Controller
On-siteMountain View Santa Clara County, California, United States
Job Summary
Own the cost record for the business, including RELICs, leased equipment, site deployments, and infrastructure. Partner with Procurement for accurate WIP, CapEx, and overhead allocation accounting, while managing inventory end-to-end from raw materials to deployed units. Maintain technical accounting for R&D and non-recurring engineering costs, setting depreciation policies for assets. Improve ERP workflows to keep QuickBooks Online and the ERP reconciled, driving automation to eliminate manual reporting. Build decision-making reports for engineering, supply chain, and leadership, producing actuals and variances for Board and investor presentations. Handle revenue recognition under ASC 606, stock-based compensation, and tax compliance.
Required Qualifications
- Active CPA
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 3+ years of Controller experience at a hardware organization, preferably a Series B+ startup
- familiarity with the realities of building physical, manufactured technology: R&D spend, product development costs, procurement, and inventory
- Nimble, hands-on fluency in QuickBooks Online and lightweight ERP/MRP platforms (Odoo or similar)
- ERP implementation or migration experience
Desired Qualifications
- The instincts of a builder: detail-obsessed, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to create clarity and process where none exists yet
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