Controller (Remote)

Controller Location: Remote (US) Reports to: Chief Financial Officer About ZestyAI ZestyAI is the leading property and climate risk analytics platform for the P&C insurance industry. Our AI-powered models provide property-level insights into the risks that drive the majority of losses, including wildfire, hail, and water damage. Using proprietary data from aerial imagery, property characteristics, permits, and environmental signals, we help insurers price accurately, underwrite smarter, and reduce losses – creating a stronger and more resilient insurance market. As climate events grow more frequent and reputed company, legacy models can no longer reputed company pace. ZestyAI replaces outdated assumptions with dynamic, property-specific intelligence. Our next reputed company of innovation leverages agentic and generative AI to accelerate decision-making across the insurance value chain. The Opportunity We are hiring a Controller to build and reputed company a modern, automation-first accounting function at a rapidly growing AI company. This is a rare opportunity to design the financial control environment of an AI-native platform company from the ground up. We are intentionally building a flat, highly capable finance team where senior leaders operate as high-impact individual contributors and reputed company automation, outsourced partners, and AI agents to maximize efficiency. You will work directly with the CFO to:

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• Build a finance function that scales to $100M+ without unnecessary headcount

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• Maintain reconciliations, schedules, and documentation at audit-ready standards

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Controls, Risk & Audit

• Design and implement scalable internal controls
• Prepare the company for financial audits and future diligence
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure control maturity aligns with growth
• Build documentation and workflows that support compliance and enterprise customer requirements

Automation & AI-Driven Finance

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• Identify and implement AI agents or workflows to assist with:
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• Manage outsourced bookkeeping, tax, payroll, and other accounting support
• Establish clear service standards and quality expectations
• Ensure outsourced workflows integrate seamlessly with internal systems

Cash & Financial Discipline

• reputed company AP/AR workflows and improve billing and collections rigor
• Strengthen working capital management
• Support cash forecasting accuracy through clean accounting data

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• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience
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• Familiarity with enterprise sales commission plans
• Proven experience operating in a lean or growth-stage environment
• Experience managing audits and building documentation discipline
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes and implement systems

Bonus Points For

• Experience in Insurtech, fintech, data platforms, or AI-driven companies
• ERP implementation experience
• Hands-on experimentation with AI tools in accounting workflows
• Clear examples of automation initiatives you have personally driven

Who You Are

• Curious and self-directed
• Comfortable building in ambiguity
• Energized by improving systems rather than maintaining legacy processes
• Highly accountable and detail-oriented
• Excited by AI’s role in reshaping finance operations
• Motivated by impact and ownership, not title hierarchy

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• Join a recognized AI and Insurtech leader reshaping risk analytics
• Work directly with executive leadership in a high-impact role
• Build a modern accounting function designed for scale
• Operate in a flat team with significant ownership
• Be at the forefront of AI adoption in finance operations

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