Controller

About Fay:
Fay is empowering dietitians to establish, start and run their own private practices, transforming how people approach their health and well-being. As a three-sided marketplace, we empower providers, augment insurance payors, and serve patients. Since our launch, we've enabled thousands of dietitians across the country and tens of thousands for patients. We’ve raised $25m from firms such as Forerunner Ventures and General Catalyst.

What You’ll Be Doing:

We’re seeking a Controller who shares our passion for advancing the future of nutrition and supporting dietitians in building successful businesses. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you’ll be a key partner in strategic financial decisions and play a critical role in building our accounting function and team as the first accounting hire.

In this role, you’ll:

• Build Out Our Accounting Function: Partner with the Head of Finance to build the function from the ground up, identifying and prioritizing areas of highest risk. This is an opportunity to maximize impact early on.
• Establish Financial Controls: Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines, ensuring compliance with government requirements.
• Manage Financial Operations:
  • Compensation: Payroll, commissions and bonuses
  • Accounts Payable: Credit card reconciliation, vendor/contractor payments and negotiations, employee spend/reimbursement
  • Accounts Receivable: Customer and insurance receivables, working capital line of credit
  • Other Financial Cadences: Cash forecasting, taxes, 409a valuation, equity issuances
• Own Financial Reporting: Establish financial and operational benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Financial Audits: Lead Fay through financial audits as the company scales.

This role is based in San Francisco or New York.

You’ll Be a Good Fit If:

• Professional Experience: 6+ years of accounting experience at a top-tier accounting firm and/or fast-growing startups.
• Technical Skills: Highly analytical and quantitative, with exceptional technical accounting knowledge. CPA preferred.
• Audit Experience: Played a lead role in an audit on either the firm side or industry side.
• Systems Experience: Experience with NetSuite and/or Sage Intacct implementation. Experience with Rippling preferred.
• High Initiative: You possess a low-ego, high-grit attitude and thrive in tackling complex challenges, supporting team members and driving results in a fast-paced environment
• Adaptability: You bring structure to dynamic environments with shifting priorities, fostering growth and organization within the team. 

Benefits:

• Impactful Work: Drive meaningful change within the nutrition and healthcare landscape from day one.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy competitive health insurance plans, including dental and vision coverage.
• Competitive Compensation: We offer salaries competitive with market rate
• Ownership and Leadership: Take ownership of your work, mentorship opportunities, and the chance to shape the future of a rapidly scaling startup.

See our careers page here to learn more about working on our team