Senior Accountant / Controller

As a senior accountant, you will work directly with the CFO and leadership team to streamline the accounting tech stack including government contract cost accounting, research and development, procurement, and monthly close activities. You will directly manage external support staff, including bookkeepers, and tax accountants.

Responsibilities

Responsible for ensuring the timely completion of all month-end financial reporting tasks, and ensure department goals and objectives are achieved Work directly with the CFO and 3rd party bookkeeping staff in the accounting close process to ensure timely and accurate reporting of all monthly accounting financial information for Turion Space. Prepare journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, reserves, and foreign currency conversions Support service providers to meet international regulatory and tax compliance needs, including VAT/GST and maintaining proper documentation for local country tax Support continuous process, documentation, and audit improvements to meet a rapidly growing team

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or similar 3+ years of accounting or FP&A experience Experience with heavy R&D and/or technology corporations Experience with Government and/or Department of Defense-specific (DCAA) cost accounting practices and standards

Interview Process

Phone Screen

This stage is a more informal call to get to know more about the role, and for you to evaluate whether it’s a good fit for you. We are looking for people with a strong interest in startups and motivation to help them; this is usually exhibited by past experience working at or starting one yourself.

Technical Screen

Multiple stakeholders on our team will ask you questions for 45 minutes based on the role. These will include payroll, contracting, cost management, auditing, journal entries, excel skills