Controller

February 17

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HighNote

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HighNote is a company specializing in marketing, direct mail, and data analytics services. It offers a range of solutions, including print services, signs, and promotional items, to enhance its clients' brand presence. HighNote uses innovative technologies like HyprMail to integrate digital platforms with traditional direct mail campaigns, ensuring more personalized and effective customer engagement. The company is committed to equity and inclusion, being WBENC certified to support women-owned businesses. With a focus on creativity and problem-solving, HighNote partners with clients to deliver success in dynamic environments.

Direct Mail • Interior Graphics • Signage • Data Management • Print

51 - 200 employees

🤝 B2B

📋 Description

• Highnote is seeking a hands-on, detail-oriented Controller to lead and scale our accounting and finance operations. • As Controller, you will be responsible for the critical financial backbone of Highnote—ensuring accurate financial reporting, building scalable accounting processes, and driving operational excellence. • This is a roll-up-your-sleeves role where you’ll not only own the day-to-day accounting functions but also play a critical role in shaping the company’s financial foundation to support our rapid growth. • You’ll work cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners to optimize financial processes, and provide strategic insights. • This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, enjoys being hands-on, and is eager to grow as the company scales. • Ideal candidates will have a proven track record as hands-on accounting leaders within high-growth payments or fintech companies.

🎯 Requirements

• Experience: 15+ years in accounting, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles within a high-growth fintech or payments company. • Expertise: In-depth understanding of the payments ecosystem including economics, interchange rules, and payment accounting principles. • Leadership: Demonstrated success in driving results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. • Systems Proficiency: Extensive experience with ERP systems (such as NetSuite and Bill.com) and ability to leverage technology to optimize financial processes. • Education: CPA required. A bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field with a solid understanding of payment-related accounting law and regulatory standards. • Exceptional Judgment & Integrity: Strong decision-making and reasoning capabilities and excellent judgment. • Adaptability: Thrives in dynamic, ambiguous startup environments, able to introduce structure and scalable processes that support growth. • Communication: Excellent communicator - able to collaborate effectively across departments and provide clear, concise information to executives and other internal and external stakeholders. • Detail oriented and Results-Driven: A hands-on, action-oriented leader who takes ownership and consistently delivers outcomes and has an outrageous attention to detail.

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off • 100% healthcare coverage + 75% coverage for dependents • 401k program • Paid Parental Leave: Up to 16 weeks paid leave for the birth parent, and up to 6 weeks paid leave for the non-birth parent • Equity in Highnote • Stipend to build out your home office; internet and phone reimbursement • At Highnote we have built a total rewards philosophy that includes fair, equitable, geo-based compensation that is performance and potential based. Our compensation packages are competitive based on robust market research and are a combination of a cash salary, equity, and benefits.