Controller

Snout•New York, NY

2d•$160,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Snout is seeking its first Controller, a foundational accounting role within a fast-growing, venture capital-backed technology company focused on improving access to veterinary care. This hybrid role, based in the New York metro area, offers the opportunity to build and design the in-house finance function from the ground up, transitioning from a fractional accounting provider to a robust internal team. The Controller will own the general ledger, monthly close, and the integrity of the company's books, playing a crucial role in financial statement delivery for a committed debt facility and managing operations at a significant transaction scale. This is a hands-on, AI-empowered individual contributor role with the potential to grow into leading a team as the business scales.

Requirements

CPA required.
Public accounting foundation (Big 4 or national firm, audit practice).
Operating-company experience owning a close process.
Experience taking a company through a first or early-stage audit, ideally in lending, fintech, or a subscription business.
Demonstrated fluency using AI as core infrastructure for work (drafting policy memos, building reconciliations, automating close checklists).
Hands-on technical accounting depth in revenue recognition (ASC 606) and ideally receivables or financial instruments (ASC 310/326).
Experience operating under lender reporting obligations (covenant packages, compliance certificates, monthly deliverables with contractual deadlines).
Comfort building accounting systems from imperfect data and sequencing pragmatically.
A builder's temperament: high standards, low ego, and good judgment.
Must live near an airport or have the flexibility to travel quarterly.

Nice To Haves

Startup experience at a Series A-C company where the finance function didn't exist before you.
A track record of early and repeated promotion, or controller-level scope before holding the title.
Experience as the final escalation point on accounting questions.
Experience building policies, close processes, or systems that outlived your tenure.

Responsibilities

Own the general ledger, chart of accounts, and monthly close process, including the transition from a fractional provider to in-house processes.
Develop and document a GAAP revenue recognition policy for the membership-plan model, covering various revenue streams and contract assets.
Manage the company's first financial statement audit, including firm engagement, fieldwork, PBC list ownership, and serving as the primary contact for auditors.
Prepare monthly unaudited and annual audited financial statements for lender reporting, supporting covenant compliance and borrowing-base reporting.
Coordinate tax cleanup of historical positions and ongoing compliance with external advisors.
Design controls for cash operations, including member payments, clinic payouts, and lender collections, in partnership with engineering.
Build and lead an internal accounting team as volume and complexity grow, starting as an AI-empowered individual contributor.