Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

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Slang AI is redefining customer engagement through conversational AI, making every interaction seamless and efficient. Our mission is to transform the restaurant industry by providing the ultimate voice AI solution for consistently outstanding customer experiences.

At Slang AI, we believe how we build matters just as much as what we build. We foster a culture rooted in hospitality, ownership, and clarity, where every “Slangsta” feels valued, supported, and connected to the broader impact of our work in the AI-powered future of restaurants.

As our Controller, you will own the day-to-day accounting function and serve as the right-hand accounting leader to the Head of Finance. This role is the head of accounting at Slang AI—responsible for the integrity of our books, the rhythm of our close, and the readiness of our financials for internal and external stakeholders.

You will lead Slang's first-ever third-party audit from end-to-end, build the controls and processes that will survive scrutiny, and design an accounting operation capable of closing the books faster—with the ambition of a near-daily close. You will own revenue accounting under ASC 606, expense accounting, accruals, cost classification, software capitalization, and the controls environment that holds it all together.

You will report to the Head of Finance and manage a Sr. Accountant (who owns month-end close, commission calculations, and accounting compliance), as well as a remote offshore team supporting SOP-driven work across Hub Spot, Rippling, Invoice Butler, and other administrative systems. This role has the mandate to hire and mentor additional accounting talent as the function scales, including the planned Assistant Controller hire.

This is a hybrid role based in the NYC area, with a 3 days per week in our Financial District office (T,W,Th).

You'll join a finance organization that values clarity over complexity, process over heroics, and judgment over activity. Belonging here means being trusted to design the accounting infrastructure the company will run on—and being empowered to push back when something doesn't tie out.

• Direct exposure to company-level financial strategy and executive decision-making
• Owning the first audit from the ground up—a once-in-a-company-lifecycle opportunity
• Leading a full ERP migration off Quick Books Online and into a modern close-focused platform like Rillet
• Building an AI-augmented accounting function from first principles
• Developing and mentoring a growing accounting team

This role supports your growth as both a technical accounting leader and a people manager, strengthening your ability to build systems that compound over time.

• Own the end-to-end month-end close, driving accuracy, timeliness, and continuous improvement
• Drive the close calendar from monthly toward a faster cadence—with an ambition toward a near-daily close
• Own technical accounting positions, memos, and policies across ASC 606 (revenue), ASC 350-40 (software capitalization), and ASC 718 (stock comp)
• Prepare GAAP financial statements and supporting schedules for leadership, the Board, and external stakeholders

• Lead Slang's first third-party audit end-to-end—planning, PBC management, auditor relationship, and resolution of findings
• Design and implement the internal controls environment—segregation of duties, approval thresholds, documentation standards
• Proactively identify and remediate audit risk areas, especially revenue recognition, software capitalization, stock comp, and accruals
• Build the muscle to pass future audits faster and more cheaply every year

• Lead the migration from Quick Books Online to a modern ERP (Rillet or similar) designed for speed and automation
• Integrate the accounting stack across Rippling (payroll, T&E, vendor spend), Commerce Hub (quote-to-cash), Invoice Butler (collections), and Hub Spot
• Deploy AI and LLMs to accelerate the close, anomaly detection, account reconciliations, flux…