Controller

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of revenue recognition for all Diligent commercial offerings and robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) contracts.

• Assess customer agreements to pinpoint performance obligations, ascertain SSPs, allocate transaction prices, and document recognition methodologies in technical memos.

• Analyze lease components under ASC 842 within customer agreements and collaborate with legal and sales to structure contracts effectively.

• Develop and uphold revenue policies, controls, and workflows that can scale with contract volume and complexity of deals.

• Manage inventory accounting for raw materials, WIP, finished goods, service parts, and customer-deployed units, including tasks related to capitalization, standard costing, and revaluation.

• Lead physical inventory counts, cycle counts, and reconciliations across contract manufacturers and internal locations; investigate and resolve discrepancies.

• Define and defend COGS methodology, conduct purchase price variance analysis, assess capitalized variances, and manage excess and obsolete (E&O) reserves.

• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to ensure that BOMs, routings, and landed costs are accurately integrated into the general ledger.

• Oversee fixed asset accounting for the deployed Moxi fleet and other PP&E, including policies on capitalization, useful lives, depreciation methods, and related disclosures.

• Monitor for impairment triggers, manage asset retirements and disposals, and ensure precise tracking of fleet movements between inventory, capitalized fixed assets, and customer locations.

• Act as the main contact for the parent company’s external auditors during interim, quarterly reviews, and year-end audit procedures.

• Coordinate with internal audit (either in-house or co-sourced) on SOX walkthroughs, testing, and remediation processes at the subsidiary level.

• Manage the PBC (prepared-by-client) process. Deliver comprehensive, well-supported schedules punctually and defend technical positions during auditor meetings.

• Compose and present technical accounting memos addressing revenue, inventory, leases, and other areas requiring judgment.

• Assist Serve Robotics’ external reporting efforts, including quarterly and annual filings, by providing accurate, well-documented subsidiary financials aligned with the parent’s closing schedule.

• Supervise the monthly and quarterly close processes, which include journal entries, account reconciliations, flux analysis, intercompany activity, foreign currency, and consolidation deliverables for the parent company.

• Create, document, and maintain a SOX-ready control environment suitable for a public company subsidiary, coordinating with the parent’s SOX program.

• Keep accounting policies, process narratives, and control documentation up to date to support SOX compliance, external audits, and operational scaling.

• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, fixed assets, equity, and tax provision support in collaboration with internal team members and external providers.

• Provide timely, precise GAAP financial statements and management reports with clear variance commentary to the Head of Finance and leadership.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team; establish scalable processes, clear accountability, and a robust closing calendar as the team expands.

• Facilitate the transition from QBO to NetSuite, then promote ongoing improvements and automation throughout NetSuite and associated systems (billing, expense, AP automation, procurement, equity).

• Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A, Operations, People, Legal, and Tax to ensure accounting considerations are incorporated into significant business decisions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

• A blend of experience from a Big 4 or national public accounting firm and industry experience.

• Over 10 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in a Controller role (or equivalent functional leader) at a publicly traded U.S. company.

• Proven experience managing the external audit relationship at a public company, with direct experience defending technical positions before Big 4 or national firm auditors.

• Extensive, current knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition in complex, multi-element arrangements.

• Strong expertise in inventory and cost accounting within a hardware, manufacturing, or similar physical product environment.

• Solid understanding of GAAP principles.

• Experience in operating within or implementing SOX 404 controls.

• Proficient in NetSuite and advanced Excel skills.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; capable of producing audit-quality technical memos and presenting to senior and external stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• 401(k) matching

• Flexible work hours

• Paid time off

• Professional development opportunities