Scaling Startup Controller

PassiveLogic•Holladay, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Own and operate accounting operations and financial controls within a global, scaling startup environment, becoming a driving force behind the physical AI platforms shaping autonomous systems and new markets. About PassiveLogic® PassiveLogic is the first fully autonomous platform for buildings. We’ve reinvented the fundamental principles of automation to democratize technology, optimize buildings, and reduce the world’s carbon footprint. We are a team of technologists, engineers, and creatives dedicated to making a sustainable impact through real-world solutions. We are looking for team members who have a passion for technology and want to work on cutting-edge problems with real-world solutions. Our culture is built on bringing together the most talented engineers, thinkers, and creatives—backed by the world’s leading investors—working together to make the future a reality. About the Role This is a career-defining opportunity to play a critical leadership role at a hyper-scale AI company transforming autonomous systems, energy, and the built environment. As our Controller, you will own all accounting operations and financial controls within a global, scaling startup environment. You will be accountable for the accuracy and integrity of the company’s financial records, oversee operational accounting, establish scalable processes, and partner closely with executive leadership. This role blends strategic oversight with hands-on execution and is essential to enabling PassiveLogic’s continued growth in a global setting.

Requirements

CPA or equivalent.
7+ years of progressive accounting experience, with clear ownership of close and reporting.
A track record of building or rebuilding accounting systems, not just maintaining them.
The ability to explain complex financial reality in plain language.
Comfortable across multiple tools; you haven’t spent your career confined to Excel.
Collaborative, ownership-minded, and able to navigate diverse perspectives.
Deep experience with QuickBooks Online and modern accounting workflows.

Nice To Haves

Experience in tech, hardware, or capital-intensive businesses.
Exposure to international operations or multi-entity structures.
Experience operating spreadsheets in Apple Numbers.
Experience with hardware + software business models.
Understanding of regulatory-driven markets (energy, building automation, labor, logistics, AI governance).
Experience modeling multi-market rollouts, marketplaces, or partner ecosystems.
Experience with HVAC, industrial systems, logistics modeling, or labor markets.

Responsibilities

Own all accounting operations across the company: GL, AP, AR, payroll accounting, purchasing, invoicing, payments, and cash.
Treat controls as infrastructure. Design and build—accounting policies, controls, and processes that scale with the company.
Ensure financial data is internally consistent, auditable, and trustworthy.
Make closing the book boring…in the best way.
Manage real-world complexity, overseeing accounting for international entities and relationships.
Connect accounting to decision-making, translating accounting reality into insight leaders can use.
Evolve the accounting function into a platform that supports strategic finance and long-range modeling for the next stages of PassiveLogic’s growth.