Controller, Axion Ray
$160-200k
+ Offers Equity
3+ days a week in office
AI-Powered program & quality management
Be an early applicant
AI-Powered program & quality management
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-200k
+ Offers Equity
3+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower manufacturers to resolve the highest priority issues to create the best possible products for their customers.
Role
Who you are
- 7–10 years’ experience — ideally Big 4 plus growth-stage SaaS or tech company background
- Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and ASC 606
- Proven success leading an ERP implementation and driving systems improvement
- Experience with multi-entity consolidations and international subsidiaries
- Hands-on operator who documents, automates, and follows through
- Comfortable managing external and offshore teams; clear communicator and builder of process
- You’re a builder and operator who thrives in fast-moving, high-accountability environments
- You take pride in getting things done — thoughtfully, efficiently, and without drama
- You’re energized by ambiguity, skilled at bringing clarity, and comfortable flexing between strategy and execution
- You value feedback — giving it, receiving it, and acting on it — and you see collaboration as a competitive advantage, not a burden
- You’re low-ego but high-agency: you care about winning as a team more than being right individually
- You move quickly, communicate directly, and make decisions grounded in impact and data
- You don’t need constant direction — you create momentum
- You take ownership for outcomes, and you expect the same from those around you
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a hands-on Controller who loves systems, precision, and building structure
- You’ll take our accounting foundation from “startup-scrappy” to “institution-grade” — establishing reliable, scalable processes that can support a 150-person global organization
- You’ll own Axion’s accounting operations end-to-end: tightening our close, leading the ERP migration, and driving GAAP discipline across entities
- This is a build-and-own role — perfect for someone who thrives on improving systems and creating clarity in a fast-moving, AI-driven company
- Accounting & Close: Run the monthly and quarterly close across the U.S., U.K., and India. Own journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations; drive toward a 5–8-day close emphasizing accuracy and structure
- GAAP & Controls: Strengthen revenue recognition and GAAP discipline (ASC 606), close prior audit gaps, and document sustainable accounting policies
- ERP & Systems: Lead our move off QuickBooks — evaluate and recommend Rillet or Campfire within your first week, then own full implementation (chart of accounts, multi-entity setup, integrations with Ramp, Rippling, and Salesforce)
- Global Consolidation: Oversee accounting for three wholly owned entities, including India (~200 employees). Manage intercompany eliminations, FX, and coordination with local accounting partners to ensure consolidated U.S. GAAP reporting
- Audit & Tax: Own the annual audit process end-to-end and quarterback U.S. federal, state, and sales-tax compliance with external advisors. Manage international filings in partnership with U.K. and India firms
- Vendor Management & Spend Controls: Own vendor visibility and governance. Centralize ~$120 K/month of spend through the ERP and Ramp, ensure correct department coding, monitor renewals, and partner with FP&A and budget owners to review and optimize spend
- Data & Reporting: Deliver monthly GAAP statements and department-level P&Ls. Partner with FP&A to ensure clean, consistent data for forecasting and board reporting. Design the ERP’s dimensional structure (department / class coding) to enable trusted management reporting
- Team & Scaling: Manage the transition from outsourced bookkeeping to a hybrid internal model. Hire and oversee offshore accounting support and, over time, build a small U.S. team. Report to the Head of Finance (now) and future CFO (when hired)
Our take
Engineering management is a slow and painstaking process. Axion Ray leverages data to solve this problem, and to help engineering leaders make better decisions.
Axion's focus on R&D acceleration and optimization has proven widely popular in the engineering world. The company counts some of the largest automotive and aerospace companies in the world among its partners, including Boeing and the US Air Force. Axion's AI is also geared toward risk management and metadata mining, which is a key draw for enterprise-scale clients.
Axion is active within an extremely competitive and high stakes industry. However, its potent technology and valuable partnerships is clear testament to the company's staying power.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2024
$17.5m
SERIES A
Feb 2023
$7.5m
SEED
Total funding: $25m
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Daniel First
(Founder & CEO)Previously worked in Advanced Analytics at QuantumBlack, and was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey.
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