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Blacksmith is a high-growth infrastructure company that has built a platform to run CI workloads at scale using a global fleet of bare-metal machines. The company orchestrates tens of millions of Firecracker VMs weekly for 7,000+ customers, has raised $58.5M from Seed through Series B (led by Google Ventures and Peak XV Partners), and has grown 10x in 2026. The founding team brings deep systems expertise from Faire and Cockroach Labs, with GTM leadership from Zapier's former Head of Sales.
As Controller, you will build the accounting function from the ground up, reporting to the CFO. You will own the month-end and quarter-end close process, ensuring accuracy and continuous improvement. Your responsibilities include leading all technical accounting determinations (revenue recognition, equity accounting, lease accounting, and complex deal structures), managing SPV-related transactions and reporting, owning global tax strategy and compliance across federal, state, and international jurisdictions, and managing the external audit relationship end-to-end. You will build and maintain internal controls and financial reporting infrastructure, partner with legal on entity structure and transfer pricing, oversee accounts payable and receivable, and build out the accounting and tax teams beneath you. You will also assist with ad hoc projects related to capital markets activity.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-evolving AI infrastructure business where transactions span revenue contracts, large-scale infrastructure investments, and strategic financing. You'll navigate complex deal structures across venture-backed and enterprise contracts while operating in an environment with significant technical and operational complexity.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5–10+ years of relevant finance and accounting experience
- CPA required; Big 4 background strongly preferred
- Deep technical accounting expertise and deep expertise in U.S. GAAP
- Experience owning a close process and an audit at a high-growth technology company
- Demonstrated ability to build an accounting function from scratch, including team, systems, and processes
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity in deal structures and translating complexity into clear accounting positions
- Exceptional technical writing skills, including preparation of accounting memos
- Experience in AI, cloud infrastructure, data centers, or high-growth technology companies
- Familiarity with infrastructure or hardware-intensive business models
