Controller

About Pair Team

With our years of experience and vast data collected, we are now building an AI platform that embeds social work agents across the safety net to truly unify our fragmented healthcare and welfare system. By scaling our country’s frontline medical and social services workforce, we aim to bring high-touch care to everyone.

At Pair Team, we’re not just delivering care—we’re transforming it. We’re building a future where high-touch, community-driven care is accessible to everyone, especially the most underserved.

• Forbes: For Pair Team, Accessibility Is About Delivering Healthcare To Those Who Need It The Most
• TechCrunch: Building for Medicaid’s regulatory moment with Neil Batlivala from Pair Team
• Journal of General Internal Medicine: A Novel Intervention for Medicaid Beneficiaries with Complex Needs

About the Opportunity

As the Controller at Pair Team you’ll own the accounting function end-to-end, strengthen our financial infrastructure, and partner closely with executive leadership as we scale. You’ll operate at the intersection of healthcare complexity and startup velocity, ensuring our systems, controls, and reporting are audit-ready while flexible enough to support rapid growth. 

This is a fully remote position.

What You’ll Do

• Own the full accounting function (AP/AR, GL, close, reporting)
• Lead month-end/year-end close and deliver accurate, board-ready financials
• Develop, maintain, and enforce internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures that are scalable and audit-ready
• Partner with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, and cash management
• Ensure compliance with Medicaid/Medicare billing, tax filings, and regulatory requirements
• Select, implement, and optimize accounting systems to scale with growth
• Build scalable, automated processes that support a fast-moving startup environment

What You’ll Need 

• 8+ years of progressive Accounting experience; minimum of 2 years of controller or senior accounting experience
• Experience building and leading in a high-growth, early-stage startup and strong knowledge of equity accounting and cap table management
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA preferred
• Solid grasp of healthcare finance (CPOM, Medicaid/Medicare billing, value based care, compliance, etc.)
• Experience supporting revenue cycle management a plus
• Experience coordinating external audits, SOC compliance, and GAAP audit readiness
• Proficiency with accounting software (NetSuite, QuickBooks, etc.), expense management platforms (Bill.com, Brex, etc.), and advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
• Familiarity with HRIS and payroll systems (e.g., Rippling, Gusto, ADP)
• Familiarity with state and federal tax compliance, including multi-state requirements
• Strong collaboration skills with executive and senior thought partners 
• Ownership mindset – own driving results for the mission, business, and customer experience
• Strong desire to work in an early stage startup environment that is fast paced, complex, and has minimal barriers to make decisions (no “red tape”)
• Passion for helping individuals experiencing complex chronic needs such as homelessness, severe mental illness, and substance use disorder

Our Values

• Lead with integrity: We keep our commitments and take responsibility for our actions. We are dependable and choose authenticity over perfection.
• Embrace challenges: We leave our egos at the door and step forward into discomfort instead of back into safety. We help each other to learn and provide feedback using candor and kindness.
• Break through walls: We go the extra mile for our patients, partners and one another, and we run toward hard things. We are resilient in our push for consistent improvement and challenge the status quo.
• Act beyond yourself: We build each other up and respect boundaries. We seek first to understand and assume positive intent.
• Care comes first: We hold ourselves to the highest standards for our patients. We are relentless in the pursuit of our mission, and ensure that we are taking care of ourselves in order to care for others.

Because We Value You

• Competitive salary: $190,000 - $210,000
• Equity compensation package
• Flexible vacation policy – take the time you need to recharge
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k)
• 100% company-sponsored short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Subsidized backup childcare and caregiver supports through Wellthy
• Work entirely from the comfort of your own home
• Monthly $100 work from home expense stipend 
• We provide the equipment needed for the role
• Opportunity for rapid career progression with plenty of room for personal growth!