Controller
Remote
Full Time
Experienced
About the Role: The Controller owns the integrity of Settle’s financial statements. This role is responsible for leading the close, overseeing audit and compliance, strengthening internal controls, and serving as the ultimate GAAP gatekeeper across the organization. You will partner closely with Financial Systems, Strategic Finance, and Capital Markets to ensure complex accounting areas are accurate, defensible, and scalable.
You will take full ownership of the integrity of the company’s financial statements, exercising independent accounting judgment and raising risks proactively. You bring startup scrappiness with institutional rigor — building structure, strengthening controls, and improving processes without slowing the business down.
What You'll Do:
Financial Reporting & Close
What You’ll Need:
Compensation: This role has an annual starting salary range of $200,000 - $230,000 + equity + benefits. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to your individual skills and experience.
Work Authorization: At this time, Settle is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
Benefits & Perks That We Offer: Flexible PTO, flexible and remote work culture, competitive compensation and equity, health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, 401k, HSA/FSA, and an Employee Referral Program!
Our Commitment to You: At Settle we know that cultivating diversity and fostering an inclusive work environment is critical to our impact and success. We create an environment where no individual is advantaged or disadvantaged because of their background. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.
You will take full ownership of the integrity of the company’s financial statements, exercising independent accounting judgment and raising risks proactively. You bring startup scrappiness with institutional rigor — building structure, strengthening controls, and improving processes without slowing the business down.
What You'll Do:
Financial Reporting & Close
- Own the monthly and annual close process.
- Prepare consolidated U.S. GAAP financial statements.
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
- Drive continuous improvement and automation of the close process.
- Assist in the delivery of high-quality management reporting packages.
- Serve as the ultimate GAAP authority for the company.
- Maintain deep working knowledge of complex accounting areas, including:
- Lending activities (ASC 310)
- CECL methodology and reserve accounting
- Revenue recognition (ASC 606)
- Equity and stock-based compensation (ASC 718)
- Intercompany and multi-entity accounting
- Provide independent accounting oversight and challenge assumptions where necessary.
- Draft and/or review technical accounting memos for complex or non-routine transactions.
- Act as the primary accounting counterpart to external auditors across all technical matters.
- Own the annual financial statement audit from planning through issuance.
- Coordinate external auditors and ensure timely, well-documented support.
- Oversee tax compliance (federal, state, franchise, sales tax, 1099s) through external advisors.
- Ensure completeness of documentation for financial and statutory audits.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls and accounting policies.
- Oversee accounts payable, payroll, equity administration, and treasury processes.
- Support debt facility reporting and covenant compliance.
- Partner cross-functionally to ensure accounting implications are identified early.
What You’ll Need:
- 7+ years of accounting experience, including meaningful Big 4 experience.
- CPA required.
- Strong technical U.S. GAAP expertise.
- Experience in fintech, lending, or another highly regulated environment.
- Direct exposure to:
- CECL and loan accounting
- Revenue recognition
- Stock-based compensation
- Multi-entity consolidations
- Bonus: experience with whole loan sale accounting
- Experience owning the audit process end-to-end.
- Ability to manage while remaining hands-on.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with large data sets.
- High degree of ownership and independent judgment.
Compensation: This role has an annual starting salary range of $200,000 - $230,000 + equity + benefits. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to your individual skills and experience.
Work Authorization: At this time, Settle is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
Benefits & Perks That We Offer: Flexible PTO, flexible and remote work culture, competitive compensation and equity, health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, 401k, HSA/FSA, and an Employee Referral Program!
Our Commitment to You: At Settle we know that cultivating diversity and fostering an inclusive work environment is critical to our impact and success. We create an environment where no individual is advantaged or disadvantaged because of their background. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.
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