Controller

Ashby • San Francisco, CA

10d

About The Position

Hi, I’m Shane and I’m the VP of Finance & Operations at Ashby. I’ve been at Ashby for almost two years and am excited to hire our first Controller! Ashby’s growth over the past several years has been rooted in the belief that strong accounting is not just a back-office function, but a core pillar of a healthy and durable business. With a solid foundation already in place today, we are entering a new phase of scale that calls for a Controller to lead the next chapter of our accounting evolution. This role will own the full accounting organization end-to-end, adding increased rigor to our close, controls, audit preparedness, and financial reporting while continuing to strengthen a durable, scalable infrastructure to support long-term growth. The Controller will partner closely with Finance and executive leadership as the company evolves in complexity, visibility, and external expectations.
Your initial responsibilities will include:

Requirements

• You have taken a company public in an accounting leadership role. You have led an accounting function through stages of growth beyond where Ashby is today, understand what breaks at scale, and are motivated to build ahead of it.
• You are energized by developing people. You take pride in teaching, mentoring, and leveling up the team around you, and you measure your success not just by output, but by how much stronger the organization becomes under your leadership.
• You are deeply grounded in the fundamentals. You care about clean reporting, disciplined processes, and strong controls not because they are required, but because they are the foundation of everything else.
• You naturally operate with a long-term mindset. Ashby is not yet a public company, but you believe in building with that level of rigor before it is required. You are motivated by creating an accounting function that will endure as the business grows in complexity and visibility.
• You enjoy being close to the work. You are comfortable operating hands-on in the details today while thoughtfully designing the systems, processes, and team structure that will support tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Owning the end-to-end accounting function, building on an established foundation to further strengthen accuracy, speed, and scalability across the organization.
• Leading the monthly, quarterly, and annual close with a focus on consistency, rigor, and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring precise financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP, including oversight of complex areas such as revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, and technical accounting.
• Enhancing audit readiness, serving as the primary owner of external audits and strengthening internal controls and documentation.
• Partnering with cross-functional leaders to ensure the chart of accounts, reporting structure, and accounting policies continue to evolve with the business.
• Overseeing and optimizing execution across cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, taxes, statutory compliance, and eventually payroll.
• Driving thoughtful improvements to accounting systems, workflows, and automation to support scale and reduce manual tasks.
• Partnering with external accounting firms to oversee international subsidiary accounting, review local statutory results, and ensure accurate consolidation into the US parent.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• 10-year exercise window for stock options. You shouldn’t feel pressure to purchase stock options if you leave Ashby —do it when you feel financially comfortable.
• Unlimited PTO, and we will encourage you to take it.
• A minimum of 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, covered by Ashby. For folks outside the US, it may be longer to be in line with regional requirements.
• Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget. Get what you need to be happy and productive!
• $100/month education budget with more expensive items (like conferences) covered with manager approval.
• If you’re in the US, we offer top-tier health insurance for you and your dependents, with 100% of premiums covered by Ashby, and a 401k match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees