Corporate Controller, Athelas
$180-240k
+ Equity
AI to grow healthcare businesses
Job no longer available
AI to grow healthcare businesses
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$180-240k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To simplify and improve healthcare delivery through AI and automation.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of technical and operational accounting experience in a high-growth, unstructured environment involving M&A
- An active CPA license
- An eagerness to flex between operating at the journal entry level while thinking strategically about the future of the accounting team and company as a whole
- A history of scaling accounting operations in a private and public company setting
- Experience implementing, integrating, and/or substantially rebuilding NetSuite, Salesforce, Ramp, Rippling, or equivalent financial systems
- Strong knowledge of non-GAAP industry metrics applicable to SaaS companies
- An innate sense of urgency and ability to drive multiple, concurrent projects to completion
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex accounting concepts into clear, compelling narratives
- Comfort in a front-facing role, with the ability to confidently present to senior executives and external partners
What the job involves
- The Corporate Controller is a pivotal role at Athelas + Commure
- Our vision is that after two to three years, you will have built the financial systems, controls, documentation, and reporting cadence for us to operate as a public company
- Delivering this goal will require technical skills, comfort with ambiguity, a growth mindset, tenacity, cross-functional empathy, and an ability to recruit, build, and manage a world class accounting organization
- This role reports to the Head of Finance and is responsible for day-to-day accounting operations adherence to new accounting standards, external audit, accounting systems, and financial reporting
- Direct day-to-day accounting operations including execution of accounting policy, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, international accounting, revenue recognition under AS606, tax, treasury, and stock administration and equity accounting
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close and reporting processes including detailed analysis and reconciliation of all general ledger accounts and preparation of financial statements in compliance with U.S. GAAP
- Analyze accounts and suggest improvements to reduce costs, increase efficiency, remove manual touchpoints, and increase profit
- Assist with monthly and quarterly management and board reporting packages
- Oversee accounting integration for mergers & acquisitions
- Own relationships with external auditors and global accounting/tax advisors
- Design, implement, and iterate the accounting tech stack with an eye toward future growth and cost efficiency
- Lead complex projects that improve productivity, efficiency, quality, or employee satisfaction of accounting operations
- Recruit, hire, retain, and mentor a team of accounting professionals as the company scales
Our take
Today, healthcare providers are tackling the growing challenge of too much paperwork and too little time for patients. Many existing electronic health record (EHR) systems only add to the problem - digital, yes, but often too clunky, time-consuming, and disconnected from the tools doctors actually need. Athelas is tackling this by reimagining how healthcare software works, helping providers spend less time lcicking and more time caring for people.
Athelas offers a full suite of tools that combine AI-powered automation, remote patient monitoring (RPM), and integrated EHR and billing systems. And its newest platform, Athelas AIR, is a next-generation EHR designed to unify clinical and administrative workflows in one intelligent system. By embedding revenue cycle management (RCM) and ambient AI documentation directly into the platform, Athelas AIR streamlines everything from charting to billing. And the goal is simple, to reduce administrative burden, improve margins, and ultimately, give healthcare teams a smoother, smarter way to work.
The company has made significant strides in recent years. After reaching unicorn status in 2022 and merging with Commure in 2023, Athelas is now valued at around $6B and continues to expand its platform. Alongside growing adoption of Athelas AIR, the company has recently secured FDA clearance for its Athelas Home device - an AI-powered diagnostic tool that delivers lab-grade blood test results from a fingerstick in minutes. This allows care teams to test, diagnose, and make decisions in a single visit. With a growing customer base and a broader push into AI-driven diagnostics as well as software, Athelas is ready to be a leader in end-to-end, intelligent healthcare infrastructure.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2022
$60m
SERIES B
Aug 2021
$72m
SERIES B
Total funding: $156.4m
Company HQ
Jackson Park, Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Tanay Tandon
(Co-Founder & CEO)Alongside Athelas, they are the CEO of Commure. Previously, they were a Researcher at Stanford University AI Department and MetaMind.
Deepika Bodapati
(Co-Founder & COO)Alongside Athelas, they are the COO of Commure. Prior to founding Athelas in 2016, they were a Researcher at Stanford University, Multimodality Molecular Imaging Lab and NASA Ames Research Center.
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