Controller

Dorsia•Miami, FL

21h•$170,000 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

Dorsia is seeking a Controller to transform its accounting function by implementing AI-powered tooling, scalable systems, and real-time financial reporting. The Controller will be responsible for all accounting operations, including month-end close, accounts payable, budgeting, financial operations (FinOps), audit, tax, payroll, and establishing controls to ensure financial stability in a fast-paced consumer business. This role requires a meticulous individual who can analyze budgets and actuals in detail, identify discrepancies, and leverage AI tools as a fundamental part of the finance function. The ideal candidate will have experience building and managing the accounting function within a high-growth consumer or marketplace business, with a strong understanding of complex multi-stream revenue recognition.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
CPA required; MBA is a plus.
8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 3+ years as a Controller or Assistant Controller.
Direct experience working in a high-growth consumer, marketplace, or payments environment.
Understanding of complex revenue recognition spanning subscriptions, transaction fees, and multi-party payment flows.
Deep command of GAAP and hands-on experience across close, audit, tax, and payroll.
Proven track record of preparing a company for institutional audits and the financial scrutiny of late-stage fundraising.
Meticulous by nature, with a track record of catching the errors others miss.
A builder’s mindset towards AI, with demonstrated experience deploying AI agents and automation across close, reconciliation, and reporting workflows.
Low ego, high ownership, and the communication skills to make complex financials clear to operators across the business.
Fluency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, financial modeling tools, and accounting systems (i.e. NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Experience in hospitality, luxury consumer, or live events is a strong plus.
Experience in Brex, Carta, Looker (BI), Bill.com, and Justworks are a plus.

Responsibilities

Own the general ledger and full month-end close process, driving accuracy and continuously compressing close timelines.
Manage revenue recognition across memberships, transaction fees, minimum spends, and venue partnerships in accordance with GAAP.
Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payment reconciliation across high-volume consumer transactions.
Deploy AI agents to automate reconciliation, journal entries, and close workflows.
Establish and document accounting policies, procedures, and a controls framework as the company scales.
Lead annual audit preparation and serve as primary point of contact for external auditors, maintaining audit-ready books year-round.
Own tax compliance across federal, state, local, and international jurisdictions, including sales tax obligations across 9+ global destinations.
Manage payroll operations end to end, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance as headcount scales.
Build the internal controls, SOX-readiness, and compliance infrastructure required ahead of Series B.
Use AI tooling to monitor compliance obligations and flag exposure across jurisdictions in real time.
Conduct line-by-line reviews of budgets and actuals, identifying cost reduction opportunities across every function.
Own vendor spend management, including contract review, renewal scrutiny, and spend consolidation.
Partner with FP&A to ensure budgets reflect operational reality and variances are caught and explained immediately.
Implement AI-driven anomaly detection across spend, flagging irregularities and unbudgeted expenses as they occur.
Build real-time reporting that gives leadership a precise, current view of cash, burn, and runway.