Liquid AI
Controller
San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years of progressive accounting experience spanning public accounting (Big 4 or equivalent) and industry.
About the job
Owns Liquid AI’s accounting function, including close, technical accounting, controls, tax, audit, and finance systems as the company scales.
What you'll do
- Run the monthly and quarterly close and establish accounting policies for complex transactions.
- Build scalable internal controls, lead the external audit, and manage outsourced income and sales tax compliance.
- Evaluate and improve ERP and finance systems, automate accounting workflows, and partner with FP&A, Legal, and GTM Finance.
What they ask for
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, especially ASC 606 and ASC 718.
- Experience directly managing external auditors and building or maturing a controls environment.
- Experience implementing or owning an ERP and related finance-system integrations.
- Comfort presenting accounting positions and close results to the CFO, board, and audit committee.
Nice to have
- CPA is strongly preferred; active CPA is stated as required or strongly preferred.
- SOX experience and experience at a high-growth or pre-IPO technology company are pluses.
Tools
ASC 606, ASC 718, US GAAP, NetSuite
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