Controller

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Controller serving as AeroVect’s first finance hire, owning reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and systems. Supporting autonomous ground-handling deployments, fundraising, and cross-border operations.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as AeroVect’s first finance hire
  • Own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements under US GAAP
  • Manage multi-entity consolidation, foreign currency accounting, and intercompany transactions across US, Canadian, and UK entities
  • Own revenue recognition
  • Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable
  • Establish practical controls and coordinate tax compliance and audit preparation with external advisers
  • Own the annual budget, rolling forecast, and financial model
  • Work with department leaders to connect hiring, deployment plans, and spending to business priorities
  • Maintain short- and long-term cash forecasts, including working capital, capital expenditure, and financing needs
  • Analyze customer and deployment economics, pricing, and expansion scenarios
  • Improve accounting and planning systems, including ERP selection or implementation as needed
  • Use automation and AI tools to reduce manual work while maintaining reliable review processes
  • Support evaluation of debt and equipment financing solutions
  • Prepare financial diligence materials and support fundraising with leadership and external advisers

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including ownership of the close and financial reporting at a growing company
  • CPA designation or equivalent professional accounting qualification
  • Strong US GAAP knowledge, including ASC 606 revenue recognition
  • Experience operating independently in a small finance team or as the primary accounting owner
  • Ability to build processes and personally execute the work
  • Demonstrated ownership of budgets, cash forecasts, financial models, and variance analysis
  • Ability to translate operating assumptions into financial implications and clear recommendations
  • Experience with multi-entity accounting and cross-border operations
  • Experience with US financial reporting and coordination with external tax advisers
  • Strong spreadsheet and financial systems skills
  • Sound judgment and clear communication
  • Experience at a VC-backed company, particularly in robotics, hardware, industrial automation, or logistics (preferred)
  • Experience with inventory and hardware, robotics-as-a-service models (preferred)
  • Experience implementing an ERP and using modern finance tools (preferred)
  • Experience supporting equity fundraising, debt facilities, equipment financing, or financial due diligence (preferred)

Benefits:

  • Equity offered