Controller

About F2F2 is the AI platform for private markets investors — purpose-built to transform how institutional teams underwrite, diligence, and deploy capital. Our AI converts messy, unstructured deal materials into investment-grade insights in minutes, helping private credit funds, commercial banks, and private equity firms make faster, more confident decisions.Backed by leading investors, including NFX and Y Combinator, we're scaling a world-class product and engineering team to build the future of vertical AI for finance. We are scaling quickly across our offices in New York, San Francisco, and London.Role OverviewWe're hiring our first in-house Controller to own accounting and build the financial backbone of F2. Partnering with our outsourced accounting team, you'll run a clean, timely close and take full ownership of our accounting systems, controls, and reporting as we scale.This is an operator's seat, not a caretaker's. You'll design a scalable accounting and controls process from the ground up — leveraging AI and modern tooling to keep the function lean as we grow — while also supporting FP&A and budgeting. It's the right role for someone who has built accounting infrastructure in a high-growth startup, is energized by AI-native finance tools, and wants a clear path to grow into an accounting and finance leadership role.What You'll DoOwn the month-end and quarter-end close in partnership with our outsourced accounting team — general ledger, journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations — delivering clean, final numbers on a predictable calendar.Own our accounting systems and processes end-to-end, including our ERP (Rillet), expense management (Ramp), and payroll tooling.Own and maintain the chart of accounts, and build the processes for expense management and record-keeping that keep it clean.Ensure transactions are coded correctly all the way through the financials — from expense capture in Ramp to the general ledger.Design accounting and control processes that scale with headcount and volume, leveraging AI and automation to streamline close, reconciliations, and reporting.Own revenue recognition, AP/AR, payroll, and expense management, and establish financial controls appropriate to our stage.Own tax coordination, statutory filings, and audit readiness so every future raise and eventual audit is clean.Support FP&A and budgeting — budget-vs-actuals, departmental spend tracking, and clean historical actuals that feed planning.Track cash and burn as the source of truth on our runway, and produce the financials and KPIs used in leadership reporting.Direct and quality-check the outsourced accounting team, deciding over time what stays outsourced versus comes in-house as we grow.You Might Be a Great Fit IfYou have 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of a monthly close.You are a CPA.You've worked inside a venture-backed startup or SaaS company and understand its pace and priorities.You're comfortable being the sole in-house accountant while directing an outsourced team — you operate independently and set your own standards.You have an automation-first mindset and are genuinely excited to use AI and modern tools to build lean, scalable processes.You have a strong command of GAAP and financial controls, plus solid Excel and financial-modeling fundamentals.You communicate clearly and can hand off clean numbers and explain them to non-finance leaders.You move quickly, operate with precision, and thrive in ambiguity.You are energized by AI, private markets, and the chance to help build a category-defining company.Preferred QualificationsAI-native FinOps experience — building and running finance operations on AI-first tooling (a big plus).Experience with a modern / AI-native ERP (we use Rillet) and spend tools like Ramp.Experience managing or supporting FP&A for early stage venturesHands-on software revenue recognition (ASC 606).Fund administration accounting experience (private credit / private equity).Experience at an AI or high-growth technology company.Why F2?Join a fast-growing AI company building the future of vertical AI for private markets and finance.Own and build the accounting function from the ground up at a critical stage of company growth.Work directly with finance leadership on the systems and processes that will scale with the company.Join a high-talent-density, in-person culture across New York, San Francisco, and London.Competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and benefits.Build something from scratch with modern, AI-first finance tooling.Location: New York, New York — Fully onsite in our beautiful office in FiDiBase Salary Range: $120,000 – $160,000 + equity + benefitsFor exceptionally strong candidates, final compensation may vary based on scope and experience.