Financial Controller

About Primer

Fixing our K-12 education system is a civilizationally-important problem. We believe that all of our problems — including the ones that dominate the headlines — are downstream of education.

We have a simple thesis on how to solve it: empower 1,000’s of educators to launch microschools in their communities.

We believe the historical tradeoff between price (tuition) and quality is a false dichotomy.

PrimerOS automates and eliminates much of the costs of traditional schools. Microschools have a structural advantage — asset-light real estate — which means much lower capex and opex. You put it together, and you get something that’s never existed before: a world-class education that’s accessible to normal American families and can rapidly scale.

Requirements

• Active CPA license and least 10 years of experience in financial accounting within roles of increasing responsibility; previous experience experience at a public accounting firm preferred

• Experience with NetSuite, Stripe, Quickbooks, and Ramp strongly preferred

• Prior experience as a Controller or as the direct report of a Controller required

• Comprehensive, technical knowledge of GAAP accounting; familiarity with capital intensive, education, and/or real estate businesses a plus

• Experience scaling accounting organizations and processes, including ERP implementation

• Experience with intercompany accounting and consolidations

• Experience supporting Private Equity or Venture Capital backed businesses preferred

• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and build! Everyone on our team spends a significant amount of their time with their hands on the tools. 

• Willingness to work either remote (within the United States) or in our San Francisco office

Responsibilities

• The Controller will support our Head of Finance and lead the Company’s Accounting team

• Drive period-end financial closes in an accurate, timely manner as well as support the Company’s actuals reporting

• Responsible for developing and enforcing the accounting function’s Standard Operating Procedures (AR, AP, GL, Capex, equity, etc.)

• Support audits and reviews conducted by our public sector revenue partners; support all tax and audit workstreams

• Provide direction and mentorship to our General Ledger accountant and any future accounting team members

• Build and support our fixed asset tracking program as well as support project- and location-based capital asset accounting

• Partner with our Bursar (AR leader) to build scalable receivables reconciliation, revenue recognition, and collections processes 

• Collaborate with the Head of Finance to develop and enforce internal financial controls

If this sounds like you, fill out the application below with a bit about yourself and we’ll take it from there! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us at [email protected].