MinIO is the data and memory foundation for enterprise AI. Built for the speed, scale, and economics that AI and analytics demand, AIStor and MemKV unify every layer of the data stack, from agentic and inference context memory to tables and objects across core, edge, and cloud. Trusted by 77% of the Fortune 100, MinIO is redefining how AI factories, intelligent applications, and autonomous agents secure, persist, and unlock the full value of their data.
We are seeking a strategic, hands-on Controller who thrives in high-growth environments and can provide thought leadership and executional rigor to our accounting function as we scale, balancing complexity and transformation. The ideal candidate is a proactive, detail-oriented accounting expert with SaaS experience and a track record of scaling processes, policies, and systems for high-growth organizations preparing for public-company discipline.
What You Will Do
- Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
- Partner closely with existing team members to ensure accuracy and alignment of all accounting activities.
- Maintain and enhance accounting policies, internal controls, and operational workflows.
- Prepare and review financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.
- Work closely with FP&A to align accounting outputs with operational forecasting needs.
- Coordinate with external auditors on the audit process.
- Oversee corporate tax compliance in partnership with external tax advisors.
- Provide expertise in complex accounting areas such as revenue recognition, equity accounting, leases, capitalized software, and contract considerations.
- Adopt and implement new accounting standards when required.
- Ensure policies and reporting structures align with potential IPO readiness requirements.
- Build scalable processes, documentation, and systems to support rapid growth.
- Help prepare the company for future IPO-level requirements, including SOX readiness and enhanced reporting.
- Lead or support system enhancements (ERP, billing, payroll, revenue automation) that improve accuracy and efficiency.
- Work closely with Sales, Customer Success, HR, Operations, and other teams to ensure proper accounting treatment across the business.
- Provide guidance and insights to leadership to support strategic decisions.
- Foster strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrate leadership traits—such as ownership, accountability, communication, and strategic thinking—to be considered for future team management as the accounting function grows.
- Mentor or guide peers informally, helping improve overall team performance regardless of direct managerial authority.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 8–12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting experience, and significant work in SaaS or technology companies.
- Experience supporting high-growth SaaS environments.
- Deep knowledge of US GAAP and experience applying complex accounting standards.
- Ability to operate with a high degree of ownership as an individual contributor.
- Demonstrated leadership potential.
- Exceptional accuracy, organization, and ability to manage competing priorities.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively.
- Experience supporting IPO readiness or public-company reporting.
- Experience leading an accounting team at a high growth company.
- Accounting system implementation, integration, and migration experience such as ERP/GL (Sage Intacct, NetSuite, etc.), T&E and P2P systems (Ramp, Navan, etc.), billing systems, collection systems (Stripe, etc.) and/or tax engines (Avalera, Vertex, etc.).
- Active CPA license in good standing.
- 5+ years of Big 4 public accounting experience.
What We Offer
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- 401K with 3% Contribution
- Pre-IPO Stock Options
- At least 12 Public Holidays
- Flexible Time Off
MinIO is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 8-12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting experience.
- Significant work in SaaS or technology companies and supporting high-growth SaaS environments.
- Deep knowledge of US GAAP and experience applying complex accounting standards (revenue recognition, leases, equity, capitalized software).
- Experience executing monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and preparing/reviewing financial statements.
- Ability to coordinate with external auditors and oversee corporate tax compliance with external advisors.
- Demonstrated ability to operate with high ownership as an individual contributor and manage competing priorities with exceptional accuracy and organization.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively.
- Demonstrated leadership potential and capability to mentor or guide peers.
- Experience in technical accounting and implementing new accounting standards; IPO readiness and SOX familiarity.
- Experience leading an accounting team at a high-growth company.
- Accounting system implementation, integration, and migration experience (ERP/GL, billing, payroll, revenue automation, T&E, P2P, collection systems, tax engines).
- Active CPA license in good standing.
- 5+ years of Big 4 public accounting experience.
What We Do
MinIO has pioneered the creation of high-performance, kubernetes-native object storage. Their open source, software-defined, Amazon S3 compatible object storage system is optimized for the private cloud. It is the world's fastest growing object storage company, with more than 415M Docker pulls and more than 24K GitHub Stars. Enterprises use MinIO to deliver against ML/AI, analytics, application, backup and archival workloads - all from a single platform. The world's fastest object storage server, MinIO offers READ/WRITE speeds of 183 GB/s and 171 GB/s on standard hardware. In addition, MinIO was built from scratch in the last four years and is native to the technologies and architectures that define the cloud. These include containerization, orchestration with Kubernetes, microservices and multi-tenancy. MinIO offers a host of enterprise features including inline erasure coding, bit-rot detection, state-of-the-art encryption, active-active replication, object locking, lifecycle management and identity + access management. Commercial licenses and support are available through the MinIO Subscription Network. The Subscription Network is designed to optimize deployments of MinIO and reduce the risk associated with data loss and data breach while providing 24/7/365 direct-to-engineering support.
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