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Comptroller

ASHBURN, Virginia · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$40k-$340kDetected 20 days ago
Financial AnalysisAccountingTaxProcurementERPCadenceLeadershipGAAPFinancial ReportingInternal AuditAccounts Payable

About the role

  • This role is the operational counterpart to the CFO.
  • Where the CFO sets financial strategy, the Comptroller ensures the underlying financial machine is accurate, auditable, and audit-ready at all times.
  • This is not a passive ledger-keeping role.

Responsibilities

  • Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, fixed assets, and treasury
  • Design and maintain the revenue recognition policy for the token consumption pricing model in compliance with ASC 606
  • Own deferred revenue, contract asset/liability, and commission capitalization under ASC 606 and ASC 340-40
  • Establish and maintain a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)-compliant accounting system
  • Manage provisional billing rates, forward pricing rates, and rate agreements
  • Manage provisional billing rates, forward pricing rates, and rate agreements; maintain timekeeping compliance
  • Support contract proposals with cost volume inputs, rate analysis, and compliant pricing methodologies
  • Design and implement a pragmatic internal control framework appropriate for a pre-public, venture-backed, government-contracting entity
  • Lead the first independent financial audit and serve as primary point of contact with external auditors
  • Own sales, use, and excise tax compliance; coordinate federal, state, and local income tax with external advisors

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with substantial time in a Comptroller, Controller, or equivalent senior role
  • 5+ years in a leadership role owning the close and serving as the primary accounting authority
  • Proven track record implementing or migrating to a mid-market ERP during material revenue scaling
  • Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred

Nice to have

  • Establish accounting treatment for multi-element arrangements spanning platform access, token tiers (ingestion, transformation, query/export), professional services, and government contract deliverables
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred

Skills

  • Establish policies for expense, procurement, corporate card, and travel in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Compensation

  • Own the general ledger, chart of accounts, and the full close cycle (monthly, quarterly, annual)
  • Own the indirect rate structure - fringe, overhead, and General & Administrative (G&A) pools - including calculation, monitoring, and annual true-up

Benefits

  • Experience with venture-backed or private-equity-backed companies - audit prep, investor reporting cadence, institutional discipline
  • Deep proficiency in U.S. GAAP with strong working knowledge of ASC 606 (revenue), ASC 842 (leases), ASC 718 (stock compensation), and ASC 805 (business combinations)
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