Controller

As Controller at Notabene, you own the accounting function for a venture-backed infrastructure company transforming how money moves in the digital economy. You will lead Notabene through its first external financial statement audit covering fiscal years ending January 2026 and January 2027, own the monthly close across two entities in multiple currencies, and raise the standard on accounting policy and documentation as the business grows in complexity. You report to the VP of Finance with one direct report and external providers, and you will shape the accounting stack with a bias toward automation and systems that scale without large headcount.

What you'll do

• Run the audit readiness assessment, build the remediation plan, and own the day-to-day relationship with the external audit firm
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across Notabene Inc. and Notabene GmbH, producing GAAP financial statements, consolidations, intercompany eliminations, and FX translation under ASC 830
• Write technical accounting positions and memos for ASC 606 revenue recognition across three revenue models (subscription fees, usage-based transaction billing, and payments network take rate), ASC 350-40 for internal-use software capitalization, ASC 718 for stock compensation, and evolving stablecoin payment revenue
• Own Tabs as the billing and revenue system of record, including contract configuration, usage data integrity, and the bridge to the general ledger
• Build the payroll allocation method for work that splits across functions and the capitalization policy for development work, so departmental margins reflect actual effort
• Design and implement controls over revenue, cash, procure-to-pay, and payroll that operate, are evidenced, and can be walked by an auditor
• Evaluate the accounting stack and processes with a bias toward automation, including agentic tooling where work is rule-bound and high volume (categorization, reconciliation matching, usage validation, collections follow-up)
• Own AR and collections with your direct report, plus AP and payroll accounting
• Own US tax compliance in coordination with external advisers, including the income tax provision and sales tax, and coordinate Swiss compliance with local accountants
• Own the checklist, policies, and reconciliations so external providers execute against a Notabene-owned close rather than holding it themselves

What you bring

• Experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or Senior Accounting Manager at a venture-backed company, with a track record of raising the standard on process rather than just running what exists
• You have taken a company through a first external audit and can describe specifically what broke and what you did about it
• Month-end close ownership across two or more legal entities in different currencies
• Deep, hands-on ASC 606 experience applied to at least one revenue model without clean precedent, and defended to an auditor
• You operate in the detail: you build the calendar, do the reconciliations, and touch the ledger
• Experience developing a small team or a single direct report

Nice to have

• Active CPA license
• Usage-based or consumption billing experience, particularly with Tabs, Metronome, Maxio, or similar platforms
• Public accounting background, especially audit
• Software development capitalization under ASC 350-40, including the time capture that makes it auditable
• Experience replacing manual accounting work with automation, and a clear view on what should stay manual
• Swiss entity experience, including CHF functional currency and Swiss statutory or VAT exposure
• Digital assets, payments, or regulated financial services exposure

What we offer

• Flexible remote work from anywhere
• $1,000 work-from-home stipend in your first year
• MacBook Pro, chosen by you and your manager to meet your needs
• Unlimited PTO
• Country-specific statutory benefits and contributions managed via employer-of-record

About Notabene

Notabene is building infrastructure that transforms how money moves in the digital economy, evolving beyond compliance foundations to enable the next generation of digital financial services between regulated institutions. The company has nearly 50 employees across 14 countries and recently closed its Series B round with support from Y Combinator, DRW, F-Prime, Jump Capital, Castle Island, and Green Visor Capital.