Cynch's team of accountants and AI experts creates technology that empowers accountants to help business owners thrive. We provide the insight and clarity needed to guide clients to their best outcomes.

Cynch AI is seeking a Controller who is opinionated, collaborative, and forward thinking.

Someone who can build our financial foundation from the ground up.

You'll own the complete accounting operation for a scaling startup: month-end close, GAAP financials, audit management, multi-state payroll, cash forecasting, and the systems that make it all work. This isn't about maintaining what exists—you'll be evaluating, implementing, and improving our entire financial stack while keeping us audit-ready and compliant across multiple entities and states.

You'll work directly with the CEO, have full autonomy over financial operations, and make decisions that directly impact how the company scales. If you're a CPA who's equally comfortable closing the books, managing debt covenants, and selecting the right ERP, this role gives you the scope to do your best work.

Core Responsibilities

GAAP Accounting and Compliance

• Own the month-end close and produce accurate, timely GAAP financials for both entities
• Maintain accounting policies, internal controls, and GAAP documentation
• Handle technical accounting including revenue recognition, accruals, consolidations, and debt accounting

Financial Audit Management

• Lead the annual audit
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation
• Maintain audit readiness year-round

Budgeting

• Oversee the budgeting process and reconciliation
• Monitor budget-to-actuals and forecast updates
• Surface risks, variances, and potential issues

Financial Operations

• Oversee AP and AR workflows
• Ensure accurate coding, approvals, and timely processing
• Manage vendor onboarding, purchasing policies, and spend controls

Payroll Management

• Manage multi-state payroll with external providers
• Coordinate compliance for registrations, payroll tax, and sales and use tax

Cash, Debt, and Working Capital Management

• Own short-term cash forecasting and liquidity reporting
• Analyze working capital trends
• Maintain venture debt and seller note schedules
• Track interest, covenants, and payment schedules

Systems and Financial Stack

• Evaluate, select, and implement financial systems including GL or ERP, billing, AP, and payroll
• Ensure data integrity and clean system integrations
• Improve and streamline financial workflows

Corporate Structure and Filing Management

• Maintain state and local filing requirements
• Support evaluation and optimization of corporate legal structure

Who You Are

• 7+ years of accounting experience
• CPA required (active or inactive); public accounting and startup experience strongly preferred
• Deep knowledge of GAAP, technical accounting, audits, and multi-entity consolidation
• Experience with payroll, AP and AR, and multi-state compliance
• Strong grasp of cash flow, debt structures, and workin105 capital mechanics
• Systems-oriented builder who enjoys improving processes
• Hands-on, detail-oriented operator comfortable in a fast-moving environment

Why Join Us

• Build the financial foundation of a scaling company
• High autonomy with direct CEO partnership
• Visible, high-impact role across teams
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and equity

Compensation

• California pay range: $105k to $192k per year
• Pay ranges vary by geography