At PIC we're not just building data centers; we're reimagining how AI infrastructure gets developed, financed, and scaled by combining hyperscale-grade facilities with direct access to energy, land, and fiber at a scope that simply doesn't exist anywhere else. Backed by a best-in-class supply chain, world-class partners, and advanced partnerships with major hyperscale customers, PIC is poised to become a multi-billion dollar platform with ambitions to layer cloud, compute, and advanced manufacturing on top of our energy foundation.
If you want to work at the intersection of AI, energy, and infrastructure at a scale that will shape the next decade of compute, join our team.
About the roleThis is a rare opportunity to join an AI Infrastructure company at inception. It’s a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who thrives on building from the ground up. You’ll build PIC’s finance function from first principles, designing the systems, processes, and insights that deliver accuracy, real-time visibility, and scalability as the company grows. You see finance not as a back-office function, but as a strategic enabler of execution and growth.
As the Controller, you will be the accounting leader of the group, and PIC’s first dedicated accounting leader: senior enough to design the function, pragmatic enough to dive into the details while operating with minimal infrastructure, and motivated by creating systems that last. Bonus if you can vibe-code your own solutions: whether that's a Python script to automate a reconciliation, a Zapier workflow to eliminate a manual handoff, or partnering directly with an engineer to build something more robust. We want someone who sees automation as part of the job, not someone else's problem.
Your missionYou will ensure that accounting records and financial information are always accurate, complete, and available. You will set a best-in-class standard from day one and grow your scope as the company expands. You are equally comfortable with the pace and ambiguity of an early stage environment and the rigour and discipline that infrastructure businesses demand.
What you’ll doAccounting & Reporting
Own all aspects of accounting end-to-end across all entities of the group (USGAAP)
Lead the close process in coordination with our accounting partner
Prepare and review consolidated financial statements
Fixed Assets & Capital Projects
Implement best practices across the fixed asset cycle - capitalization, depreciation, disposals etc.
Own project accounting for construction-in-progress
Work with project teams and leadership to ensure information is shared throughout the organization
Procure-to-Pay & Spend Controls
Implement best practices across the Procure-to-Pay cycle (eg. vendor management, PO workflows)
Review and account for complex vendor agreements, including milestone-based arrangements
Partner with the ops and procurement teams to design and enforce spend controls
Audit, Tax & Compliance
Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, coordinating all audit requests and managing the year-end audit process end-to-end
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax obligations
Systems & Process
Expand the NetSuite, or other, roll out to the features and modules needed to support the business
Design and document scalable accounting processes and workflows, with an eye toward the addition of new projects and entities over time
CFO Partnership
Partner with the CFO to provide financial insights that support strategic and operational decision-making
CPA-qualified, with a background in audit that has given you a strong command of USGAAP
Proven track record managing a full monthly close cycle, from journal entries to financial statements
Prior experience in an infrastructure or asset-heavy industry is required - data centers, energy or utilities
Prior experience in public co’s preferred
Familiar with multi-entity group structures and knowledge of intercompany accounting
Advanced working knowledge of NetSuite, or other
You have built a finance platform from scratch in an early-stage environment
You are comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy and navigating ambiguity
You take ownership of your workstreams while genuinely enjoying collaboration with the broader team
You are hardworking, rigorous and deeply intolerant of inaccuracy
A clean, audit-ready close process is in place and running on time every month
The fixed asset register accurately reflects the group's growing asset base, with robust capitalization policies documented and enforced
Vendor payment and PO workflows are operating with strong controls and clear accountability
The first external audit is set to be completed smoothly, with no material findings
You are a trusted financial partner to the CFO and the broader leadership team
Intro call w/Margarida Garcia, Co-founder
Team-fit call w/Molly Anderson, Senior Manager Talent Acquisition & People Ops
Deep-dive interview and case study w/Margarida, Matthieu Bertho, Head of Finance (poolside ai), and Noah Reitz, Finance Director
Final interview w/Eiso Kant, Co-founder
Skills Required
- CPA-qualified with audit background and strong command of US GAAP
- Proven track record managing a full monthly close cycle and preparing consolidated financial statements
- Prior experience in infrastructure or asset-heavy industry (data centers, energy, utilities)
- Familiarity with multi-entity group structures and intercompany accounting
- Advanced working knowledge of NetSuite (or similar ERP)
- Experience implementing fixed asset accounting, capitalization, depreciation, disposals and project accounting for construction-in-progress
- Experience implementing Procure-to-Pay workflows, vendor management, PO controls and accounting for complex vendor agreements
- Experience serving as primary point of contact for external audits and managing year-end audit processes
- Built a finance platform from scratch in an early-stage environment
- Prior experience at a public company
- Ability to script automations (e.g., Python) or build workflows (e.g., Zapier) to automate reconciliations and processes
- Comfort operating with high autonomy, navigating ambiguity, and partnering cross-functionally
What We Do
Poolside Infrastructure Company (PIC) focuses on reimagining how AI infrastructure is developed, financed, and scaled. By combining hyperscale-grade facilities with direct access to energy, land, and fiber, PIC achieves vertical integration and control over power and cost. A primary example is Project Horizon, a 2 GW AI campus in West Texas designed to power the next generation of frontier-scale AI training.









