Controller

Employment Type: Full-Time Location Type: Remote

Why Jerry.ai?

Join a pre-IPO startup with significant capital, traction, and runway:

• $240M funded
• 60X revenue growth in 5 years
• $2T market size

Work closely with serial entrepreneurs and brilliant leaders from top companies including:

• Deloitte, KPMG, McKinsey, BCG, Bain
• Amazon, Andreessen Horowitz, Facebook, Alibaba, Microsoft, Nvidia
• NerdWallet

Opportunity to contribute to building a $10B market cap business and a household name in the next few years. Be immersed in a talent-dense environment and greatly accelerate your career growth.

About the Opportunity

We’re looking for an exceptional Controller to lead our accounting function at a critical stage in our growth. Having achieved profitability in early 2024, we are now focused on expanding from 5 million to 50 million customers and building a $10 billion business.

As Controller, you will be central to this transformation. Your responsibilities will include leading our accounting operations, building scalable systems, ensuring financial integrity, and guiding us through IPO readiness. You will collaborate across the organization, maintaining agility and an execution-focused approach in a fast-paced environment.

You will also serve as a key member of the finance leadership team, overseeing accounting policy, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit readiness. You will work alongside a highly experienced, tight-knit team with deep expertise in investment banking, hedge funds, M&A, FP&A, controllership, and Big 4 audit.

Jerry.ai is building the first super app to make car ownership affordable and accessible, covering insurance, buy/sell, registration, loans, safety, repairs, parking, and more within a $2 trillion U.S. market. Since launching insurance in 2019, we have expanded to include loan refinancing, driving insights, a repair marketplace, car diagnostics, and a GenAI-powered chatbot & voicebot. We have acquired over 5 million customers, raised $240 million in funding, achieved 60X revenue growth, and grown our team to 225 employees across 6 countries.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Own and Scale the Accounting Function: Build the team, processes, systems, and policies necessary to support hypergrowth and long-term success.
• Lead Financial Reporting: Oversee all aspects of the monthly close, consolidation, and external reporting, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and readiness for SEC standards.
• Drive IPO Readiness: Lead initiatives for IPO readiness, including preparing for PCAOB audit standards and implementing public company financial controls and policies.
• Manage External Relationships: Oversee relationships with auditors and other external advisors.
• Develop the Accounting Team: Lead and develop a high-performing accounting team.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Data, Engineering, Operations, and Product teams to align on business drivers and reporting outcomes.
• Foster Culture: Champion a culture of truth-seeking, urgency, and passion for excellence.

Ideal Profile

• Qualifications: CPA, Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, and Big 4 Experience are required.
• Experience: 10+ years of relevant experience, including senior-level controllership or corporate accounting roles.
• IPO/Public Company Experience: Proven experience preparing a company for IPO or operating as a public company controller/senior accounting leader.
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, and internal control frameworks.
• Leadership & Communication: Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Problem Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Systems Proficiency: System savvy; experience with NetSuite or similar ERP, and familiarity with financial automation tools.
• Tech Forward: Experience and desire to utilize AI and the latest technologies to build scalable operations is a plus.

While we appreciate your interest and application, only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

Jerry.ai is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, reproductive health decisions or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by law.