Financial Controller

Pylon•San Francisco, CA

8d•$210,000 - $240,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Pylon, we're building the future of B2B Post Sales. We're building the all-in-one B2B post-sales support platform powered by conversational data and layered with intelligence to help our customers run their operations in real-time. We're backed by a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, Y Combinator. Currently more than 1300+ companies including Linear, Cognition (makers of Devin), Modal Labs, and Incident.io run their support and customer success workflows with Pylon. You'll also find us on the Enterprise Tech 30 List. Company Series B, $51M raised Backed by a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, Y Combinator 100+ employees Offices in San Francisco and NYC (London coming soon!) The Role We're hiring Pylon's first Controller. This is a high-impact, foundational role. You'll own all aspects of accounting, oversee relationships with third-parties, and support the business as we scale from Series B and beyond. The role reports to the VP of Finance.

Requirements

Professional experience in a Controller or Senior Accounting Manager role at a high-growth venture-backed start-up
Experience owning a full-cycle close process and audit process
Experience building or improving systems and processes from the ground up, not just inheriting a mature function
Deep technical accounting knowledge including ASC 606 and multi-entity consolidations
CPA required

Nice To Haves

Prior public accounting background
First-audit experience
ERP implementation or migration experience

Responsibilities

Own month-end close processes, consolidations, and financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP
Oversee processes including AR (Order-to-Cash) and AP (Procure-to-Pay), partnering closely with sales, rev ops, legal, and operations teams
Implement and own the systems that will enable the business to scale (from ERP to reporting infrastructure)
Design and implement robust internal controls and establish audit-ready processes
Leverage AI agents and automation to reduce manual workflows such as transaction categorization and reconciliations
Manage relationships with auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners