Controller â Accounting Systems & Business Operations
Controller â Accounting Systems & Business Operations
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29-07-2025
Job Description
Our Mission and Vision
At Verdigris our mission is to sustain and enrich human life through responsive energy intelligence.
We do this by embedding consciousness into infrastructure. Our patented sensor fabric and AI platform form an invisible layer of awarenesstransforming power systems into living networks that adapt respond and an age defined by complexity and compute Verdigris enables mission-critical infrastructure to operate with resilience clarity and purpose.
About You
Youre a systems-savvy accounting professional with deep GAAP knowledge and operational rigor. Youve owned or led month-end closes improved internal controls and automated reporting workflows in fast-moving complex businesses. You know how to make accounting a source of clarity and confidence in environments that span SaaS hardware inventory and services. You take pride in clean books and ready audits and you bring a builders mindset to every tool process and cross-functional handshake.
Your Role on the Team
As Controller Accounting Systems & Business Operations youll lead Verdigris accounting operations and financial systems. Youll ensure accurate timely and audit-ready books while designing scalable systems and processes for a growing business. Youll be the most senior accounting owner at Verdigris and a key partner to our Head of Finance. Together youll build a high-performance finance backbone integrated across Sales People and Operations teams. This is a critical role that blends tactical excellence with systems thinking driving greater visibility accountability and hygiene across the companys financial foundation.
About the Team
Youll join Verdigris Business Operations teama cross-functional unit spanning:
- Accounting & Finance
- People Operations
- Business Systems
- Analytics & Process Design
Accounting is your domain. Youll inherit a functioning but evolving system and shape it into a high-efficiency machine refining tools accelerating close timelines and raising the bar for accuracy and transparency.
What Youll Do
- Own all core accounting functions: Month-end close journal entries GL maintenance AP/AR prepaids fixed assets; Revenue recognition for both SaaS and hardware SKUs
- Maintain and improve accounting system architecture (QuickBooks Online Salesforce G Suite)
- Ensure books are closed within 10 business days today and continuously improve systems and processes to move toward best-in-class (15 calendar days)
- Collaborate with Sales and Ops to ensure Salesforce hygiene and invoicing accuracy
- Manage payroll-related accounting entries; support treasury and working capital operations
- Lead vendor onboarding invoice cycles and AR collections
- Own the reconciliation and documentation standards required for annual third-party audits
- Partner with the Head of Finance to support cash forecasting board reporting and strategic visibility
- Integrate tools like Notion and Slack to communicate processes and track system performance
- Use AI tools like Gemini ChatGPT Claude and automation platforms like n8n to improve speed and accuracy in financial workflows
Performance Expectations
- Close books within 10 business days initially improving toward 5 calendar days or better over time
- Maintain clean audit-ready records with full traceability and documentation
- Ensure timely and accurate cash forecasting inputs and reporting deliverables
- Provide proactive resolution of reconciliation issues and reporting variances
- Continuously improve reporting cadence system automation and documentation hygiene
Required Qualifications and Demonstrated Experience
- 47 years of progressive accounting experience in SaaS hardware cleantech or startup environments
- Strong command of US GAAP including multi-SKU revenue recognition and cost allocation
- Experience owning the general ledger and running full close cycles
- Proficiency with QuickBooks Online Google Sheets and Salesforce
- Familiarity with async workflow and tooling: Slack Notion and shared documentation systems
- Ability to operate independently while collaborating fluidly across teams
- Strong written and verbal clarity; able to explain accounting to non-accountants
- Based in California (preferred) or able to work Pacific Time and join periodic in-person sessions near Verdigris HQ
Nice-to-Haves
- CPA MBA or equivalent certification
- Experience supporting audit prep or PE/VC-backed reporting
- Familiarity with physical inventory systems deferred revenue and hardware accounting
- Experience optimizing workflows using n8n AI tooling or other automation platforms
$93000 - $176000 a year
Were open to a range of profiles from experienced accounting leads ready to grow into a Controller role to seasoned operators owning systems end-to-end. Final level and comp will match scope and experience.
This is a rare opportunity to build the financial foundation of a company that blends artificial intelligence real-world infrastructure and sustainability. Youll be trusted to own your function respected for your rigor and given the support and autonomy to drive excellence in a high-integrity environment.
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Full-Time
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