Controller

LiveKit is building the infrastructure layer for the voice-driven era of computing. Our platform gives developers everything they need to build, test, deploy, scale, and observe agents in production. Founded in 2021, LiveKit powers voice AI applications for OpenAI, xAI, Salesforce, Coursera, Spotify, and thousands of others, collectively facilitating billions of calls each year.

You'll thrive at LiveKit if you:

• obsessed with making the best product for our customers.

• are known as the go-to person for tackling tough problems

• work hard and can build and ship fast

• focused on polish, detail and quality

• are a fast learner, frequently picking up new tips, tricks, and skills.

The best way to impress us is with thoughtful ways you’d implement LiveKit, and potentially tinkering with it 😊

About This Role:

We’re looking for a hands-on, highly operational Controller to own and scale our accounting function as we move through our next phase of hypergrowth. You will own the accounting function end-to-end: close process, revenue recognition, technical accounting policy, audit and tax management, and financial systems. They build and enforce the GAAP foundation that FP&A sits on top of.

This role is not about maintaining a mature machine — it’s about building one while it’s running. You will be deep in the weeds early on, and over time will build a team and infrastructure that can support us in growth over time.

If you’ve thrived inside a fast-growing startup or scale-up and know how to bring order without slowing momentum, this is a rare chance to have massive impact.

What You’ll Do:

• Monthly and quarterly close (full ownership — journal entries, reconciliations, flux analysis)

• Revenue recognition policy and execution under ASC 606, including consumption/usage contracts, minimum commits, credit structures, and bundled offerings

• Sales tax compliance: nexus study, Anrok/Avalara implementation, historical VDA process, ongoing accruals

• Deferred revenue waterfall and RPO reporting

• Audit relationship and annual audit execution (first audit likely FY2026 or FY2027)

• Tax filings (federal, state income; R&D credit; 1099s) — managing external preparers

• Equity accounting: ASC 718 stock comp expense, 409A coordination, option grant journal entries

• Lease accounting: ASC 842 assessment on cloud infrastructure commitments (AWS/GCP CUDs that may qualify as embedded leases)

• Billing system integrity: NetSuite/QuickBooks↔Metronome/Stripe reconciliation; ensuring recognized revenue ties to invoiced and collected amounts

• Internal controls: designing and documenting controls sufficient for a first audit and eventual SOC 1/SOC 2 readiness

Bonus Points:

• Board and investor reporting (Controller provides the audited/GAAP numbers; (VP of Finance contextualizes)

• Fundraising data room (financial statements, cap table schedules, rev-rec memos, audit workpapers)

• Financial systems roadmap (NetSuite upgrade, billing system consolidation)

• Hiring the next layer of accounting staff (Senior Accountant, likely a 2027 hire)

Who You Are:

• CPA required. This person will own the audit relationship and sign off on technical memos.

• 5–9 years of experience: Big 4 Controller or Senior Manager at a VC-backed SaaS company.

• ASC 606 depth — must have personally built or owned rev-rec policy for a SaaS company with usage-based or consumption revenue. Subscription-only experience is insufficient given our credit/consumption model.

• First audit experience — either taken a company through its first audit or managed the annual audit process at a Series B/C company. Comfortable as the primary counterparty to the auditors, not just a document preparer.

• NetSuite experience — we are on or moving to NetSuite; prior implementation or heavy operating experience required.

• Startup mentality — will be largely solo on the accounting side initially. Must be comfortable building the close process from scratch, writing the accounting policies, and doing the reconciliations themselves before eventually delegating.

Our Commitment to You:

• An opportunity to build something truly impactful to the world

• Contribute to open source alongside world-class engineers

• Competitive salary and equity package

• Health, dental, and vision benefits

• Flexible vacation policy

LiveKit is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact recruiting@livekit.io.