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Assistant Controller 🔥


We'd love to hear from you if you like:

  • Making a big impact with a Forbes Top Startup Employer

  • Working at a fast-growing startup that has strong product market fit (40X revenue growth in 4 years | #1 rated app in the insurance comparison category)

  • Solving problems in a huge market ($2T market size)

  • Working closely with serial entrepreneurs and seasoned leaders who have scaled companies like Robinhood, Amazon, LinkedIn, Wayfair, SoFi, Microsoft, etc.

About the role:

We are looking for a highly ambitious and diligent individual with an exceptional work ethic to join us as an Assistant Controller. We're in hyper-growth mode, and we have aggressive goals to scale our team and our product. This role will be critical in helping us achieve our vision and will span nearly all of the company's activities.

As our Assistant Controller, you will report to the Head of Finance and partner with team leaders and executive management to scale our accounting and finance operations. Your insights and expertise will be essential in guiding our financial decision-making and ensuring we have the financial systems and processes in place to support our rapid growth.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for month-end closing activities, including expense accruals, journal entries, preparation of balance sheet accounting reconciliations, and closing and reconciling key accounts, while working collaboratively with external bookkeeping firm and controller

  • Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting

  • Build out our accounting division

  • Support the annual audit and other compliance requirements with the Company's external auditors

  • Manage partner payments, commission payments and other relevant cash flows

  • Monitoring, enforcing, and when appropriate, establishing policies and procedures necessary for mitigating risk, enhancing the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensuring that reported results comply with US GAAP

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in a high growth environment

  • Exceptional proficiency with Microsoft Excel

  • Bachelor's degree with a major or emphasis in Accounting or related field from an accredited college or university.

  • A CPA license required

  • Experience in ERP system implementation and integrations (a plus)

  • Experience in implementing Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls (a plus)

About Jerry:

Jerry is building the first Super App to save car owners time and money on all their car expenses. Drivers deserve better. That’s why we’re committed to making shopping for insurance, financing, maintenance, repairs, parking and more just a few clicks, texts, or swipes away.

Jerry is taking processes that haven’t substantively changed in decades and reimagining and redesigning them. Using artificial intelligence, machine learning and bots, Jerry eliminates the need for long forms and phone calls while providing personalized services for all car-owners’ needs.

Today, Jerry is the #1 rated and most downloaded app in its category and the fastest way to compare and buy car insurance. We have more than 2M customers and we are just getting started. Join our team of curious and passionate people who love tackling real-world problems and be a part of building a revolutionary product that’s disrupting a massive market.

Jerry was founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneurs and has raised more than $130 million in financing.

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