Global Controller

Bedrock Robotics
San Francisco, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior finance professionals with public accounting experience who can build scalable financial systems in high-growth tech environments.

Best fit for

  • Big 4 alumni ready to transition into a high-growth tech company's financial leadership.
    — “Public accounting background (Big 4 strongly preferred)”
  • Controllers who have scaled financial operations in Series B-D stage companies.
    — “Leadership in a high-growth company, ideally Series B-D stage”
  • CPA-certified professionals with deep expertise in product-linked revenue accounting.
    — “Strong familiarity with product-linked revenue (interchange, lending, deposits, fees)”

Things to consider

  • Requires 15+ years of accounting/finance experience, including public accounting.
    — “+15 years of accounting/finance experience”
  • Must be comfortable with fintech-specific accounting treatments and regulations.
    — “Stay current on evolving fintech regulation and accounting treatments”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with ERP, BI, and P2P systems in your resume.
    — “Systems-oriented: experience with ERP, Business Intelligence (BI), Procure to Pay (P2P)”
  • Demonstrate cross-functional collaboration with engineering teams in past roles.
    — “Partner with Product and Engineering to automate financial workflows”
  • Showcase any robotics or construction industry accounting experience.
    — “Experience in robotics, vehicle, hardware or industrial automation is a plus”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • leading accounting operations and financial infrastructure
  • supporting board and investor reporting
Typical background
15+ years of accounting/finance experience, including public accounting background

Skills & requirements

Required

Accounting OperationsFinancial InfrastructureFinancial ReportingTechnical Accounting MemosCompliance And Audit

Preferred

Public Company Standards

Stack & domain

Accounting OperationsGlRevenue RecognitionAp/arPayrollConsolidationsEquity AccountingAccounting SystemsThird-party IntegrationsFinancial WorkflowsRevenue Data PipelinesLedger MappingReconciliationsProcure To Pay SystemsFinancial ReportingTechnical Accounting MemosEmbedded FinanceMulti-entity StructuresVendor ContractsExternal AuditsTaxLegalComplianceSoxPublic Company StandardsFintech RegulationUs GaapAccounting TeamsProcessesSystemsCross-functional CollaborationInfluence Senior StakeholdersSystems-orientedBiP2pStripeMercuryHands-onStrategicFinancial InfrastructureFinancial OperationsBoard And Investor ReportingGross Margin TrackingCost Structure AnalysisScenario PlanningComplex ArrangementsCPAAccountingFinanceFintechConstructionAutonomy

About the role

Original posting from Bedrock Robotics via Ashby

JOIN THE TEAM BRINGING ADVANCED AUTONOMY TO THE BUILT WORLD

At Bedrock, we’re moving AI out of the lab and into the real world. Our team is composed of industry veterans who helped launch Waymo, scaled Segment to a $3.2B acquisition, and grew Uber Freight to $5B in revenue. Today, we’re deploying autonomous systems on heavy construction machinery across the country, accelerating project schedules of billion-dollar infrastructure projects and improving safety on job sites. Backed by $350M in funding, we’re working quickly to close the gap between America's surging demand for housing, data centers, manufacturing hubs, and the construction industry's growing labor shortage.

This is where algorithms meet steel-toed boots. You’ll collaborate with construction veterans and world-class engineers to solve physical-world problems that simulations can’t touch. If you're ready to apply cutting-edge technology to solve meaningful problems alongside a talented team—we'd love to have you join us.

The Role:

We're growing fast and expanding product and revenue lines. We’re looking for a hands-on

yet strategic Global Controller to lead our accounting function, support financial infrastructure at scale, and serve as a key partner to our Executive Leadership Team as we move toward investor-grade financial operations.

What You'll Do:

Own and Scale Core Accounting

  • Lead all accounting operations: GL, revenue recognition, AP/AR, payroll, consolidations, and equity accounting.
  • Drive timely and accurate monthly closes and prepare internal and external financial statements under US GAAP.
  • Oversee complex fintech accounting streams, including interchange, deposit interest, SaaS fees, and lending.
  • Design and maintain internal controls for external audits and eventual SOX compliance.

Build Scalable Infrastructure

  • Own and improve our accounting systems; manage third-party integrations
  • Partner with Product and Engineering to automate financial workflows — including revenue data pipelines, ledger mapping, and reconciliations.
  • Ensure audit-traceable processes for high-volume, tech-driven financial data.
  • Optimize Bedrock’s procure to pay systems; including the implementation of new purchasing software

Finance Business Partnering

  • Work closely with FP&A to align financial reporting with operating metrics and forecasts.
  • Support board and investor reporting — including gross margin tracking, cost structure analysis, and scenario planning.
  • Lead technical accounting memos for complex arrangements, such as embedded finance, multi-entity structures, or vendor contracts.

Compliance and Audit

  • Lead external audits and coordinate with tax, legal, and compliance teams on filings and regulatory requirements.
  • Prepare for future SOX and public company standards (as applicable).
  • Stay current on evolving fintech regulation and accounting treatments (e.g., ASC 606, Fair value etc.).

What You'll Bring:

  • +15 years of accounting/finance experience, including:
  • Public accounting background (Big 4 strongly preferred)
  • Leadership in a high-growth company, ideally Series B-D stage
  • Strong familiarity with product-linked revenue (interchange, lending, deposits, fees)
  • CPA required; deep knowledge of US GAAP
  • Proven success building accounting teams, processes, and systems in a scale-up environment
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence senior stakeholders
  • Systems-oriented: experience with ERP, Business Intelligence (BI), Procure to Pay (P2P), Stripe, Mercury, or similar tools
  • Comfort navigating uncertainty in fast-moving product-led environments
  • Experience in robotics, vehicle, hardware or industrial automation is a plus
  • Experience in accounting within the construction space is also a plus

Our roles are often flexible. If you don't fit all the criteria, or are in another location (especially one where we have an office like SF or NY) please apply anyway! We'd love to consider you.

Source: Bedrock Robotics careers (Ashby)

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