Assistant Controller

New York Cityfull timeOn Site

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senior

$185k–$240k

H1B: no

Finch Legal Assistant Controller at Finch Legal leads accounting end-to-end including monthly close, general ledger, and financial reporting. This role manages revenue recognition under ASC 606 and drives the company to an audit-ready state.

Responsibilities

As our first Accounting Leader, you'll be the steward of the numbers the company runs on: books that close fast and clean, revenue that's recognized the right way, and a finance foundation that investors, auditors and our own team can trust.
Own accounting end-to-end, including the monthly close, the general ledger, and financial reporting across all Finch entities.
Work hands-on as a player-coach: close the books, write the memos and build the reconciliations yourself while laying the foundation for a growing team.
Own revenue recognition under ASC 606, and design how GAAP applies to an AI-native services business that sells outcomes rather than seats or hours (performance obligations, variable consideration, timing of recognition).
Manage a new type multi-entity with an Managed Services Organization (MSO structure), including intercompany accounting, consolidations, and entity-level compliance.
Drive Finch to an audit-ready state and own the audit end to end: build the controls, and documentation, and be the primary point of contact for our external auditors.
Bring our accounting systems to the next level, leveraging AI and automation so a small team can do the work of a much larger one.
Partner with Sales, Legal and Finance on contracting terms, billing, the revenue model and core investor reporting.
What will make you successful
You’ll likely thrive if you have
10+ years in accounting, including having built and led the accounting function at a high-growth startup or scale-up. CPA preferred.
Deep background in revenue accounting: you've owned ASC 606 for a complex model and can point to the policies and memos you wrote.

Qualification

10+ years in accountingCPA preferredBig 4 or national audit firm experienceExperience at an AI-native companyWhat happens nextWe run a humanIntro

Required

10+ years in accounting
Experience building and leading accounting function at high-growth startup or scale-up
CPA preferred
Deep background in revenue accounting and ASC 606
Experience managing accounting across multiple entities
Experience running financial statement audits end-to-end
Hands-on experience closing books and writing technical memos
Experience building close and control processes

Preferred

Big 4 or national audit firm experience, ideally with technology or services clients.
Experience preparing for a first audit or a SOC 1 / SOX-readiness program.
Experience at an AI-native company, or at a company through both early stage and scale.
Familiarity with revenue in legal services or other regulated industries.
Experience with modern accounting stacks (e.g., NetSuite, Rillet, Campfire) and billing systems.
What happens next
We run a human, efficient process. That generally includes:
Intro: An initial conversation about your background, motivation, and the role.

Company

Finch Legal

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