Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Overview

Help build our financial foundation from the ground up. Cynch AI is seeking a controller who is opinionated, collaborative, and forward thinking. You ll work directly with the CEO, have autonomy over financial operations, and make decisions that directly impact how the company scales. If you re a CPA who s equally comfortable closing the books, managing debt covenants, and selecting the right ERP, this role gives you the scope to do your best work.

• GAAP Accounting and Compliance
  • Own the month-end close and produce accurate, timely GAAP financials for both entities
  • Maintain accounting policies, internal controls, and GAAP documentation
  • Handle technical accounting including revenue recognition, accruals, consolidations, and debt accounting
• Financial Audit Management
  • Lead the annual audit
  • Prepare schedules and supporting documentation
  • Maintain audit readiness year-round
• Budgeting
  • Oversee the budgeting process and reconciliation
  • Monitor budget-to-actuals and forecast updates
  • Surface risks, variances, and potential issues
• Financial Operations
  • Oversee AP and AR workflows
  • Ensure accurate coding, approvals, and timely processing
  • Manage vendor onboarding, purchasing policies, and spend controls
• Payroll Management
  • Manage multi-state payroll with external providers
  • Coordinate compliance for registrations, payroll tax, and sales and use tax
• Cash, Debt, and Working Capital Management
  • Own short-term cash forecasting and liquidity reporting
  • Analyze working capital trends
  • Maintain venture debt and seller note schedules
  • Track interest, covenants, and payment schedules

• Systems Evaluate, select, and implement financial systems including GL or ERP, billing, AP, and payroll
• Data integrity Ensure data integrity and clean system integrations
• Process improvement Improve and streamline financial workflows

• Maintain state and local filing requirements
• Support evaluation and optimization of corporate legal structure

• 7+ years of accounting experience
• CPA required (active or inactive); public accounting and startup experience strongly preferred
• Deep knowledge of GAAP, technical accounting, audits, and multi-entity consolidation
• Experience with payroll, AP and AR, and multi-state compliance
• Strong grasp of cash flow, debt structures, and working capital mechanics
• Systems-oriented builder who enjoys improving processes
• Hands-on, detail-oriented operator comfortable in a fast-moving environment

• Build the financial foundation of a scaling company
• High autonomy with direct CEO partnership
• Visible, high-impact role across teams
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and equity

• California pay range: $105k to $192k per year
• Pay ranges vary by geography