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title: 'Corporate Controller at WorkWhile'
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# Corporate Controller at WorkWhile

- **Company:** WorkWhile
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/workwhilejobs/fd0ef99b-3310-4cce-8943-9409f6feae3f

## Job description

## About WorkWhile

WorkWhile is on a mission to help workers earn a better living and live better lives. More than 80 million Americans work hourly jobs - often with unpredictable schedules, near-minimum wages, and few benefits - leading to real financial instability. We're fixing that by matching enterprise customers across logistics, food production, retail, hospitality, events, and managed services with a quality hourly workforce, while giving workers stable income and unmatched benefits like next-day pay, free telehealth, and financial services. WorkWhile is evolving from a high-growth temporary labor marketplace into a comprehensive workforce platform for enterprises with fintech offerings workers. The result is a multi-business-model company with a genuinely complex, interesting financial landscape. Backed by Khosla Ventures and recognized by the Inc. 5000 for 10x growth, WorkWhile is reshaping the future of work.

The Opportunity This is not a "maintain the books" Controller role. This is a build-it role. As Corporate Controller, you'll serve as the CFO's right hand in architecting a world-class accounting function from the ground up - one capable of supporting high-volume transaction processing, multi-stream revenue recognition (Marketplace + SaaS + Fintech), and banking-level treasury operations. You'll lead an ERP migration, deploy AI-driven automation, and own the technical accounting for business models that most Controllers never get to work across simultaneously. If you're a technically deep CPA who wants to do more than close the books - someone who wants to shape financial infrastructure at a venture-backed, mission-driven company - this role is built for you.

## What You'll Own

1. Core Accounting Operations

- Full-cycle accounting ownership: General Ledger (GL), Payroll, Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Record-to-Report (R2R)
- Data integrity: Partner with Data Science to ensure financial data in the ERP (NetSuite/Intacct) aligns precisely with operational data sources (BigQuery, Metabase)
- High-volume payroll: Manage complex weekly and daily payroll runs for a nationally dispersed workforce, with distinct treatment for W2 employees (taxes, benefits, withholdings) and 1099 independent contractors
- Month-end & year-end close: Own the close calendar, drive down close cycle times, and ensure a clean, audit-ready general ledger at all times

1. Technical Accounting & Compliance

- Revenue Recognition (ASC 606): Author technical accounting memos and policy for multiple evolving revenue streams - including "Principal vs. Agent" gross-to-net calculations for marketplace revenue and subscription revenue recognition for the Newday SaaS product
- Fintech & Treasury Accounting: Build accounting workflows for WorkWhile Wallet and W2 Early Pay - including daily liquidity management for payroll funding, high-volume card transaction reconciliation (Marqeta, Stripe), and accounting for potential credit losses on worker advances
- Equity & Stock-Based Compensation: Manage equity plan administration and ASC 718 accounting
- Multi-jurisdiction Tax Compliance: Oversee federal, state, and local tax filings; manage payroll tax nexus across all states where W2 workers operate; address sales tax implications for SaaS products

1. Audit & External Reporting

- Audit leadership: Own the external audit relationship end-to-end - drive the first company financial audit, prepare PBC schedules, manage fieldwork, and deliver audited financial statements on time
- Investor & lender reporting: Prepare accurate, well-documented financials for board reporting, debt covenant compliance, and future fundraising due diligence

1. Systems, Automation & Team Leadership

- ERP migration: Lead the evaluation and implementation of a scalable ERP upgrade, including integration with billing, payroll, and payments systems
- AI & automation: Proactively identify and deploy AI agents for reconciliation, invoice processing, and anomaly detection - reducing manual workload and improving accuracy
- Collections & DSO optimization: Strengthen billing and collections processes, managing invoicing nuances across Enterprise and SMB client segments
- Team development: Manage and mentor the internal accounting team and oversee the offshore BPO team, ensuring seamless collaboration across time zones

## What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

- Active CPA license - non-negotiable
- Big 4 accounting firm experience: Minimum 4-6 years in audit at a Big 4 firm (Deloitte, PwC, EY, or KPMG), serving public company or high-growth technology clients
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3 years as a Controller or Assistant Controller at a venture-backed technology company
- Deep technical accounting expertise in ASC 606 revenue recognition, including multi-element arrangements and gross vs. net revenue treatment
- Proven track record of ERP implementation - specifically migrating from QuickBooks to NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or equivalent
- Experience managing multi-state payroll tax compliance and nexus analysis for a company with a distributed workforcePreferred / Bonus Qualifications

## Preferred / Bonus Qualifications

- Industry experience in Marketplace, Fintech (lending, ledgering, prepaid cards), or SaaS business models
- Hands-on experience with Stripe, Marqeta, or similar payment processors from an accounting and reconciliation standpoint
- Experience managing hybrid onshore/offshore accounting teams or BPO relationships
- Exposure to SQL, BigQuery, or BI tools (Looker, Metabase) for financial data analysis

