Global Controller

Company Information

• Name: Turing
• Location: Palo Alto, California
• About: Turing is a fast-growing AI company focused on advancing and deploying AI systems. They collaborate with leading AI labs to improve AI capabilities and build AI systems for Fortune 500 companies and government institutions.
• Awards: Forbes's "One of America's Best Startup Employers," #1 on The Information's "Most Promising B2B Companies," Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies."
• Leadership: Includes AI technologists from Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Twitter, McKinsey, Bain, Stanford, Caltech, and MIT.
• Website: www.turing.com
• Events: go.turing.com/agi-icons

Position Overview

• Position: Global Controller
• Focus: Global controllership, audit and compliance leadership, and team scaling for IPO-readiness.
• Reporting to: CFO
• Role: Lead the global accounting organization, scale a foundational team into a world-class function to support a complex, global, and fast-growing business. Requires a seasoned accounting leader with experience in building high-performing teams, tightening processes, and leading through audit, compliance, and IPO readiness. Emphasis on improving cycle times, reducing error rates, and instilling operational rigor. The role involves significant headcount and process scaling over the next 6-12 months, with a mandate to mature the department and ensure public company readiness.
• Oversight: GL, revenue recognition, payroll, compliance, and controls. Accountable for global statutory and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Enablement & Executive Partnership

• Serve as a core partner to the CFO and senior leaders across the business.
• Synthesize technical accounting and operational complexity into clear, actionable insights for executive decision-making.
• Contribute actively to IPO readiness initiatives (structure, process, controls, investor-grade reporting).
• Lead accounting integration and technical diligence for M&A, entity launches, and cross-border expansion.

Team & Organizational Buildout

• Scale the global accounting team from a foundational state into a high-performing organization over the next 6-12 months.
• Hire, mentor, and retain talent across geographies, focusing on building leadership capability and bench strength.
• Instill a collaborative, high-ownership culture that engages cross-functional partners while maintaining quality and accountability.
• Set clear performance standards and operating rhythms consistent with public company expectations.

Process Ownership & Execution Excellence

• Lead all core accounting processes: GL, close, consolidations, intercompany, A/R, A/P, revenue recognition, payroll.

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