Controller

The role

The Controller will own the integrity and day-to-day operation of the accounting function. This hands-on builder role involves managing accounting, financial reporting, controls, audit readiness, and compliance for a multi-entity company.

What you will do

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process including general ledger, consolidations, and GAAP financial statements.
• Manage daily accounting operations including procurement, vendor management, employee expenses, revenue, and capital expenditure.
• Develop a close and reporting cadence for leadership visibility into financial statements.
• Partner with Strategic Finance to deliver actuals for forecasts, runway analysis, and investor reporting.
• Own accounting policies and technical conclusions for leases, fixed assets, equity, and other areas.
• Oversee accounting for U.S. and international entities including intercompany activity and statutory reporting.
• Enhance NetSuite functionality and integration with supporting systems.
• Work cross-functionally with Legal, People, Operations, and technical teams.
• Act as the key point of contact with external advisors such as auditors and tax advisors.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of an end-to-end accounting function.
• Experience leading or playing a central role in building up a company's accounting team from ground up.
• An active CPA license.
• Strong command of U.S. GAAP.
• A track record leading and managing an accounting team.
• Deep, hands-on experience with monthly close, financial-statement preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, audit support, and internal controls.
• Strong NetSuite experience.
• Familiarity with modern finance tools such as Ramp and Rippling.
• Experience in a rapidly growing, venture-backed company.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to have

• Public-accounting experience at a Big Four or nationally recognized audit firm.
• Experience with laboratory, hardware, robotics, manufacturing, infrastructure, or other capital-intensive operations.
• Experience accounting for large cloud-compute commitments, fixed assets, construction projects, or leasehold improvements.
• Multi-entity and international accounting experience, particularly involving the U.K. or Canada.
• Familiarity with ASC 842, ASC 718, ASC 606, R&D arrangements, equity financings, and complex or nonstandard contracts.
• Experience building an accounting function or hiring and developing an internal accounting team.
• Experience building an AI-native accounting function.

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship: Available

About the company

Periodic Labs is an AI and physical sciences company building models to accelerate breakthroughs across materials, energy, and beyond.