, and operational workflows.
• Collaborate with Marketing to analyze performance metrics, campaign effectiveness, ROI, and key business KPIs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, People, Revenue, RevOps, and Marketing teams to support data-driven decision making and operational excellence.

Requirements

• CPA or CPA-track candidate
• Experience in a startup, high-growth, or SaaS environment
• Familiarity with expense platforms or close software
• Experience with international payroll or working with global EOR/PEO partners
• Comfort with multi-state tax environments and evolving compliance needs

Pay

The salary for this position ranges between $140,000-$170,000. This is decided based on many factors, including but not limited to: skills, qualifications, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, we are proud to offer stock options in the company and a competitive benefits package.