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CesiumAstro is seeking a Director, Corporate Controller to lead the accounting function and oversee financial operations. This is a hands-on leadership role managing accounting teams through subordinate leaders, responsible for general ledger accounting, financial close, reconciliations, and accounting compliance. The Director will establish functional priorities and operating plans, manage accounting policies and controls, and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
Key responsibilities include: overseeing accounting teams and subordinate leaders responsible for general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting; establishing functional priorities, operating plans, and performance expectations; developing accounting leaders through workforce planning, succession planning, and performance management; providing oversight of the organization's books and records in partnership with senior finance leadership; developing reporting packages for executive leadership and external stakeholders; leading process improvements, automation initiatives, and system enhancements; overseeing monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities; reviewing financial results and identifying variances or discrepancies; presenting financial results and accounting matters to senior leadership; owning consolidated corporate financial reporting including consolidations and intercompany eliminations; establishing and enforcing accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls consistent with GAAP or IFRS; evaluating complex accounting matters and determining appropriate treatment; managing internal and external audit activities; and ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and SEC reporting requirements including SOX compliance.
CesiumAstro develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. The company operates in a dynamic, cross-functional work environment. Note: Due to U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field with 11-15 years of related experience; OR Master's degree with 9-12 years of related experience; OR PhD with 7-10 years of related experience in accounting, financial reporting, audit, accounts payable, internal controls, or related discipline.
- 5+ years of leadership or management experience leading finance, accounting, tax, internal controls, or business systems professionals.
- Experience serving in a corporate controller capacity or equivalent, including consolidated financial reporting, books-and-records integrity, technical accounting, and internal control over financial reporting.
- Expert knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, general ledger accounting, financial close, and account reconciliation practices.
- Expertise in GAAP or IFRS, accounting policies, and financial statement preparation.
- Comprehensive knowledge of internal controls, audit requirements, financial documentation, account analysis, and accounting compliance.
- Extensive experience evaluating complex accounting transactions, financial results, balance sheet activity, reporting issues, and appropriate accounting treatment.
- Strategic understanding of accounting operations, financial systems, process automation, control environments, and organizational reporting requirements.
- Sound judgment in evaluating accounting issues, financial reporting implications, internal control risks, audit matters, and competing organizational priorities.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP), general ledger, and financial accounting applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or equivalent).
- Financial close, account reconciliation, and consolidation applications (e.g., FloQast, OneStream, or equivalent).
- Financial reporting, business intelligence, and data analysis applications (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent).
