Controller
BetterLesson
Accounting & Finance
USD 130k-170k / year + Equity
Posted on Sep 9, 2025
The Controller will own and enhance the company’s core accounting processes while supporting broader finance operations. This role is ideal for an experienced accounting professional who is ready to take on a blend of hands-on accounting work, operational oversight, and process improvement. The Controller will lead month-end close activities in collaboration with external accounting partners, ensure accurate financial reporting in compliance with GAAP, document and improve internal controls, oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, and support compliance filings. In addition, they will eventually work closely with the SVP of Finance to support budgeting, forecasting, and system optimization.
The Controller will serve as a steward of disciplined, investor-ready financial operations. Financial sustainability and clarity are a critical part of advancing our company’s mission to strengthen public education and improve outcomes for all students.
The Controller will serve as a steward of disciplined, investor-ready financial operations. Financial sustainability and clarity are a critical part of advancing our company’s mission to strengthen public education and improve outcomes for all students.
- Department
- Finance
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Remote
- Workplace type
- Fully remote
Here are some things you can expect to accomplish in this role:
Accounting
- Managing general ledger, revenue recognition, order-to-cash, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and month-end close in partnership with key vendors (e.g., Alpine, Graphite).
- Ensuring compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and company policies.
- Managing annual audit, tax filings, and banking relationships.
Financial Reporting
- Deliver accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and support investor reporting with precise and reliable financial data.
- Manage cash and revenue forecasting processes, including regular reporting to the Executive Leadership Team.
Finance Operations & Systems
- Maintain and administer finance systems (e.g., NetSuite, Airbase), ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Salesforce administrator, business intelligence team) to streamline workflows and expand access to timely, actionable financial data.
Budgeting & Compliance
- Partner with Executive Leadership Team to define and track annual budgets.
- Monitoring compliance with state and federal regulations, including business registrations and reporting.
- Ensure proper documentation for all financial processes and compliance requirements.
- Define and enforce internal financial controls.
About You:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA strongly preferred)
- Strong understanding of GAAP, internal controls, and financial reporting
- Proficiency with accounting/ERP systems (NetSuite preferred) and advanced Excel/Google Sheet skills
- Mission orientation and interest in supporting K–12 education systems
- Experience managing vendors or cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- 7 or more years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
- 2 or more years of experience managing teams comprised of employees, vendors, or both
- Experience with revenue recognition for services and multi-element arrangements (ASC 606)
- Demonstrated ability to build scalable systems and processes that satisfy both operational needs and investor expectations
- Exposure to tech-enabled services businesses
- Experience in a middle-market, private equity-backed, or growth-oriented company
We Can Offer You:
- The opportunity to work with an awesome team to solve important problems.
- A competitive salary.
- Health and other employee benefits.
- Equity in the business you are helping to build.
- A flexible schedule and vacation policy.
- The opportunity to spend every day working to improve outcomes for teachers and students.
The base salary range for this role is $130,000-$170,000/year. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on relevant education, training, experience, and job-related skills of the applicant, and equity with other team members.
About BetterLesson
BetterLesson empowers K-12 teachers to build a modern classroom: learner-centered, culturally responsive, and personalized to meet the needs of all students. Instead of the conventional one-size-fits-all professional development approach, BetterLesson supports educators with differentiated support across the school year -- using a mix of self-directed online courses, remote 1:1 coaching, non-evaluative learning walks, and collaborative in-person and virtual workshops centered around targeted outcomes. All of our learning experiences are powered by the BetterLesson Lab, giving participants a centralized hub to measure outcomes of their learning and district leaders a complete picture of the impact of their professional learning program. We match each educator with a world-class coach and then leverage our technology to suggest research-backed teaching strategies aligned to their area of focus, measure impact on student learning, and improve teaching practice continuously through rapid iteration. This process leads to off-the-charts teacher love (our data shows teachers love BetterLesson more than Apple users love their iPhones), high administrator engagement, and, most importantly, dramatic teacher and student growth.
BetterLesson has raised over $30M of venture capital and grant funding, serves over 400 school districts, sees 850K+ monthly active users accessing our online lessons and strategies, and is expanding quickly.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. We welcome and encourage people who are expecting and/or parents-to-be to apply to this or any other role at BL.
BetterLesson has raised over $30M of venture capital and grant funding, serves over 400 school districts, sees 850K+ monthly active users accessing our online lessons and strategies, and is expanding quickly.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. We welcome and encourage people who are expecting and/or parents-to-be to apply to this or any other role at BL.
Our Hiring Process
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Review
Stage 3:
Phone Screen
Stage 4:
Hiring Manager Interview
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