Controller

United States · USD 110,000-160,000 / year · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 5, 2026

At a glance

Arketa is building the operating system for modern fitness and wellness. Our mission is to make wellness more accessible by empowering studios and wellness entrepreneurs to grow beyond in-person classes. We provide a powerful, all-in-one platform to manage and scale hybrid wellness businesses, whether online, in-person, or both.
With Arketa, studios can manage schedules, accept bookings and payments, build on-demand video libraries, host retreats, run automated marketing, and launch fully branded apps and websites. We make it simple for founders to deliver a seamless, professional experience across every customer touchpoint. We've raised $15M in Series A funding and are growing quickly. It's a unique moment to join us. We're building a category-defining company in a fast-moving space, and we're looking for a leader who is excited to help shape what world-class partner support looks like in the wellness category.

Arketa is seeking a Controller to own accounting in-house and serve as the right hand to the VP of Finance.
The role starts as an individual contributor owning bookkeeping, month-end close, financial reporting, tax, and audit, with a clear path to Senior Controller leading a small team.

Drive a timely, accurate close and produce monthly financial statements that leadership can trust and act on.
Serve as primary liaison to the external audit firm, prepare schedules, respond to PBC requests, and manage the audit timeline.
Design and maintain the control environment, including correct account and department mapping, clean categorization rules, and documentation.
Manage tax filings and coordination with external tax partners, including credits such as R&D and multi-state considerations.
Manage the full AP/AR cycle, including vendor bill pay, employee reimbursements, invoicing, and collections.
Own day-to-day bookkeeping alongside higher-level accounting, including transaction categorization, journal entries, and general ledger maintenance.
Use AI to speed up repetitive, time-consuming work while applying own judgment.

Typically 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, or 3 to 4 years doing exactly this work.
Big 4 public accounting training or experience in the accounting function of a large company.
Deep command of core accounting including month-end close, financial reporting, internal controls, payables and receivables, and tax.
A high-ownership mindset and genuine enjoyment of hands-on work.
Comfort with ambiguity and building process where none exists.
Best-in-class attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to accuracy.
Ability to use AI to move faster on repetitive, time-consuming tasks while exercising own judgment.
Authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

CPA
Prior audit experience, ideally from the company side such as preparing schedules, responding to PBC requests, and managing the audit timeline.
Familiarity with Stripe and Brex or similar tools and experience managing books across multiple systems without a single unified ERP.