Controller

Key Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close end to end, producing timely, accurate GAAP financial statements with supporting documentation that holds up to audit scrutiny

• Lead the company through its first PCAOB audit, serving as the primary point of contact for auditors and driving preparation of schedules, reconciliations, and supporting workpapers

• Own technical accounting positions and memos, including complex equity instruments, warrants, revenue recognition, and stock based compensation

• Manage the day to day accounting environment, including AP, payroll coordination, expense management, and the relationship with our outsourced accounting partner

• Lead the implementation of a new ERP system to replace QuickBooks Online, owning migration planning, data integrity, and cutover as the company scales into production

• Build cost accounting, inventory, and revenue processes ahead of start of production, working closely with supply chain and operations

• Establish internal controls and documentation appropriate for a company preparing for public company reporting requirements

• Support financial reporting deliverables for the board, investors, and external stakeholders

• Hire and develop the accounting team as the company grows

Required Qualifications

• CPA strongly preferred; candidates without an active CPA must bring equivalent depth of technical accounting and audit experience

• Public company experience, public accounting audit experience, or both. You know what a PCAOB audit demands and what public company reporting requires, because you have lived it

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of a monthly close

• Strong command of US GAAP, including experience researching and documenting technical accounting positions

• Experience operating in a lean environment where you are both the strategist and the person doing the work

• High attention to detail with a bias toward simple, correct, defensible output

• Direct, clear communicator who is comfortable working with auditors, executives, and cross functional teams

Preferred / Nice-to-Haves

• Experience taking a company through an IPO, deSPAC, or other transition to public company reporting

• Hardware, manufacturing, or automotive industry experience, including cost accounting and inventory

• ERP implementation experience, especially NetSuite

• Familiarity with equity administration platforms (e.g. Carta) and modern spend management tools (e.g. Ramp)

• Experience managing outsourced accounting relationships

Other Requirements

• While we appreciate the importance of schedule flexibility, it’s essential to note that the nature of this role necessitates a regular and consistent onsite presence

• Some travel may be required to support audit, banking, and transaction related activities

• In your first 6 to 9 months, success would include a repeatable monthly close with audit ready documentation, a PCAOB audit that is on track or complete for the required historical periods, and meaningful progress on the ERP implementation. This role has a clear growth path as the finance organization scales with the company.