Controller

Koantek•Dunwoody, GA

5d•$180,000 - $200,000•Remote

About The Position

Koantek is hiring its first US-based Controller to make its books audit-ready and build an accounting function capable of scaling from $40M to more than $100M in revenue. The Series B company has multiple legal entities, a growing global footprint, an offshore accounting team in India, data quality gaps, and no completed US financial statement audit. The Controller will own improving data quality and establishing the accounting processes needed for a clean first US audit. Reporting to the VP, Finance & Accounting, the Controller will lead the India accounting team. This is a hands-on builder role in the first year, expected to shift toward leadership as the team and systems mature. The position is fully remote for a US-based employee, with regular overlap with India (IST) hours. The first-year mandate is to establish a reliable monthly close using trustworthy data and achieve a clean US audit. The Controller will build a documented close of 10 business days or fewer, eventually targeting seven days; partner with RevOps, FP&A, and systems owners to reconcile revenue, billing, and cost data to the general ledger; lead the first US GAAP audit; clean up historical books; and own multi-entity consolidation. The role also includes developing the India accounting team and establishing clear ownership, review standards, and US GAAP training. Responsibilities span close and reporting, audit and compliance, revenue and technical accounting, multi-entity accounting, internal controls, systems and data, tax and statutory coordination, treasury support, and team leadership. The Controller will manage the India Accounting Director and, through that leader, a five-person team covering AP, AR, payroll, FDE/services revenue accounting, and close. The role is suited to a hands-on accounting leader who can bring order to ambiguity, document processes, develop team members, and raise issues early. Success is measured by progressive improvements in audit readiness, close timelines, reconciliations, documented policies and controls, and the performance and ownership of the India team.

Requirements

Active or inactive CPA.
10 or more years of experience, including at least three years at a Big 4 or national audit firm.
At least four years in a Controller or Assistant Controller role at a venture-backed company with $25M–$150M in revenue.
Experience leading at least one company through a first-time US GAAP audit or remediating disorganized books into an audit-ready state.
Hands-on multi-entity consolidation experience, including intercompany accounting and foreign currency across at least one non-US entity.
Strong ASC 606 experience, ideally involving services and recurring revenue.
Experience managing offshore or distributed accounting teams, ideally in India, with a record of improving work quality.
Willingness to take a hands-on role, including preparing entries and reconciliations when needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience with a professional services, consulting, or data/cloud partner business model, including time-and-materials, fixed-fee, or milestone billing.
ERP implementation or migration experience, such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or similar.
Exposure to India statutory requirements, transfer pricing, or a Big 4 India relationship.
Experience leading finance through an exit to a private equity or strategic buyer, including quality of earnings, diligence data rooms, and purchase agreement support.
Comfort using data tools such as SQL and BI dashboards to fix data at the source.

Responsibilities

Build a documented monthly close process, targeting 10 business days or fewer and ultimately seven business days.
Partner with RevOps, FP&A, and systems owners to ensure revenue, billing, and cost data reconcile to the general ledger.
Lead the first US GAAP audit, including selecting and onboarding the audit firm with the VP, Finance & Accounting, preparing the PBC list, building opening balances, and driving the audit toward an unqualified opinion.
Clean up historical books, reconcile and restate prior periods as needed, and address the chart of accounts, entity structure in the general ledger, and intercompany balances.
Own multi-entity consolidation, including intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation, and transfer-pricing documentation in partnership with tax advisors.
Lead and develop the India accounting team, establishing ownership, review standards, and US GAAP training across AP, AR, payroll, revenue, and close.
Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close and prepare consolidated US GAAP financial statements, board and investor reporting packages, and flux and variance analyses.
Manage the audit firm relationship, PBC delivery, audit adjustments, technical accounting memos, and lender and investor covenant reporting.
Establish and execute ASC 606 revenue accounting policies for services, subscriptions, and partner/reseller arrangements; oversee deferred and unbilled revenue and contract reviews with Sales and Legal.
Oversee entity-level books, intercompany agreements and settlements, eliminations, foreign currency matters, and transfer-pricing support.
Develop technical accounting policies and memos covering ASC 606, ASC 842 leases, ASC 718 stock compensation, capitalized software, and convertible or preferred equity.
Design a right-sized internal control framework, including segregation of duties, approval matrices, and reconciliation and review sign-offs, without SOX-level overhead.
Own the general ledger and close tooling, and help lead ERP evaluation and selection with the VP, Finance & Accounting; support integrations with billing, payroll, expense, and CRM systems.
Coordinate external tax advisors on federal, state, sales/use, and international filings, and coordinate statutory audits for foreign entities, including India.
Support treasury through cash reconciliations, cash-forecasting inputs, and bank and payment controls.
Manage the India Accounting Director and, through that leader, a five-person team; develop hiring plans, performance standards, and US GAAP and audit training.
Prepare journal entries and reconciliations when needed, in addition to reviewing work.
Assess the books, team, systems, and entity structure; deliver a written gap assessment and audit-readiness plan to the VP, Finance & Accounting.
Establish a close checklist and ownership matrix, clean up key balance sheet reconciliations, document revenue recognition policy, and reconcile intercompany balances across entities.