Interim Corporate Controller

Job Description – Interim Corporate Controller

Location: Austin, TX (HQ) – Hybrid Schedule

Position: Interim Corporate Controller – Opportunity

Hourly Pay Rate: $70–$85+/hour

Duration: 6–8 Months (TBD)

Start Date: ASAP

Client Overview

Our client is an Austin-based climate-tech manufacturer that develops patented air-core electric motor technology and is rapidly scaling commercial operations. Headquartered in Austin, the company operates manufacturing facilities in Mexico and continues to invest in operational excellence, systems modernization, and growth initiatives.

As the organization prepares for a future IPO, they are enhancing their finance and accounting infrastructure, strengthening compliance and controls, and building scalable processes to support continued expansion.

Why They Need an Interim Controller

The CFO is seeking a senior accounting leader who can immediately stabilize and manage the accounting function while supporting growth, operational scaling, and public-company readiness initiatives. This individual will act as the CFO's right hand, owning the close and reporting process, improving internal controls, ensuring audit readiness, and helping build a scalable accounting organization.

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical accounting expertise with hands‑on leadership experience in manufacturing, ERP environments, and high‑growth organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Oversee General Ledger, AP, AR, fixed assets, inventory accounting, and consolidations.
• Prepare and review financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Support board, lender, investor, and capital raise reporting requirements.
• Manage external audit activities and coordinate with auditors as needed.
• Address technical accounting matters and implement accounting policies and procedures.

Internal Controls & IPO Readiness

• Strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and financial reporting processes.
• Support the company's public-company readiness and compliance initiatives.
• Assist in developing and maintaining a SOX-compliant control environment.
• Partner with executive leadership to establish scalable financial processes that support future SEC reporting requirements.

ERP & Systems Transformation

• Serve as the accounting lead within the company's NetSuite ERP environment.
• Identify accounting process improvements, automation opportunities, AI-enabled tools, and operational efficiencies.
• Partner with Finance, IT, and Operations leadership to optimize reporting and accounting workflows.
• Support the company's ERP strategy as additional business systems and acquired platforms are integrated into NetSuite over the next two years.
• Help establish scalable financial systems and controls to support rapid growth and future public company requirements.

Manufacturing & Operations Accounting

• Partner with operations and supply chain leadership on inventory, cost accounting, and manufacturing accounting activities.
• Support accounting oversight of manufacturing operations in Mexico, including inventory controls, costing, and related financial reporting.
• Improve inventory processes, controls, and reporting across manufacturing operations.

Required Qualifications

• Active CPA required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and technical accounting requirements.
• Experience designing, implementing, or operating within SOX-compliant environments.
• Prior Controller, Assistant Controller, or senior accounting leadership experience.
• Experience with NetSuite ERP required.
• Demonstrated experience supporting ERP implementations, upgrades, integrations, or system consolidations.
• Strong manufacturing and inventory accounting experience.
• Experience supporting high-growth, pre-IPO, or public-company environments preferred.
• Experience managing external audits and financial statement reporting.

Preferred Background

• Clean Energy / Climate Technology
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Hardware or Electromechanical Products
• International Operations (Mexico manufacturing experience is a plus)
• Pre-IPO, IPO Readiness, or Public Company Environments
• ERP Transformation and Systems Integration Initiatives

Ideal Candidate

A hands‑on, strategic accounting leader who can quickly earn the trust of the CFO and executive team, improve processes and controls, lead financial reporting activities, and help position the organization for a successful transition to a public‑company operating environment. This individual should be equally comfortable managing day‑to‑day accounting operations, driving systems and process improvements, and contributing to long‑term strategic initiatives.

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