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You will also partner with Product and Engineering to help define product strategy, pricing and business models.\nYou will own the day-to-day accounting function and help bring work currently handled by external providers in-house, including the monthly close, reporting, accounts payable and accounts receivable. This is a hands-on role with a meaningful voice in financial and operating decisions. Like every role here, this one is a mission, not a narrow lane.\nIn this role, you will:\nOwn the monthly, quarterly and annual close. Build a repeatable process with clear deadlines, accurate reconciliations and financial statements the business can rely on.\n\nLead the transition of accounting responsibilities from external providers to the internal finance team, preserving continuity and establishing clear ownership.\n\nPrepare financial statements in accordance with US GAAP. Own accounting policies, document significant judgments and keep the supporting records organized and current.\n\nRun accounts payable and accounts receivable, including vendor payments, customer billing, collections and the reconciliation of activity across accounting and payment systems.\n\nOwn day-to-day cash accounting and visibility. Partner with the Head of Finance on cash forecasting, working capital and upcoming obligations.\n\nCoordinate tax preparation and compliance with external advisers, ensuring accurate records, timely filings and clear accountability.\n\nBuild practical financial controls around spending, approvals, payments and access to financial systems.\n\nOwn audit preparation and coordinate with external accountants and auditors. Maintain schedules and documentation that make the business ready for review.\n\nDevelop reporting that explains business performance, including revenue, expenses, budget variances and the drivers behind them.\n\nPartner with Product and Engineering to evaluate pricing, product economics and business models. Translate technical and operating decisions into clear financial implications.\n\nImprove the systems and workflows connecting the ledger, billing, payments and expense management. Automate recurring work where it improves accuracy and gives the team time back.\n\nWork with the Head of Finance on budgets, forecasts and financial models, connecting reliable accounting data to operating decisions.\n\nYou should bring:\nAn active CPA credential.\n\n6+ years of accounting and finance experience, including Controller or Assistant Controller experience in technology.\n\nHands-on ownership of the close, US GAAP reporting, account reconciliations and audit preparation.\n\nStrong technical accounting judgment and the ability to explain financial implications to people outside finance.\n\nStrong spreadsheet and financial modeling skills, with the ability to build models that support practical business decisions.\n\nExperience with QuickBooks, Stripe, Ramp or comparable accounting, billing and spend management systems.\n\nWillingness to handle day-to-day accounting work while building the processes and systems that help the function scale.\n\nThe ability to prioritize independently, follow through on details and work closely with a small team.\n\nAvailability to work in US time zones.\n\nIt would also help to have:\nController or broader finance experience at a SaaS company.\n\nExperience bringing accounting in-house or managing a transition from an outsourced provider.\n\nExperience with subscription or usage-based revenue models, including the connection between billing, revenue recognition and reporting.\n\nExperience partnering with Product and Engineering on pricing, margins or product investment decisions.\n\nExperience building a finance function at an early-stage or fast-growing technology company.\n\nEmail  with the following information:\nThe role you are applying for in the subject\n\nResume or CV\n\nCover letter","description_format":"text","description_chars":3993,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":6,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["LLM & Generative AI","Foundation Models","AI Research Labs"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-30T09:07:12Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nous-research-controller","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nous-research-controller.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T11:13:37Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2763,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2237,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}