Controller

The posting, as Basis AI wrote it

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ABOUT BASIS

Basis builds real agents that do real work in the real economy. Our agents operate for hours at a time, performing end-to-end work for some of the largest accounting firms in the world.

We recently raised $100M at >$1B valuation and are racing to deploy the most advanced applied ML at production scale.

Our investors include: Khosla Ventures (Keith Rabois & Vinod Khosla), Accel (Miles Clements), Google Ventures, Nat Friedman & Daniel Gross, Adam D'Angelo, Jeff Dean, Jack Altman, Noam Brown, Kyle Vogt, Amjad Masad, Clem Delangue and many other operators/technical leaders.

"Basis is on the frontier of building production-grade, long-horizon agents. They've pushed the limits of what we thought our models could do on real-world, economically valuable, complex accounting tasks. They've been a great collaborator in helping us shape what the future of agents looks like." — Prashant Mital, Applied AI Lead, OpenAI

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Basis is looking for a Controller to build the financial systems and operating foundation for our next stage of growth. You’ll own the integrity of our accounting and help us develop a clear, timely understanding of how the company earns and spends money. This role reports to the Head of Finance.

What makes this role unique is that you’ll be the Controller at a company working to automate accounting itself. Basis’s own finance function should be a proving ground for the future we’re building: a place where we apply AI to real accounting work, learn where it creates leverage, and set a high bar for speed, accuracy, control, and judgment.

You’ll bring an AI-forward mindset to how the function operates. That means redesigning workflows—not simply layering tools onto old processes—across the close, reconciliations, spend monitoring, reporting, and other core work. You’ll determine where AI can own work, where human review matters, and how the systems remain explainable and auditable as they scale.

You’ll be a steward of that operating model. You’ll work closely with Product and Engineering, bringing a practitioner’s perspective to the same problems our customers are trying to solve and turning what we learn internally into better systems, sharper product insight, and a credible example of what an AI-native accounting function can look like.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who combines technical accounting depth with systems thinking, curiosity, and strong business judgment. You should enjoy getting into the details while also helping define how a modern finance function operates at an AI company.

📍 Location: NYC, Flatiron office. In-person team, five days a week.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• 6-12 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including meaningful ownership of accounting operations at a high-growth company.
• Strong tec

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Basis can clearly understand spend by vendor, team, category, product, customer, and underlying cost driver where relevant.

• Thoughtful Cost Controls: Purchasing and commitments have clear ownership, approval paths, and guardrails that manage risk without creating unnecessary friction.
• Revenue Integrity: Commercial agreements flow cleanly into billing, collections, revenue recognition, and reporting.
• Systems That Compound: Accounting workflows, integrations, controls, and data improve with scale instead of becoming increasingly manual or fragile.
• Audit and Compliance Readiness: Financial records, policies, supporting documentation, tax matters, and controls remain organized and ready for external scrutiny.

BENEFITS AT BASIS

We offer a competitive and thoughtful benefits package designed to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being:

• Health & Wellness: Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage; Life Insurance; and 6 coaching & 6 therapy sessions through Spring Health.
• Basis will cover 100% of your Wellhub Gold https://wellhub.com/en-us/employees/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwy5rUBhB5EiwAIoAtCixehqvud1v9ahoeOFqYnuIiBWAVW73IQK_ysAVP8wl75ukUUW-myBoCDlcQAvD_BwE&utm_campaign=us_b2c_google-search-brand-plans-pricing-wellhub__el_con_ongoing_all_signup_0425&utm_content=181565584554&utm_id=22473088932&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_term=wellhub+gold+plan_801285082537 membership.
• Wellhub gives you access to gyms like Lifetime, SoulCycle, NYSC and so many more - as well as access to wellness apps like Strava & Headspace!
• Time off: Unlimited PTO + 12 paid company holidays.
• In-Office Perks: Daily meal stipends, a fully stocked kitchen, and $300 toward your custom desk setup.
• Financial Benefits: Pre-tax commuter benefits and 401(k) retirement plan
• Team Culture: Monthly office activities and frequent optional team happy hours.
• Parental Support: Access to Carrot Fertility and paid parental leave.