Assistant Controller

Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripe’s experience in global payments and Paradigm’s expertise in crypto tech.

Tempo’s payment-first design provides a scalable, low-cost predictable backbone that meets the needs of high-volume payment use cases. Our goal is to move money reliably, cheaply, and at scale. Our north star is simplicity for users: fintechs, traditional banks, merchants, platforms, and anyone else looking to move their payments into the 21st century.

We're building Tempo with design partners who are global leaders in AI, e-commerce, and financial services: Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more.

We’re a team of crypto-optimists, building the infrastructure needed to bring real, substantial economic flows onchain. Our team primarily works in-person out of our San Francisco and NYC offices. We like to move fast and swing for the fences — join us!

The Role

As one of the first operations hires at Tempo, you’ll be on the ground floor of building out the finance function and will be key to making sure the company builds the right financial machinery.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead and manage company finances, including closing the books monthly alongside our accounting vendor.

• Support finance planning and operations, including banking management and relationships.

• Build out controls for opex; supervise day-to-day accounting operations: AP, AR, payroll, crypto/fiat treasury, reconciliations.

• Prepare financial statements, board packages, and investor reporting.

• Support audit preparations and work with external auditors.

• Support tax preparations and filings with the external tax team.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of startup or high growth tech company experience in a finance-focused role, with at least two years of experience in an assistant controller or senior accounting manager role.

• Experience managing and accounting for digital assets

• BA/BS

• Bonus: strong familiarity with AI finance tools and workflow improvements

Attributes

• Excellent financial management skills, with an eye for detail

• Highly adaptable and comfortable working in ambiguous environments

• Self-starter with a bias towards action and enjoys building machinery

• Scrappiness; willingness to roll up sleeves and pitch in wherever needed

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Passion for crypto and/or fintech required