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You'll report to finance leadership and work closely with the CEO, CFO/VP of Finance, FP&A, HR, and outside auditors and tax advisors.\r\nThis is a hands-on role for an experienced accounting leader who has run month-end close and built controls in a SaaS environment, is comfortable being the primary owner of the books, and wants to build out the finance function's foundation as the company grows.\r\nWhat You'll Do\r\nOwn the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with GAAP.\r\nManage day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, revenue recognition, and general ledger.\r\nDesign, implement, and maintain internal controls and accounting policies appropriate for a scaling SaaS business.\r\nOwn revenue recognition for subscription/SaaS contracts in accordance with ASC 606, partnering with Sales and Legal on contract structuring.\r\nManage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners, and lead the annual audit process.\r\nEnsure timely and accurate tax compliance (federal, state, sales/use tax) in partnership with outside tax advisors.\r\nPartner with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, ensuring the books support accurate financial planning.\r\nManage cash flow, treasury operations, and banking relationships, including monitoring runway and burn rate.\r\nBuild and improve accounting systems and processes (e.g., ERP/accounting software, expense management, billing) to support scale.\r\nSupport due diligence and reporting needs tied to fundraising, board reporting, and potential M&A activity.\r\nHire, manage, and develop accounting staff as the team grows.\r\nRequirements\r\n8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in a Controller or similar leadership role.\r\nExperience in B2B SaaS or software, with a strong understanding of ASC 606 revenue recognition for subscription businesses.\r\nCPA required.\r\nProven experience owning the full close process and producing accurate, timely GAAP financial statements.\r\nExperience designing and maintaining internal controls, ideally including experience preparing for or supporting a SOC 2 or similar audit.\r\nHands-on experience managing external audits and working with outside tax advisors.\r\nProficiency with modern accounting/ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct) and billing/subscription management tools.\r\nStrong analytical and organizational skills, with high attention to detail and a bias toward clean, well-documented processes.\r\nExcellent communication skills, with the ability to explain financial results and controls to non-finance stakeholders.\r\nBased in or near Boston, MA.\r\nNice to Haves\r\nExperience at a venture-backed startup, including supporting fundraising due diligence and board reporting.\r\nPrior public accounting experience (Big 4 or regional firm) before moving in-house.\r\nExperience implementing or migrating accounting/ERP systems as a company scales.\r\nFamiliarity with equity accounting and cap table management (e.g., Carta).\r\nExperience working in a company that has gone through a SOC 2 Type II audit or similar security compliance certification, given the nature of Neo Security's business.\r\nExperience managing multi-entity or multi-currency accounting.\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Socket","rawCompany":"socket","city":"East Boston","state":"MA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T01:38:07.466Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-2011.00","title":"Accountants and Auditors","slug":"accountants-and-auditors"},{"code":"11-3031.01","title":"Treasurers and Controllers","slug":"treasurers-and-controllers"},{"code":"43-3031.00","title":"Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks","slug":"bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks"}],"industries":[{"code":"541219","title":"Other Accounting Services","slug":"other-accounting-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Finance Controller","description":"Neo Security is hiring a Financial Controller to own the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of our accounting operations as we scale. 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