# Assistant Controller - Company: [Handshake]() - Location: San Francisco, CA - Team: General & Administrative - Employment type: Full Time - Salary: $160K – $200K - Posted: August 27, 2026 ## Job description ## About Handshake Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We've grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month. **Why join Handshake now:** * Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel * Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world's top educational institutions * Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders * Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue ## About the Role Reporting to the Senior Director of Finance, the Assistant Controller owns general accounting — month-end close, consolidation, and financial reporting — for a rapidly growing company, including three initiatives that will define the role's first stretch: standing up a new AI-native close management tool, leading Handshake's first PCAOB audit-readiness uplift, and integrating recent M&A activity into close management and procure-to-pay. You'll thrive here if you're comfortable operating in ambiguous, ever-changing environments and building process where little exists today. * **Own month-end close, consolidation, and financial reporting**, including treasury, foreign subsidiaries, and inter-company transactions, to keep the business on accurate, audit-ready footing * **Lead the rollout of a new AI-native close management tool**, driving better automation across NetSuite and the broader close process * **Own Handshake's first PCAOB audit-readiness initiative**, building on our existing Big 4 / AICPA-standard audits toward a more comprehensive, public-company-caliber audit process * **Integrate recent M&A activity into accounting systems and structure**, combining technical accounting work with operational transition across close management and procure-to-pay * **Build and develop the accounting team**, coaching and mentoring staff while partnering closely with FP&A, Payroll, and HR on complex accounting treatment ## You Have * 8+ years of relevant experience in high-growth, complex environments, ideally with a combination of experience at a Big-4 accounting firm * 3+ years of relevant experience as a people leader * Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent) * CPA designation, or internationally recognized equivalent, and strong knowledge of US GAAP * NetSuite experience, with knowledge of accounting systems supporting month close, reporting, general ledger, and procurement * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to drive consensus across cross-functional teams and influence decision-making * Exceptional problem-solving and ownership, with a highly analytical, inquisitive work style and strong attention to detail — proven ability to build processes from the ground up * Comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment **Bonus Points:** * IPO readiness experience ## We Offer Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported and thrive at work and in life. *The below benefits are for full-time US employees.* 🎯 **Ownership:** Equity in a fast-growing company 💰 **Financial Wellness:** 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching 🍼 **Family Support:** Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching 💝 **Wellbeing:** Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend 📚 **Growth:** $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development 💻 **Remote & Office:** Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office 🏝 **Time Off:** Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days 🤝 **Connection:** Team outings & referral bonuses Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at [joinhandshake.com/careers](http://joinhandshake.com/careers). ## Apply [Apply on Handshake]() Canonical job page: