Senior Manager - Accounting, Governance & Controls

About EliseAI

EliseAI develops cutting-edge agentic AI technology for industries fundamental to our lives: housing and healthcare. Everything is built on the foundation of health and home. Broken systems or ineffective processes in these domains have a disproportionate impact on our quality of life and society’s overall wellbeing. Conversely, any solution or technology that solves problems in these areas will have an impact that ripples far beyond them.

That’s the only kind of impact we are interested in having at EliseAI. If you get excited by the thought of working really hard on these kinds of problems, then EliseAI is the right place for you.

About The Role

As Senior Manager - Accounting, Governance & Controls, you’ll ensure EliseAI’s customer products and internal operations meet the highest bar for audit-readiness and regulatory compliance. You will help to design SOX and SOC 1 programs, bring deep accounting insight to cross-functional teams, and serve as a trusted advisor to our management team.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the internal controls framework – Design, document, and maintain SOX 404 and SOC 1 Type II controls (business, ITGC, and automated) that scale with our business and platform

• Embed safeguards in system workflows – Partner with engineering and product to translate requirements (e.g., role-based access, audit trails) into implementation

• Lead AI governance initiatives – Draft and enforce model-oversight, data-provenance, and ethics policies alongside Legal and Security teams

• Provide accounting expertise – Guide engineering teams to ensure sound product and operating decisions

• Continuous improvement – Monitor regulatory changes and industry best practices, refreshing frameworks proactively

Requirements

• 5–7 years of total experience, with 3-4+ years in accounting, internal audit, or controllership (Big 4 or top-tier accounting advisory or multi-family property management preferred)

• Solid grounding in core accounting (US GAAP) knowledge and processes

• Clear, concise communicator able to influence cross-functional teams and present to senior leadership, auditors, and external clients

• Willingness to work in person at our NYC headquarters 4–5 days per week

Preferred

• Demonstrated ownership of SOX 404 or SOC 1 programs, ideally in a tech/software environment

• Proven ability to convert control requirements into scalable system or process enhancements.

• Familiarity with AI governance, model risk, or data-privacy regulations is a plus.

• Professional certifications (CPA, CIA, CISA) preferred.

• Real-estate or multifamily experience is advantageous but not required.

Why Join

Growth and impact. It’s not often that you can get in on the ground floor of a funded (unicorn!) startup that’s scaling. That means that instead of following a playbook, you’ll be writing it. Every single day you will be challenged to identify how we can scale and execute on it. You’ll learn what works when you succeed and what doesn’t when you fail. Either way, the rest of the team will be here to support you.

Benefits

In addition to the growth and impact you’ll have at EliseAI, we offer competitive salaries along with the following benefits:

• Equity in the company in the form of stock options

• Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100%

• Fully paid parental leave

• Commuter benefits

• 401k benefits

• Monthly fitness stipend

• A collaborative in-office environment with an open floor plan, fully stocked kitchen, and company-paid lunch

• Fun company social events through our Elise and the City program

• Unlimited vacation and paid holidays

• We'll cover relocation packages and make the move exciting, not painful!

Job Compensation Range

The salary range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000. EliseAI offers a competitive total rewards package which includes base salary, equity, and a comprehensive benefits & perks package. Exact compensation is determined based on a number of factors including experience, skill level, location and qualifications which are assessed during the interview process. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided by our Recruiting Team during the hiring process.

EliseAI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please note that employment with EliseAI is on an "at-will" basis, which means that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected]