Controller, Chainguard
Revenue & Billing
$170-190k
+ Equity
More information about location
Software supply chain security company
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Software supply chain security company
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$170-190k
+ Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make the software supply chain secure by default.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has deep expertise in revenue accounting and enjoys building scalable systems and processes
- CPA strongly preferred; public accounting background (Big 4 or similar) also preferred
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant ownership of revenue accounting and billing operations
- Deep technical knowledge of ASC 606 and revenue-related accounting standards
- Hands-on experience implementing and scaling billing and revenue recognition systems (e.g., NetSuite ARM, Zuora, Subskribe CPQ, or similar platforms)
- Proven ability to design and enforce internal controls across the order-to-cash cycle
- Strong leadership track record, with experience managing and mentoring teams and driving cross-functional initiatives
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex revenue issues into clear insights for executives
- Preferred: Experience in a high-growth SaaS or technology company, including exposure to subscription models, usage-based billing, and international revenue considerations
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Controller to lead revenue accounting and billing operations, with ownership of ASC 606 compliance and collections. This role will play a critical part in ensuring accurate revenue recognition, efficient billing practices, and strong controls around the quote-to-cash cycle
- Lead all aspects of revenue recognition in compliance with ASC 606, including contract review, multi-element arrangements, and variable consideration assessments
- Oversee billing, invoicing, collections, and cash application processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and a strong customer experience
- Manage accounting for deferred revenue, contract assets, and capitalized commissions with robust reconciliations and reporting
- Develop and maintain revenue-related accounting policies and internal controls, ensuring consistency across geographies and product lines
- Partner closely with Sales, Customer Success, Deal Desk, Legal, and FP&A to ensure alignment across the full quote to cash cycle
- Own system design and automation for billing and collections, including evaluating, implementing, and optimizing ERP/CRM integrations (e.g., NetSuite, Salesforce, etc.)
- Ensure compliance with external audit and regulatory requirements related to revenue recognition, disclosures, and SOX readiness
- Deliver timely, accurate reporting on revenue, cash, deferred revenue, and other key order-to-cash metrics to leadership and cross-functional partners
- Identify and drive process improvements to increase efficiency, scalability, and accuracy across billing and revenue operations
Our take
Developers rely on open source code and apps in their day to day work, but when the provenance of the code is unknown this creates potential weaknesses that cybercriminals can exploit. Chainguard exists to build security into the coding supply chain by making it possible for companies to enforce security policies based on auditable signatures baked into the code, and by providing a security-first set of container images with no known vulnerabilities for cloud app developers.
In the wake of huge cyber attacks like the Log4j vulnerability and Solarwinds breach, software supply chain security has been an area of major focus for startups hoping to solve problems in this sector. However, most of these focus on scanning and detection of threats. Chainguard's approach comes from the other end of the process, focusing on building security into the software itself. It was built by former Google engineers aware of software developers existing workloads, so is designed to be easily installed and integrated into existing automation systems like Terraform.
Chainguard completed a Series C funding round led by Lightspeed Ventures in 2024, minting it as a new Unicorn on the cybersecurity scene. It is using this funding to expand its go-to-market internationally and expand its Chainguard Images product.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
55% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2025
$356m
SERIES D
Jul 2024
$140m
SERIES C
Total funding: $612m
Company benefits
- Equity/stock options
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote work with flexible coworking and team meetup opportunities
- Home office and internet stipend
- 100% health/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your family
Company HQ
Everest, Kirkland, WA
Leadership
Dan Lorenc
(CEO & Co-Founder)Before co-founding Chainguard was a Software Engineer at Google, Disqus and Microsoft.
Kim Lewandowski
(Head of Product & Co-Founder)Prior to co-founding Chainguard was a Product Manager with Google. Before that was the Head of Product & Engineering at Brit + Co and the founder of Spotwag.
Matthew Moore
(CTO & Co-Founder)Was a Software Engineer at VMware, Google and Microsoft.
Ville Aikas
(Co-founder)Was a Senior Staff Engineer at VMware and a Software Engineer for Google and the University of Washingtom. Was previously Owner at VA Systems.
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