Antares Pharma

Antares Pharma

Controller

Los Angeles

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
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About the role

  • As the company grows from research and development into commercial deployment, you will establish the financial systems, controls, and processes that enable the business to operate efficiently and scale with confidence.
  • Owning the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring timely, accurate, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting.
  • Preparing financial statements and supporting schedules for management, investors, lenders, and external auditors.

Responsibilities

  • Building and continuously improving the company's accounting policies, internal controls, and financial reporting processes.
  • Collaborating with Finance to support budgeting, forecasting, fundraising, and strategic financial initiatives.
  • Developing accounting processes to support manufacturing operations, inventory, cost accounting, and government contracting.
  • Partnering cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Legal, and People to build financial processes that support a rapidly growing organization.
  • As the first Controller at Antares, you will build and scale the accounting function that supports the next generation of advanced nuclear technology.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting and industry experience.
  • 3+ years in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or equivalent leadership role
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
  • Experience leading monthly close and preparing audited financial statements.
  • Experience working with external auditors and tax advisors.
  • Strong ERP and accounting systems experience (QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or similar).

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills & Experience:

Skills

  • Excellent communication and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Venture-backed startup experience
  • Experience with manufacturing, inventory accounting, standard costing, and cost accounting.
  • Experience with government contracting, DCAA compliance, FAR/DFARS, or grant accounting.
  • Knowledge of revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), and stock compensation (ASC 718).
  • Experience implementing ERP systems and finance automation tools.
  • Familiarity with procurement, AP automation, expense management platforms (Ramp, Silkline, etc.), and financial reporting software.
  • Experience managing equity accounting, cap table reporting, and 409A-related accounting.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate financial information clearly to executives, investors, and board members.
  • Think in Systems

Compensation

  • Owning the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring timely, accurate, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting.
  • Partnering with external auditors, tax advisors, and valuation specialists to support annual audits, tax filings, and regulatory compliance.

Benefits

  • Leading technical accounting matters, including revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, fixed assets, leases, accruals, and equity accounting.

Company info

  • At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.
  • Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge. Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.
  • About the Team
  • As the first Controller at Antares, you will build and scale the accounting function that supports the next generation of advanced nuclear technology. As the company grows from research and development into commercial deployment, you will establish the financial systems, controls, and processes that enable the business to operate efficiently and scale with confidence.
  • At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt.
  • We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space.
  • To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.
  • Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge.
  • Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.
  • This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building from the ground up, improving processes, and solving complex challenges.
  • You will partner across the organization to ensure our financial infrastructure evolves alongside the business while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence.

Equal opportunity

  • Antares is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Employment decisions are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
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