--- title: 'Controller at Coco' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/controller-coco-los-angeles-d30jshfmnjpf' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-11' --- # Controller at Coco - **Company:** Coco - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA - **Compensation:** $180k–$250k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-04-03 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cocodelivery/69137d52-94f8-4bb6-a3e3-3991194e4db1/application **Skills:** General Ledger, Cost Accounting, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Budgeting, Tax Compliance, Financial Reporting, GAAP, Microsoft Office Suite, GSuite, Netsuite, Internal Controls > The Controller oversees high-level accounting, managerial accounting, and financial activities for a fast-growing robotics company. Reporting to the CFO, this role manages payroll, tax compliance, financial reporting, and internal controls while supervising accounting staff. ## Job description Job Title: Controller Location: Venice, CA Coco is a fast-growing robotics company transforming last-mile delivery. The Controller will handle high-level accounting, managerial accounting, and oversee the financial activities of the company. As head of the accounting department, the controller will manage and supervise all aspects of accounting from payroll to tax compliance. This role will report to the Chief Financial Officer and will assist with the development of internal control policies, procedures, and financial planning as needed. This role is on-site in our Venice office. Responsibilities: - Manage all aspects of accounting to include billing, financial statements, general ledger, cost accounting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, tax compliance, inventory accounting, cost accounting, revenue recognition, and various special analyses - Maintain documented system of accounting policies and operations - Oversee payments of all accounts; ensuring all accounts are paid on time - Process accounts and collecting payments - Oversee all payments made for debts, bank loans, and other large quantities of money - Prepare and organize financial statements for record and review - Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports - Advise on financial analyses and decision-making regarding capital investments, pricing, contract negotiations, significant costs, benchmarks, and other matters with management and chief financial officer - Define, benchmark and implement operational best practices - Complying with all local, state, and federal laws regarding finances, tax filings, and reporting - Ensuring company complies with all additional legal and regulatory requirements - Manage, guide and train if necessary all accounting staff across all entities - Additional controller duties as needed Experience: - Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration with an emphasis in Accounting, or a related field - At least 5 years of relevant experience in industry - Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license strongly preferred - Previous experience as a controller / assistant controller - Excellent computer skills; including GSuite and Microsoft Office Suite - Proficiency with accounting software (preferably Netsuite) and experience with a software system implementation - Exceptional knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, cost accounting and cost control principles, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) - Advanced knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting best practices, laws, standards, and state and national regulations - Analytical ability to develop and implement improvements or recommendations - Able to work well with senior executives and team, as well as mentor/lead more junior team members - Excellent written and verbal communication skills ## About Coco ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Coco operates the world’s largest fleet of human-piloted, remotely operated sidewalk robots to provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable last-mile delivery services for merchants. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B) - **Headquarters**: Santa Monica, California, United States - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Zach Rash (CEO) and Brad Squicciarini (CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Autonomous last-mile delivery, urban logistics, robotics - **Target customers**: B2B – restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, and pharmacies; also serves consumers as end recipients. - **Mission or purpose statement**: To create a more sustainable, reliable, and affordable last-mile logistics solution in cities around the world. They believe the future of delivery is autonomous and radically better. ## Products & Services - **Coco Delivery Platform**: A fleet of purpose-built, remotely piloted sidewalk robots that handle hyperlocal, on-demand deliveries (food, groceries, convenience, pharmacy) within a short radius (typically under 2 miles). The robots are zero-emission and are teleoperated by human pilots for safety and reliability, with autonomy features being layered in over time. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: **$121.5M in total funding** (across 5 rounds), with a **Series B round of $80M** led by SNR.vc and Sam Altman (June 2025). Estimated **annual revenue of $8.9M**. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sam Altman (lead investor in Series A and B), SNR.vc (lead Series B), and a total of over 25 investors across all rounds. Merchant partners include over 3,000 businesses. - **Growth Signals**: - 89 employees as of mid-2026 (+23.7% year-over-year growth). - Completed over **500,000 successful deliveries** and traveled over **1 million miles**. - Produced over **1,000 robots**. - Operates in 17 countries (including the U.S., Finland, Colombia, Canada, and Mexico) with major U.S. hubs in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, New York, Austin, and Houston. - Active job postings increased 26.7% year-over-year (19 open positions). ## Competitive Advantages - **Scale & Proven Track Record**: Claims the world's largest operational fleet of urban sidewalk delivery robots, with a high volume of real-world deliveries. - **Teleoperation Model**: Uses human pilots to remotely control robots, allowing for immediate, safe deployment in complex urban environments without needing full Level-5 autonomy. This is a pragmatic moat against pure-play autonomous companies that are still in R&D. - **Hyperlocal Focus**: Optimized for the "last mile" (under 2 miles), which represents a massive daily volume of deliveries in dense cities. - **Strong Investor Backing**: Backed by high-profile investors like Sam Altman, providing both capital and strategic credibility. ## Strategic Focus - **Geographic Expansion**: Expanding into new major U.S. cities (e.g., New Jersey) and international markets. - **Autonomy Development**: While currently teleoperated, the company is actively investing in autonomy and robotics engineering to reduce human oversight over time. - **Scaling the Fleet & Merchant Base**: Focused on increasing robot production and onboarding more merchant partners to drive delivery volume. - **Product & Platform Improvement**: Building out backend infrastructure, product strategy, and customer experience to support rapid growth. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Mission**: A mission-driven company focused on solving a tangible, massive problem (urban logistics) with a clear positive environmental impact (zero-emission delivery). - **Work Environment**: Hybrid workspace (combination of remote and on-site work) with a new headquarters in Venice Beach, CA. Offices in Santa Monica (HQ), Austin, Culver City, Houston, New York, Miami, and Chicago. - **Engineering Culture**: Strong technical stack (Python, TypeScript, C++, ROS, Node.js, Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB). The engineering team is led by a VP with 20+ years of experience (ex-Amazon Lab126) and a CTO who built the first robots from scratch at UCLA. - **Growth & Opportunity**: High-growth startup (23.7% YoY headcount growth) with significant career advancement potential. Open roles include Staff Software Engineer, Operations Supervisor, Robot Delivery Technician, and Controller. - **Employee Sentiment**: Rated 3.7/5.0 on LinkedIn (39 reviews), with positive marks for work-life balance (3.7), compensation (3.6), and culture (3.7). ## Sources 1. [cocodelivery.com](https://www.cocodelivery.com/) 2. [cocodelivery.com/about](https://www.cocodelivery.com/about) 3. [linkedin.com/company/cocodelivery](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cocodelivery) 4. 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