controller

turbopuffer is looking for a Controller (based in Canada) who wants to evolve the finance function at a fast growing startup. This year we're migrating our ERP to an AI-native platform, rebuilding our billing stack, and putting agents to work across all of our projects. You'll be working directly with our CFO.

what you'll do:

own month end close and reporting including variance analysis & statement prep

lead our ERP migration to an AI native platform; full oversight over system design & config

expand the AI orchestration layer for finance → repeatable work goes to agents

become our default billing systems lead, you'll oversee billing ops day to day

oversee multi-country payroll and benefits, commissions and equity management

coordinate w/ external providers to ensure global corporate and sales tax compliance

maintain an audit ready posture while ensuring appropriate controls & memos are in place

coordinate agents to run but ultimately own transactional accounting

collaborate on financial planning and maintain rolling forecasts

roll up your sleeves and dive in to various ad hoc projects…no shortage of those

must have:

CPA w/ deep US GAAP accounting experience, ideally forged in an audited environment

progressive experience at previous high-growth tech startups

ability to rapidly context shift and rebalance priorities based on business needs

thrives on delivering consistent results in extremely fast paced environments

proven track record of deploying & configuring AI agents to automate complex tasks

nice to have:

deep understanding of cloud architecture & associated billing + margin analysis

proficient in multi-entity rollups, international expansion

sql, python or general coding experience

tpuf is hardcore & whimsical. we value:

overstep > understep

show > tell

complexity is earned

showing up as part of our customer’s team

making stuff easy to react to