About the Team:
Grindr is an AI-native platform powering how millions of gay people connect globally. With 15M+ monthly users, 130B+ annual messages, and a team of fewer than 200, we move fast, stay lean, and tackle technical problems at a scale few companies ever see.
As Assistant Controller, you will play a critical role in driving the transformation of Grindr's accounting function, and serve as the leader who makes our monthly close run like clockwork. Reporting to the Controller, you will own key financial processes, and partner every day with FP&A, business leaders, legal, and IT. This is a role to build, not just maintain: you will shape how a lean public-company finance team works, bring in best-in-class practices, and use Oracle Fusion, automation and AI to turn manual work into insight.
At Grindr, we operate in Grindr Mode. Moderately hardcore day to day, truly hardcore when it counts. It’s about doing great work without burning out. Outcomes over outputs. Smart, driven people who raise your bar, with room to live full lives.
This is a hybrid role based in our New York office and will require you to be in person Tuesdays and Thursdays.
About the Job:
- Lead the monthly close from start to finish: set the calendar, drive the deliverables, keep stakeholders in the loop, and deliver clean, on-time results every month.
- Own and drive the transformation of our AP, Oracle and monthly reporting, moving easily between hands-on execution and the bigger-picture roadmap, with AI and automation as core tools.
- Partner with the Controller to set the team's vision and priorities, and coach and grow the accountants on your team.
- Be the go-to finance partner for FP&A, budget owners, legal and IT: the person who makes the numbers clear and makes good controls easy to follow.
Role Requirements:
- Deep public-company experience, including 10-Q and 10-K support and work with external auditors.
- Strong knowledge of internal control frameworks and SOX methodology, with a record of designing and operating controls that pass audit.
- A strong foundation in US GAAP and a sharp eye for risk: you know where the judgment calls are and how to assess them.
- Proven leadership: you have built, led and developed a team of accountants, and people want to work for you.
- CPA.
- You use AI tools every day, and you are curious about what they can do next.
You May Thrive in this Role if You:
- Have driven an accounting transformation, from a new process or system to a big change in how the team works.
- Have owned the month-end close for a public company from start to finish.
- Have worked in a best-in-class accounting function, and know what great looks like.
- Have hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion, Zip and accounts payable.
Benefits and Perks:
- Health, Dental & Vision Full premium coverage for you. Partial coverage for dependents.
- Family Formation Up to $300,000 in fertility and family-building support, covering IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption.
- Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
- Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
- Gender-Affirming Care : Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.
- Time Off & Rest Flexible vacation policy. Two company-wide rest weeks per year.
- Other Benefits: Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch
About Grindr:
Grindr is building the Global Gayborhood in your Pocket. With more than 15 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the gay community and is charting a path to make the world more free, equal, and just.
As a public company, we're moving into the next chapter: becoming an AI-native organization that's redefining what's possible for our community. We're embedding AI into our product and operations, moving with startup speed while operating at scale.
Everything we do is rooted in impact for our users and outcomes for the business. This isn't social work, it’s impact through excellence. Business success is what gives us the power to serve our community and the seat at tables others can't reach. How we work is defined by Grindr Mode, our operating model that's moderately hardcore day-to-day and truly hardcore when it counts. We think like owners, drive real outcomes, create clarity through action, and push each other to go further than we thought possible.
We’re headquartered in West Hollywood with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York. Our work extends beyond the product through Grindr for Equality, our social impact initiative that's partnered with 100+ community organizations globally to advance safety, health, and human rights for LGBTQ+ people worldwide.
We're profitable, growing, and building a team of smart, driven people who bring different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to the work. Want to build technology at a massive scale that serves millions? Come join us!
Grindr is an equal-opportunity employer.
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