Controller

Range Energy•Mountain View, CA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Range Energy is looking for a Controller to build and own the company’s accounting function. Range is at an inflection point: we are preparing for start of production, scaling our supply chain, and readying the company for public company reporting standards, including a PCAOB audit of our historical financials. You will be the first dedicated accounting hire, reporting directly to the VP Finance, and you will own the close, the audit, technical accounting, and the systems that support all of it. Today the accounting stack is QuickBooks Online supported by an outsourced accounting firm. You will take ownership of that environment, raise the bar on close discipline and documentation, and lead the evaluation and migration to an ERP suited for a production hardware company. As we approach the start of production, you will stand up cost accounting, inventory, and revenue processes from the ground up. This is a builder’s role. Success requires comfort operating with autonomy, making recommendations to the wider organization, and creating processes where none exist today.

Requirements

CPA strongly preferred; candidates without an active CPA must bring equivalent depth of technical accounting and audit experience
Public company experience, public accounting audit experience, or both. You know what a PCAOB audit demands and what public company reporting requires, because you have lived it
8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of a monthly close
Strong command of US GAAP, including experience researching and documenting technical accounting positions
Experience operating in a lean environment where you are both the strategist and the person doing the work
High attention to detail with a bias toward simple, correct, defensible output
Direct, clear communicator who is comfortable working with auditors, executives, and cross functional teams

Nice To Haves

Experience taking a company through an IPO, deSPAC, or other transition to public company reporting
Hardware, manufacturing, or automotive industry experience, including cost accounting and inventory
ERP implementation experience, especially NetSuite
Familiarity with equity administration platforms (e.g. Carta) and modern spend management tools (e.g. Ramp)
Experience managing outsourced accounting relationships

Responsibilities

Own the monthly close end to end, producing timely, accurate GAAP financial statements with supporting documentation that holds up to audit scrutiny
Lead the company through its first PCAOB audit, serving as the primary point of contact for auditors and driving preparation of schedules, reconciliations, and supporting workpapers
Own technical accounting positions and memos, including complex equity instruments, warrants, revenue recognition, and stock based compensation
Manage the day to day accounting environment, including AP, payroll coordination, expense management, and the relationship with our outsourced accounting partner
Lead the implementation of a new ERP system to replace QuickBooks Online, owning migration planning, data integrity, and cutover as the company scales into production
Build cost accounting, inventory, and revenue processes ahead of start of production, working closely with supply chain and operations
Establish internal controls and documentation appropriate for a company preparing for public company reporting requirements
Support financial reporting deliverables for the board, investors, and external stakeholders
Hire and develop the accounting team as the company grows