Finance Manager / Controller
About the job
- 2-6+ years of experience in finance roles, with flexibility for less experienced candidates who have an exceptional academic or professional background.
- A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Strong fluency with artificial intelligence tools, particularly Claude.
- Ability to own a full department with limited senior backup.
- Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment.
- Own all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and analysis.
- Manage payroll through Rippling and oversee day-to-day financial operations.
- Own headcount cost modeling and understand the fully loaded cost of each role.
- Own profit and loss reporting and present regular financial updates to leadership.
- Monitor and manage cash flow and the efficient use of company resources.
- Manage budget tracking through Ramp for employee spend and flag out-of-policy transactions.
- Ensure financial compliance across the company, including tax filings, generally accepted accounting principles-aligned reporting, and audit readiness.
- Implement internal controls and financial policies.
- Stay current on payments compliance requirements as the payments platform product scales.
- Work hands-on in the proprietary system and Mercury for manual payouts, vendor invoicing, and general payments.
- Support financial operations for the payments platform product by partnering with the technical team on how payment flows and manual interventions affect the books.
- Partner with the Head of People on commission structures, payout modeling, and compensation benchmarking for the sales team.
- Bring exposure to fundraising and mergers and acquisitions dynamics in a startup environment.
- Identify and mitigate financial risk.
About the company
Passes is a creator monetization platform that helps professional creators scale content and own direct relationships with their audiences. It offers a suite of revenue and engagement tools—including memberships, paid DMs, 1:1 calls, livestreams, group chats, merch and digital sales, and content scheduling—to enable creators to earn a larger share of their earnings (marketed as up to 90%). The platform supports various verticals such as sports, music, fitness, and finance, and is based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 2022 to serve creators by combining subscription and transactional revenue tools for the modern creator economy.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$65M
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Founded
2022
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- April 2026 rebrand sharpened Passes as a creator accelerator, not a paywall app.
- Passes expanded to 25,000 square feet in Los Angeles, signaling hiring and growth.
- Passes acquired Fanhouse in 2023 and keeps landing sports partnerships for distribution.
What critics are saying
- Alice Rosenblum's February 2025 CSAM suit survived dismissal in February 2026.
- Fanfix alleges Passes poached creators using stolen documents; litigation remains ongoing.
- Any discovery showing minors or unsafe content could destroy creator, brand, and investor trust.
What makes Passes unique
- Passes charges 10% and pays creators instantly, undercutting OnlyFans economics.
- Passes combines subscriptions, paid DMs, livestreams, 1:1 calls, merch, and analytics.
- Passes won Texas, Michigan NIL deals, reaching athletes and mainstream creators.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Professional Development Budget
- Flexible Work Hours
- Company Equity