Controller

About the role

Notabene is seeking a Controller to own the financial close, accounting policy, and the company's first external financial statement audit. You will be the most senior accounting voice in the organization, reporting to the VP of Finance and managing a small team and external providers. The role focuses on building scalable systems, automating manual processes, and ensuring rigorous documentation for a complex, multi-currency business.

Responsibilities

• Lead the audit readiness assessment, remediation planning, and day-to-day auditor relationship.
• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across multiple legal entities, including consolidations and FX translation.
• Author technical accounting positions and memos for revenue recognition, software capitalization, and stock compensation.
• Oversee revenue and billing systems, ensuring data integrity and proper integration with the general ledger.
• Design and implement internal controls over revenue, cash, procurement, and payroll.
• Evaluate and implement accounting automation to replace manual, high-volume tasks.

Required skills

• Financial close
• ASC 606
• Multi-entity consolidation
• Audit readiness
• Technical accounting
• Internal controls
• FX translation

Nice to have

• CPA
• Consumption billing
• Public accounting
• ASC 350-40
• Automation
• Swiss statutory accounting
• Digital assets

Qualifications

• Experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or Senior Accounting Manager at a venture-backed company
• Track record of taking a company through a first external audit
• Experience with month-end close across two or more legal entities in different currencies
• Experience developing a small team or a single direct report

Benefits

• Flexible remote work
• WFH stipend
• MacBook Pro
• Unlimited PTO
• Country-specific statutory benefits

About the Company

Notabene is building infrastructure to transform how money moves in the digital economy, enabling the next generation of digital financial services between regulated institutions. The company has nearly 50 employees across 14 countries and is backed by investors including Y Combinator, DRW, and F-Prime.