Why you should join us:
At Sound Agriculture, we are revolutionizing the way the world grows food. Our innovative technology and solutions empower farmers to maximize nutrient efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and feed the world sustainably. Through a deeper understanding of plant and microbial biology, we are leveraging the natural power of plants to make agriculture more agile and resilient. If you’re passionate about cutting-edge science, making a real-world impact, and being part of a team that’s dedicated to transforming agriculture, we want you on our team!
Sound is a Series D startup funded by leading investors in food and agriculture including Leaps by Bayer, Syngenta Group Ventures, S2G Ventures, BMO Impact Investment Fund, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Fall Line Capital, Cavallo Ventures, FootPrint Coalition and Northpond Ventures.
What we're seeking:
At Sound Agriculture, we are building something meaningful—combining science, technology, and agriculture to drive real-world impact. This role offers the opportunity to shape the financial foundation of a scaling business and contribute directly to its lasting success.
The Controller oversees accounting, financial reporting, and core financial operations at Sound Agriculture. This role is responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial information while strengthening internal controls, managing cash flow, and supporting the company’s continued growth and product scaling.
This position is a key partner to the Sr. VP, Finance & Operations, leadership team, Board, and relevant external partners, helping build scalable processes and providing financial insight to support decision-making in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment.
Key Responsibilities- Lead month-end close and prepare timely, accurate financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the U.S. and Latin America subsidiaries
- Oversee financial reporting, including internal management reporting and investor deliverables
- Design, implement, and maintain robust internal controls and compliance processes
- Own cost accounting and product margin analysis, including inventory reconciliation across partners and systems
- Manage audit coordination, working closely with external auditors and supporting audit readiness
- Oversee ERP and financial systems (NetSuite, Ramp), including integrations and process optimization
- Supervise Accounts Payable (Ramp), Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Credit & Collections
- Manage banking relationships and cash operations
- Ensure compliance with U.S. statutory tax requirements (income, sales & use, property, etc.)
- Partner cross-functionally with Operations to support inventory and materials flows
- Collaborate with FP&A on forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning
- Partner with the Sr. VP, Finance & Operations to build and improve scalable accounting processes and reporting infrastructure
- Support managing the Company’s equity program through Carta
- Reports directly to the CFO
- Manages one direct report and oversees international accounting services providers
- Remote role within the United States
- Expected travel: ~5%
- GAAP / U.S. Accounting Standards
- Financial Reporting
- Internal Controls
- Cost Accounting / Product Margins
- ERP / Systems (NetSuite, Ramp)
- Audit Readiness
- Executive Communication
- Strategic Thinking
- Prioritization & Time Management
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Finance/Accounting
- CPA required; Big 4 experience strongly preferred
- Proven experience building controls and accounting processes in growth-stage companies
- Deep technical accounting expertise with strong operational execution
- Hands-on experience with NetSuite and Ramp (required)
- Experience with systems integration (NetSuite, Salesforce, etc.)
- Background in cost accounting, inventory, or product-based environments preferred (agriculture, biotech, or similar industries)
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Strong problem-solving mindset with ability to adapt and reprioritize quickly
- Base Salary: $160,000 – $185,000
- Bonus Target: 20%
- Equity: Competitive, above industry standard
Sound reserves the ability to adjust the compensation range based on the final candidate’s experience, skillset, and geography. In addition to on target earnings, we offer above average equity grants for the industry as we believe that every employee should have a stake in the company’s growth. If you’re above this compensation target, we encourage you to reach out and discuss the entire package and opportunity before deciding not to pursue this position.
This role demonstrates Sound’s core values by:
- Boldness: Contributing to strategic discussions through data-driven insights
- Ownership: Ensuring integrity and quality of external reporting through data accuracy and consistency of our internal systems and appropriate controls
- Respect: Valuing input and collaboration across levels and teams to drive common understanding of processes and compliance
- Creativity: Identifying opportunities to make processes more efficient, reduce friction with internal customers or more elegantly achieve other KPIs
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What we offer:
- Opportunity to work in an incredible team with a drive to build alternative solutions to age old practices that increase farmer ROI
- Competitive total rewards package including base compensation, performance bonus structure or uncapped commission plan for sales positions, and above market equity
- Comprehensive health care plans including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
- Flex Spending Account (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter Benefit for US-based employees)
- Health Savings Account with monthly employer contribution (for US-based employees on qualifying health plans)
- 401(k) with 3% company match (for US-based employees)
- Flexible time off policy empowering employees to use time how they need, when they need
- Mental health and wellbeing benefits - including dedicated monthly meeting free Focus Days
- Paid parental leave (for US-based employees)
- Regular events and engagement activities (we actually like hanging out with each other!)
Sound Agriculture does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies responding to job postings. We will not respond to unsolicited requests to submit candidates.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We seek a diverse pool of applicants and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, Veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.
Sound participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Sound is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before Sound takes any action, including terminating your employment.
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