Corporate Controller

Cambium Biomaterials, Inc.•El Segundo, CA

37d•$145,000 - $220,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a leadership hire to build Cambium's accounting organization from the ground up. Currently, an outside CPA firm manages the general ledger and financial statements. The Corporate Controller will work closely with this firm, eventually building an internal team. Key responsibilities include establishing a disciplined close calendar, a documented control environment, and managing the transition to U.S. GAAP. The role involves overseeing consolidation of a recently acquired UK company (SHD Composite Materials Ltd) and its subsidiaries, with a focus on building a scalable consolidation and integration architecture for future acquisitions. The position reports to the CFO and is responsible for guiding the company through its first audit and establishing robust financial reporting practices.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting and time as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or Accounting Director in an operating company.
Prior ownership of a multi-entity international close.
CPA required. Active license strongly preferred.
Public company and SOX experience strongly desired.
Demonstrated experience building an accounting function from scratch.
Experience with the selection and implementation of an ERP.
Multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation experience is required.
M&A integration experience is highly desired.
Demonstrated experience assessing a light or informal control environment and designing a new one.
Comfort owning the auditor relationship directly.
Technical accounting strength in revenue recognition (ASC 606), business combinations (ASC 805), leases (ASC 842), and stock compensation (ASC 718).
Venture-backed or high-growth company experience.
Advanced Excel skills.
Hands-on ERP experience (NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor, Epicor, or similar).
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Willingness to be hands-on in the ledger while also building the function.
Comfort with ambiguity, limited existing process, and shifting priorities.
Low ego, high ownership, and a strong bias toward building.
Absolute integrity.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience designing, documenting, and testing SOX controls is a significant advantage.
First-year audit experience is welcome but not required.
Master's in accounting or taxation welcome.
Power BI and SQL welcome.
Experience with consolidation, close management, and planning tools (Hyperion, FloQast, Adaptive, BlackLine, or similar) is highly desirable.
Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, industrial, or advanced materials is preferred.
Depth in standard costing and manufacturing cost accounting is welcome but not required.

Responsibilities

Build the accounting organization: Define the org structure, hire, onboard, and develop the team, starting with Payroll & Accounts Payable Specialist and GL/technical accounting hires.
Partner closely with the outsourced accounting provider on the general ledger, close, and financial statement preparation.
Provide consolidation oversight of the SHD Composite Materials Ltd finance and accounting team, ensuring reporting standards, close calendar, deliverables, policy alignment, and technical guidance.
Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close end-to-end, establishing the calendar, task ownership, account reconciliation standards, and review layer.
Produce accurate, timely consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP with supporting schedules.
Write the accounting policy manual and technical accounting memos for areas like revenue recognition, inventory, capitalization, leases, equity, and business combinations.
Partner with FP&A on the reporting hand-off after each close, ensuring actuals tie and providing variance explanations.
Lead the accounting voice in ERP selection and implementation, defining requirements, evaluating vendors, selecting an integrator, and owning accounting design decisions.
Integrate surrounding systems like Ramp, ADP, TriNet, and the FP&A planning/BI layer.
Support ERP cutover activities including data conversion, validation, parallel operation, opening balance verification, and user training.
Build a consolidation layer designed for M&A, with a common account structure and mapping approach for acquired companies.
Assess the current control environment and design/implement a new one, including segregation of duties, delegation of authority, reconciliation controls, and journal entry approval.
Document processes and controls to support external audits and potential SOX readiness.
Establish IT general controls with the IT department.
Own the remediation of audit findings, management letter comments, and control deficiencies.
Own the relationship with the independent auditor for Cambium's first audit and subsequent audits.
Own consolidation processes, including multi-entity, multi-currency translation, intercompany transactions, and eliminations.
Own the conversion of SHD's IFRS reporting to U.S. GAAP for consolidation purposes.
Ensure statutory-to-U.S.-GAAP and statutory-to-management differences are documented and explainable across all entities.
Own the tax function through advisors, including federal, state, international income tax, transfer pricing, sales and use tax, R&D credits, and indirect tax.
Oversee government contract accounting and compliance, including indirect rate structure, FAR allowability, incurred cost submissions, and timekeeping.
Support export control and trade compliance requirements related to procurement, vendor onboarding, and inventory.
Own treasury operations, including cash management, bank account administration, payment controls, and daily cash positioning.
Manage intercompany funding, cross-border cash movement, and FX exposure.
Own accounts payable, payroll accounting, accounts receivable and collections, credit terms, corporate card programs, and expense policy administration.
Own revenue accounting for government and commercial contracts.
Own the accounting workstream of M&A, including diligence, purchase accounting, opening balance sheets, and post-close integration.