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Meow is a business banking platform offering checking, corporate cards, global payments, treasury, invoicing, and accounting integrations in a single dashboard. The company serves startups, SMBs, investment funds, and international companies, with banking services provided by FDIC-insured partner banks.
As Controller, you will own finance and financial operations across the company, accountable for the accuracy of books, control environment, financial audit and SOC 1 compliance, payroll and benefits, tax, and reporting to the board and leadership.
The role is currently hands-on with outsourced bookkeepers handling day-to-day accounting and monthly close, and outside CPAs handling tax. You will direct these partners, decide what to bring in-house, and build the processes, policies, and systems the finance function needs as the company grows.
Key responsibilities include:
**Accounting and Close:** Manage outsourced bookkeepers, set the close calendar, review monthly closes and sign off on financial statements, review revenue recognition and accounting judgments for GAAP compliance, ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly, and evaluate which accounting work should move in-house over time.
**Audit and SOC 1:** Serve as primary contact for external financial auditors, prepare PBC lists and schedules, own SOC 1 readiness and annual examination including control documentation and testing, and design and maintain internal controls including approval limits and segregation of duties.
**Payroll and Benefits:** Administer payroll including approvals and tax filings, administer health insurance and benefits including open enrollment and broker relationships, and ensure accurate recording in the books.
**Tax and Corporate Compliance:** Manage outside CPAs on federal and state income tax, R&D credits, and Delaware franchise tax, own 1099 filings and entity compliance including annual reports and registered agents.
**Reporting and Planning:** Produce monthly management reports and board meeting financials, own budgeting and forecasting, track profitability and cash flow, and lead finance diligence for fundraising.
**Finance Operations:** Oversee accounts payable, vendor payments, corporate cards, and expense management; maintain stock compensation accounting and cap table; manage corporate insurance renewals; and own the finance tool stack and process automation.
**Requirements:**
- 6+ years of accounting experience, including public accounting and time as a controller or assistant controller at a startup or growth-stage company
- Strong command of US GAAP, including revenue recognition (ASC 606) and stock compensation (ASC 718)
- Experience leading a financial statement audit and SOC 1 or SOX controls work
- Hands-on experience administering payroll and benefits platforms such as Gusto, Rippling, or Justworks
- Experience managing outsourced bookkeepers or accounting firms
- Advanced proficiency with QuickBooks Online
- Comfort working autonomously on a fast-moving team
**Nice to have:**
- CPA license
- Experience in fintech, banking, or payments
- Experience with treasury or cash management
- Track record of building finance processes from scratch
- Curiosity about AI systems and hands-on interest in using them to automate and improve financial processes
