Controller

• Own the finance and accounting function end-to-end — accounting operations, financial close, reconciliations, reporting, cash management, and internal controls. This includes both oversight and hands-on execution.
• Prepare financial statements and lead audit processes, ensuring accuracy, GAAP compliance, and readiness for external review.
• Supervise accounting personnel and maintain reliable finance processes and records.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, tax coordination, commissions, and management reporting.
• Serve as the administrative liaison with the company's PEO for payroll, benefits, onboarding, offboarding, and routine compliance matters.
• Maintain employee documentation and coordinate approved HR policies and processes.
• Escalate material financial, employee-relations, legal, and compliance matters to the COO.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across stakeholders, founders, and the broader Pine ecosystem.
• Serve as a key leadership team member, providing management with financial and HR-related insights and recommendations.

Required

• 7+ years of experience in accounting, with a strong understanding of financial statement preparation, multi-entity consolidation, and GAAP compliance.
• Proven ability to identify and address data anomalies, ensuring accuracy and consistency in financial reporting.
• Experience leading or supporting financial audits and meeting tax requirements.
• Strong communication skills — able to present complex financial information at varying levels of detail to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A roll-up-your-sleeves mindset — comfortable moving between strategic and tactical, and energized by building in ambiguous environments.

Nice to Have

• Public accounting experience; CPA strongly preferred.
• Experience with HR administrative functions, including PEO relationships and compliance coordination.
• Experience scaling a finance function in a high-growth or PE-backed environment.