Controller, Ashby
$220-270k
Offers equity, with 10-year exercise window for stock options
All-in-one recruiting software
Open for applications
All-in-one recruiting software
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$220-270k
Offers equity, with 10-year exercise window for stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To redefine the applicant tracking system (ATS) category, providing talent teams with analytics, workflows and automation.
Role
Who you are
- You have taken a company public in an accounting leadership role. You have led an accounting function through stages of growth beyond where Ashby is today, understand what breaks at scale, and are motivated to build ahead of it
- You are energized by developing people. You take pride in teaching, mentoring, and leveling up the team around you, and you measure your success not just by output, but by how much stronger the organization becomes under your leadership
- You are deeply grounded in the fundamentals. You care about clean reporting, disciplined processes, and strong controls not because they are required, but because they are the foundation of everything else
- You naturally operate with a long-term mindset. Ashby is not yet a public company, but you believe in building with that level of rigor before it is required. You are motivated by creating an accounting function that will endure as the business grows in complexity and visibility
- You enjoy being close to the work. You are comfortable operating hands-on in the details today while thoughtfully designing the systems, processes, and team structure that will support tomorrow
What the job involves
- Hi, I’m Shane and I’m the VP of Finance & Operations at Ashby. I’ve been at Ashby for almost two years and am excited to hire our first Controller!
- Ashby’s growth over the past several years has been rooted in the belief that strong accounting is not just a back-office function, but a core pillar of a healthy and durable business. With a solid foundation already in place today, we are entering a new phase of scale that calls for a Controller to lead the next chapter of our accounting evolution
- This role will own the full accounting organization end-to-end, adding increased rigor to our close, controls, audit preparedness, and financial reporting while continuing to strengthen a durable, scalable infrastructure to support long-term growth
- The Controller will partner closely with Finance and executive leadership as the company evolves in complexity, visibility, and external expectations
- Owning the end-to-end accounting function, building on an established foundation to further strengthen accuracy, speed, and scalability across the organization
- Leading the monthly, quarterly, and annual close with a focus on consistency, rigor, and continuous improvement
- Ensuring precise financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP, including oversight of complex areas such as revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, and technical accounting
- Enhancing audit readiness, serving as the primary owner of external audits and strengthening internal controls and documentation
- Partnering with cross-functional leaders to ensure the chart of accounts, reporting structure, and accounting policies continue to evolve with the business
- Overseeing and optimizing execution across cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, taxes, statutory compliance, and eventually payroll
- Driving thoughtful improvements to accounting systems, workflows, and automation to support scale and reduce manual tasks
- Partnering with external accounting firms to oversee international subsidiary accounting, review local statutory results, and ensure accurate consolidation into the US parent
Application process
- 30 min initial interview with Recruiting
- 60 min Hiring Manager Interview with Shane
- Project Stage
- Final Round, which will include leaders across the business, Finance, Legal and our CEO
- Deadline to Apply: 9 January 2026 at 08:00 GMT
Our take
Reportedly, 50% of employers don’t use applicant tracking systems, largely because of blockers with implementation or insufficient buy-in from top management. Ashby's co-founder and CEO, Benji Encz, experienced first-hand how existing solutions failed to support hyper-growth hiring needs whilst working at PlanGrid, which is in part what led to the creation of the company.
Ashby is looking to redefine the ATS category - providing talent teams with analytics, workflows and automation - and intends to replace solutions from well-established vendors like Greenhouse and Lever with algorithms. The company's AI can schedule interviews and infer demographic data, which clients use for aggregate analyses of DEI hiring metrics.
The market for recruitment software could potentially reach $3.5 billion by 2030. Unsurprisingly, there is now a growing number of startups emerging to compete for a slice of it. Despite the crowded market and having only emerged from stealth in 2022, Ashby has already secured over 500 clients (including high-profile customers like Notion and Figma). The company has also attracted impressive funding, which will be used to expand its product offering beyond what is typically expected from an ATS and grow its customer success and community initiatives.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
32% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2025
$50m
SERIES D
Jun 2024
$30m
SERIES C
Total funding: $114.7m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO with four weeks recommended per year
- 10-year exercise window for stock options - you shouldn’t feel pressure to purchase stock options if you leave Ashby, do it when you feel financially comfortable
- Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget
- $100/month education budget with more expensive items (like conferences) covered with manager approval
- Twelve weeks of fully paid family leave
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Benjamin Encz
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously the Director of Engineering and Part-Time Recruitment Operations at PlanGrid. They also worked as a Software Engineer at Make School and was a Lecturer at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW).
Abhik Pramanik
(Co-Founder & VP of Engineering)VP of Engineer at Ashby. Previously a Senior Product Manager at Lob and a Senior Product Manager at PlanGrid.
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