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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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