Controller

We are an innovative, Vancouver-based startup at the forefront of robotics, AI, and machine vision technologies. Backed by VC funding and we’ve been recognized with the 2025 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award, the AAM Supplier Excellence Innovation Award, and the 2024 BC Tech “Company of the Year – Growth”, we are on a mission to redefine the future of AI-driven robotic vision systems. Apera AI helps manufacturers make their factories more flexible and productive. Robots enhanced with Apera’s software have 4D Vision – the ability to see and handle objects with human-like capability. Challenging applications such as bin picking, sorting, packaging, and assembly are now open to fast, precise, and reliable automation. Apera is led by an experienced team from high-growth companies focused on robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing.

Join Apera AI as Our Controller!

Are you a strategic and hands-on financial leader looking to make a real impact? This role will be 75% hands on, 25% strategic to start. Apera AI is seeking an entrepreneurial Financial Controller to oversee day-to-day financial operations and help drive organizational excellence in a rapidly growing AI company. In this role, you’ll be more than just a numbers person—you’ll be a key partner in shaping the company’s financial strategy and future trajectory.

What You’ll Do :

• Running day-to-day operations, including AR, AP, payroll, cash management.
• Manage financial month-end close process and prepare related working papers.
• Manage month end and quarterly internal, investor and board reporting
• Oversee the order to cash cycle with customers.
• Preparation of semi-monthly payroll.
• Review and supervision of all Accounts Payable, including procurement.
• Oversee inventory management, including relationship with 3rd party logistics partner.
• Manage various treasury activities such as cash management, investments, loans.
• Establish best practices in business processes, procedures, and internal.
• Assist in the development of accounting and company policies
• (Along with the CFO), own development and implementation of sustainable, repeatable financial and operational processes in anticipation of Company growth
• Continuous process improvement on recent NetSuite and Hubspot implementations.
• Oversee company-wide spend management platform Brex, including credit card and travel to ensure compliance with company policies.
• Facilitate financial reviews, tax reporting, and future audits by external CPA firms.
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual filings with various governmental agencies.
• Loading detailed budget into Netsuite, preparing detailed budget to actual analysis
• Preparation of monthly forecast to actual and board package.
• Assist in quarterly and annual revenue forecasting and budgeting.
• Experience in development and real time dashboard reporting using relevant
• Effectively use BI tools and dashboards
• Be an effective business partner for the Sales, Support, Customer Success, and Engineering organization.
• 8+ years of experience, preference for experience in tech industry.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree Commerce, administration, or similar.
• Netsuite and Hubspot experience are assets.
• Preference for candidates with operational, inventory
• Proven experience as lead in SaaS accounting and associated metrics
• Proven experience in developing meaningful powerpoint presentations from financial data. For clarity, what is the message and the summary from an excel sheet
• Proven experience leading a team through example (walk the talk)
• Believes in, and mentors “own your stuff

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