Controller

About Engine At Engine, we’re transforming business travel into something personalized, rewarding, and simple. For too long, managing travel and spend has been overwhelming and fragmented — we’re here to change that. We believe the future of travel should be seamless and powered by technology that delights customers at every step. That’s why we’re building a platform that brings together corporate travel, a powerful charge card, and modern spend management in one place. To make this vision real, we’re looking for exceptional, mission-driven people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel. More than 30,000 companies already rely on Engine to support over 1 million travelers and billions in annual bookings each year. Cash flow positive with rapid growth, we pair exclusive Engine-only rates, industry-leading rewards, and intelligent automation to help businesses save money while delivering world-class personalization and convenience. Backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, and Permira, Engine has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing travel and fintech platforms in North America, with honors including the Deloitte Fast 500 and Built In’s Best Places to Work.About the Role: Engine is a high-growth, multi-entity travel marketplace with multiple revenue streams, international operations, a company-branded charge card, and a disciplined 5-day close. Accounting here already runs lean and AI-forward.  We are hiring a Controller to take it to the next level of excellence, building on the automation and AI already in place and scaling a modern close through Engine’s next phase of growth. This is not a maintenance role. We are looking for a decisive, high-judgment leader who can raise talent density, simplify how work gets done, and push our existing AI and automation further to create real operating leverage. The goal is not to build a larger function. It is to build a better one. You will report to the VP, Accounting and lead the core Accounting leadership team, including Assistant Controller / GL, AR and, Payroll, and Tax. The role has a meaningful runway to grow into broader scope as Engine grows. Your Mission Own the operating system of Engine’s accounting function: the talent bar, the integrity of the close, the control environment, and the pace of automation, so a lean team scales with the business without scaling headcount. Key Responsibilities: Raise the operating bar: Create a clearer, more accountable operating model across Accounting. Clarify decision rights, push ownership closer to the work, reduce unnecessary escalation, and move priorities quickly from discussion to execution. Increase talent density: Build a high-performing leadership team that operates with strong judgment and increasing independence. Set a clear performance bar, develop strong managers, address capability gaps directly, and make thoughtful talent upgrades where needed. Scale AI and automation: Build on the automation and AI already in ...