You'll Thrive Here If You:

- Are the kind of person who investigates a variance until it's fully explained - not just deemed immaterial
- Can translate complex accounting positions (like Gross vs. Net revenue) clearly for non-finance stakeholders, investors, and lenders
- Are energized by ambiguity and want to build, not just maintain
- Have a strong bias for action and take pride in operational excellence

## Compensation & Benefits

- Competitive base salary + equity in a high-growth, venture-backed company
- Hybrid work culture with office in SF
- In-person company off-sites
- Medical, dental & vision coverage
- Unlimited PTO
- 401(k)
- WFH stipend to support your home office setup

WorkWhile has a diverse, mission-driven, and supportive culture—we look for people who want to take ownership, are energized by ambiguity, and strive to make a lasting impact. If this resonates with you, we’d love to chat!

## About WorkWhile

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: WorkWhile is an AI-powered flexible labor marketplace that connects businesses with reliable, on-demand hourly workers while providing workers with flexibility, fast pay, and benefits.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, $23M raised in July 2025 led by Rethink Impact)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Jarah Euston (Co-Founder, President & COO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Hourly labor marketplace / contingent staffing technology
- **Target customers**: B2B; serves businesses in warehousing & logistics, manufacturing & production, hospitality & events, facilities & food services, and retail & merchandising; also serves workers (B2C) seeking flexible hourly shifts.
- **Mission or purpose**: “We are on a mission to help workers earn a better living and live better lives” – building a labor market where workers thrive and businesses succeed together.

## Products & Services
- **WorkWhile Platform (AI-Powered Marketplace)**: A full-stack, machine-learning-driven platform that matches workers to shifts based on skills, schedule, and location. Features real-time scheduling, behavioral analysis, feedback loops, and predictive AI to improve reliability and reduce churn. Available as a mobile app for workers (shift browsing, clock-in, earnings management) and a dashboard for businesses (scalable staffing, simple pricing, no upfront costs).
- **WorkWhile Visa® Prepaid Card**: Next-day pay option for workers.
- **Virtual Healthcare Services (Curai Health partnership)**: Free telehealth services for workers in all 50 states (announced 2025).
- **Newday (Self-Service Workforce Management Tool)**: Launched to empower companies to manage their own workforce in real time.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $3.0M (LinkedIn estimate); Total Funding of $39.5M across four rounds (Seed, Grant, Series A, Series B).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Khosla Ventures (lead investor in Seed), Reach Capital (lead investor in Series A), Rethink Impact (lead investor in Series B), F7 Ventures; recognized as a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer.
- **Growth Signals**: +57.7% headcount growth YoY (112 employees as of 2026); presence in the United States, Canada, and India; recent Series B ($23M) closed July 2025; appointed AI and infrastructure leader James Everingham to the Board of Directors.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Worker-First Approach**: Offers perks typically absent in hourly work (next-day pay, virtual healthcare, bonuses) to improve retention and reliability.
- **AI-Powered Matching & Predictive Analytics**: Uses machine learning to identify the most reliable workers, reducing churn and absenteeism for businesses.
- **Full-Stack Solution**: Covers screening, background checks, certifications (e.g., forklift), scheduling, payments, and workforce management in a single platform.
- **Scalable Flexibility**: Supports on-demand shifts, long-term assignments, and temp-to-hire without long-term contracts or hidden fees.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding AI Capabilities**: Deploying predictive AI to enhance worker financial planning and reliability (e.g., Wage-to-Wallet Index).
- **Scaling Across Industries**: Broadening into new verticals (manufacturing, hospitality, retail) beyond initial warehousing and logistics focus.
- **Self-Service Tools**: Growing the Newday platform to give businesses more control over their own workforce.
- **Worker Well-Being**: Continuously adding benefits like virtual healthcare and fast pay to differentiate in a competitive labor market.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-Flexible Team**: The company describes itself as “remote-flexible” – most roles can be done from anywhere, with a strong emphasis on autonomy and trust.
- **Comprehensive Benefits**: Full health coverage (100% of employee health, vision, dental premiums; generous family coverage), unlimited time off, WFH expense allowance, referral bonuses.
- **Culture & Values**: Mission-driven with a “worker-first” ethos. Values include respect, operating with urgency and care, embracing adventure, being an owner (founder’s mindset), and setting audacious goals.
- **Growth Environment**: High headcount growth (+57.7% YoY) signals a scaling organization; team members from companies like Instawork, Wonolo, Lyft, Meta, and Grubhub indicate a strong talent pool.
- **Impact**: Opportunity to directly reshape the $1+ trillion contingent labor market for 83 million hourly workers in the U.S.

## Sources
1. [workwhile.ai/about-us](https://www.workwhile.ai/about-us)
2. [workwhile.ai/teams](https://www.workwhile.ai/teams)
3. [workwhile.ai](https://www.workwhile.ai/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/workwhilejobs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/workwhilejobs)

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