Controller

Tapcheck • Plano, TX

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Tapcheck has reached the stage where accounting stops being a back-office function and becomes infrastructure. We move money across multiple payment rails and banking partners, recognize revenue across several product lines, and are building toward the audit and controls posture a company on this trajectory requires. The Controller owns that build. This is a hands-on leadership role with a wide surface area. The general ledger, monthly close, revenue accounting, accounts payable, tax, and the external audit relationship all sit with you. Year one is about establishing a control environment that holds up under scrutiny and a team that can operate it without you in the room. You will report to the CFO today, with a VP of Finance & Accounting joining as the function scales. Either way, you will have real latitude to define how accounting works here - the standards, the systems, and the people.

Requirements

• Spent 10+ years in accounting, including public accounting and a senior in-house role at a high-growth company
• Served as Controller, Assistant Controller, or Director of Accounting with full ownership of the close and the general ledger
• Built or materially rebuilt an internal control environment, including process documentation, control design, and evidence standards
• Owned the external audit relationship end to end and delivered a clean opinion
• Led and developed an accounting team, including hiring, performance management, and succession planning for critical areas
• Written and defended technical accounting memos on revenue recognition and other judgment-heavy areas
• Implemented or optimized an ERP and close management stack, and can tell the difference between a system problem and a process problem
• Operated in a company that outgrew its accounting infrastructure, and rebuilt it while the business kept moving
• Hold an active CPA

Nice To Haves

• Big 4 or national firm audit background
• Worked in fintech, payments, payroll, lending, or another environment with complex money movement and multi-party settlement
• Supported a first-time audit, a SOX readiness effort, or IPO preparation
• Used Workday Financials and FloQast
• Managed accounting through a debt facility, warehouse line, or comparable lender reporting obligations
• Experienced building a function from a small team into a scaled one, with the org design decisions that come with it

Responsibilities

• Own the design and buildout of Tapcheck's internal control environment, from risk assessment and process narratives through control operation and evidence retention
• Lead the external audit end to end: scoping, PBC management, technical positions, and issue resolution
• Establish the documentation standard — desk procedures, control matrices, and reconciliation frameworks that survive both audit scrutiny and staff turnover
• Close the gap between how accounting actually runs and how it is documented, then keep it closed
• Build a controls foundation that supports future SOX readiness without over-engineering for it today
• Lead, coach, and grow the accounting team across general ledger, revenue accounting, and accounts payable
• Set clear ownership, review standards, and performance expectations for every area of the close
• Hire against the bar the function needs at scale, not the one it needed last year
• Develop senior individual contributors into owners who can carry their areas independently
• Build a team culture where problems surface early and get fixed at the root
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close — timeline, quality, and the accuracy of everything that comes out of it
• Compress close cycle time without trading away accuracy or documentation quality
• Deliver GAAP financial statements and supporting analysis to leadership, the board, and lenders
• Own the accounting systems roadmap across Workday Financials, FloQast, and adjacent finance tools
• Eliminate manual workarounds by fixing upstream data and process, not by layering on more reconciliations
• Own technical accounting positions and memo documentation for revenue recognition, complex transactions, and new product or partner structures
• Establish accounting policy and apply it consistently as the business adds products, partners, and payment rails
• Manage tax compliance and the external tax relationship across federal, state, and local obligations
• Ensure reporting and covenant obligations tied to debt facilities and banking partners are met accurately and on time
• Partner with FP&A on the bridge from actuals to plan, and make the variances explainable in business terms
• Work with Payment Operations, Product, and Engineering to shape how transactions are captured before they reach the ledger
• Serve as the accounting voice in decisions on pricing, partner economics, and new product structures
• Support diligence from lenders, investors, and partners with materials that hold up without rework

Benefits

• Flexible PTO
• 10 paid holidays
• Comprehensive health coverage (Medical through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas with PPO and HDHP options, HSA-eligible with employer contribution)
• Dental and vision through MetLife
• FSA
• Basic Life/AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 3% of your salary, through Mutual of America (Eligible after 90 days)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed