Global Controller

About the role

The Global Controller at General Intuition will oversee all aspects of US accounting, reporting, and compliance. This includes managing day-to-day bookkeeping, leading month-end close processes, automating workflows, and coordinating with auditors across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Owning the general ledger and the monthly, quarterly, and annual close in US GAAP, including revenue recognition, accruals, capitalization, and reconciliations.
• Managing US federal and state corporate tax, international tax, quarterly estimates, filings, cross-border entity structures, and transfer pricing, coordinating with external advisors and staying ahead of regulatory changes.
• Leading payroll compliance, including payroll taxes, filings, and managing the PEO/provider relationship.
• Driving audits and reporting, including annual financial statements, audit preparation, investor updates, and due diligence, as well as building management dashboards and variance analyses for strategic decision-making.
• Building and automating scalable finance processes across accounting, billing, payroll, and reporting, using modern AI tools to reduce manual work and minimize error risk.
• Ensuring the finance function operates efficiently and effectively, with a focus on policy and internal controls to support accuracy and speed.

Requirements

• Mastery of US GAAP and strong US + international tax knowledge.
• Experience in leading month-end close processes, automating workflows, and coordinating with auditors.
• Hands-on experience with US and international tax, including quarterly estimates, filings, cross-border entity structures, and transfer pricing.
• Experience in payroll compliance, including payroll taxes, filings, and managing the PEO/provider relationship.
• Experience in driving audits and reporting, including annual financial statements, audit preparation, investor updates, and due diligence.
• Experience in building and automating scalable finance processes, using modern AI tools to reduce manual work and minimize error risk.
• Experience in standing up a finance function from scratch.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in accounting, preferably including Big 4 or public accounting.
• Deep understanding of US GAAP and financial statements.
• Strong experience with US and international tax, including multi-entity structures and complex reconciliations.

Skills

• Insane attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and extreme attention to detail.
• Experience in building and automating scalable finance processes.
• Experience in using modern AI tools to reduce manual work and minimize error risk.

Pay

$180K - $250K