Financial Controller
Pylon
At Pylon, we're building the future of B2B Post Sales. We're building the all-in-one B2B post-sales support platform powered by conversational data and layered with intelligence to help our customers run their operations in real-time. We're backed by a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, Y Combinator. Currently more than 1300+ companies including Linear, Cognition (makers of Devin), Modal Labs, and Incident.io run their support and customer success workflows with Pylon. You'll also find us on the Enterprise Tech 30 List. Company Series B, $51M raised Backed by a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, Y Combinator 100+ employees Offices in San Francisco and NYC (London coming soon!) The Role We're hiring Pylon's first Controller. This is a high-impact, foundational role. You'll own all aspects of accounting, oversee relationships with third-parties, and support the business as we scale from Series B and beyond. The role reports to the VP of Finance. What You'll Do Financial Reporting: Own month-end close processes, consolidations, and financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP Accounting Operations: Oversee processes including AR (Order-to-Cash) and AP (Procure-to-Pay), partnering closely with sales, rev ops, legal, and operations teams Systems & Infrastructure: Implement and own the systems that will enable the business to scale (from ERP to reporting infrastructure) Controls & Audit Readiness: Design and implement robust internal controls and establish audit-ready processes Automation: Leverage AI agents and automation to reduce manual workflows such as transaction categorization and reconciliations External Relationships: Manage relationships with auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners Requirements Professional experience in a Controller or Senior Accounting Manager role at a high-growth venture-backed start-up Experience owning a full-cycle close process and audit process Experience building or improving systems and processes from the ground up, not just inheriting a mature function Deep technical accounting knowledge including ASC 606 and multi-entity consolidations CPA required Nice to Haves Prior public accounting background First-audit experience ERP implementation or migration experience This Role Might NOT Be For You If You want a team from day one; you’ll build the team as we scale You prefer steady-state maintenance over building and improving processes You don’t love being in the details Our perks Commuter benefits Parental leave
- ️4 company holidays + unlimited PTO
- ️nnual offsite
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