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Federato · 3 hours ago

Controller

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

Federato is on a mission to defend the right to efficient, equitable insurance for all. The Controller will manage the day-to-day accounting operations, ensure financial compliance, and drive strategic initiatives to enhance financial health and operational efficiency.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)FinTechInsuranceInsurTechSoftware

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day management of Federato’s Accounting operations

Own and manage all financial compliance-related functions, including payroll, procurement, billing, collections, tax, treasury, and audit, ensuring adherence to evolving standards

Partner cross-functionally with teams like Sales, Customer Success, and RevOps to proactively support contract structure, billing, and revenue processes with clarity and foresight

Identify opportunities to streamline finance workflows through tooling or AI-powered solutions, bringing a systems-minded approach to scale

Leverage and adapt financial systems such as QBO, Anrok, BILL, and others with openness to exploring new tools or building lightweight internal applications to reduce manual work and increase efficiency

Maintain audit readiness and ongoing compliance with evolving US GAAP, tax, and jurisdictional standards, helping ensure financial integrity and operational clarity. Prepare and review financial reports, including statutory filings

Contribute to strategic initiatives, including tooling evaluations like Snowflake or Databricks to support thoughtful, data-informed decision-making

Foster a culture of curiosity and continuous learning, surfacing insights from customer and transactional data, identifying trends, and collaborating on solutions that help move the business forward

Collaborate closely with the VP of Finance and cross-functional teams to drive finance transformation, focusing on improving workflows, implementing systems, and adhering to compliance standards

Qualification

Accounting operations managementU.S. GAAP complianceFinancial reportingTax complianceRevenue recognitionAudit readinessCross-functional collaborationContinuous learning

Required

Meaningful accounting leadership experience, ideally blending public accounting and in-house operational roles at high-transaction, product-led SaaS companies

Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, tax compliance, revenue recognition, and how to apply accounting principles across systems and processes

Experience documenting accounting policies, maintaining internal controls, and contributing to audit readiness