Controller

TrustPoint; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 163,000 - 212,000; Full time

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Job summary

TrustPoint is building the world’s first commercial GPS system in space and seeks a seasoned Controller to lead accounting and financial operations for our growing government and commercial business. You will partner with the CEO and COO to build scalable systems, ensure audit-ready books, and guide strategic decisions.

The role requires CPA or equivalent credentials and extensive government contract cost accounting experience, with ownership of controls and a track record of scaling finance in

Qualifications

• CPA or equivalent certification.
• Experience building and owning financial controls in a scaling company.
• Working knowledge of government contract cost accounting and FAR Part 31 principles.
• Familiarity with DCAA expectations and audit readiness.
• Ability to design systems and controls for growth, not just bookkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Own general ledger, month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement accuracy.
• Manage accounts payable/receivable and cash flow forecasting.
• Oversee procurement systems, bid processes, and government acquisition compliance.
• Lead contract financial management including budgeting, revenue recognition, and closeouts.
• Develop financial models and reporting for pricing, hiring, and bids for both commercial and government revenue streams.
• Implement internal controls and systems selection to support scale and audits.

Skills

Systems thinking

Government contract cost accounting

DCAA/audit readiness knowledge

Controls ownership

Startup environment experience

Education

CPA or equivalent

Job description

Join TrustPoint and Build the World’s First Commercial GPS System in Space

GPS is a ubiquitous global utility in modern society; knowing one’s location is critical for government, commercial, and personal applications. Still, today’s solutions for determining location are inaccurate, slow, unencrypted, and susceptible to jamming and spoofing. These shortcomings make GPS insufficient for tomorrow’s safety-critical and high-precision applications, a problem TrustPoint intends to solve.

TrustPoint is developing a fully commercial next-generation GPS service to provide significant performance, security and reliability improvements for GPS users. This includes better accuracy, quicker Time to First Fix, and anti-spoof and anti-jam capabilities. The improvements will support US Government position and timing service resiliency as well as enable next-generation commercial applications like drone delivery, self-driving cars, urban air mobility, and augmented reality. The $260B annual GNSS Hardware, Software and Data Services market is ripe for disruption and TrustPoint intends to lead that revolution with our commercial infrastructure and services.

The Position

With locations outside Washington, DC, and in Silicon Valley, TrustPoint is seeking a full-time Controller to lead accounting and financial operations for our growing commercial and government business. Working closely with the CEO and COO, you will build the systems, processes, and financial discipline required to guide business decisions, maintain audit-ready operations, and support TrustPoint’s continued growth.

We’ll Expect You To…

Accounting and Financial Operations

• General ledger ownership: chart of accounts, month-end and year-end close, account reconciliations, and the accuracy of the financial statements.
• Accounts payable and receivable, including the vendor and billing relationships behind them.
• Cash management and short-term forecasting.
• Expense and corporate card policy administration (currently run through the COO), including Expensify workflow, approval routing, and reconciliation.

Procurement Management

• Manage end-to-end procurement and purchase order systems, ensuring compliance with competitive bidding policies, documentation standards, and approval thresholds.
• Align procurement workflows with government acquisition regulations and cost management best practices.

Contracts Financial Management

• Oversee financial performance of active contracts, including budget-to-actual tracking and profitability analysis.
• Collaborate with USG Project Manager to ensure accurate milestone billing, revenue recognition, and timely contract closeouts.
• Monitor contract-specific funding, burn rates, and potential overruns to provide proactive financial guidance.

Government Cost Accounting and Compliance

• Timekeeping and labor cost allocation discipline appropriate to government contracts, including indirect rate structure (fringe, overhead, G&A) as the company's contract mix requires it.
• Audit-ready books: the documentation trail that supports both internal decision-making and external audit or a future DCAA-adjacent review.
• Coordination with the COO on contract-level cost reporting, invoicing, and deliverable-linked billing.

Financial Planning and Reporting

• Lead financial modeling and margin analysis for product and service pricing to ensure profitability across distinct commercial and government revenue streams.
• Budgeting and forecasting, and the variance analysis that turns numbers into decisions for the CEO and COO.
• Board- and leadership-ready financial reporting: monthly close packages, cash runway, and burn rate.
• Financial modeling support for pricing, hiring, and contract bid decisions.

Internal Controls

• Design and maintain internal controls appropriate to a scaling, audited, government-facing company: segregation of duties, approval thresholds, and documentation standards.
• Systems selection and administration for accounting, payroll, and expense management as the company outgrows its current tools.

You’ll Need to Have…

• CPA or equivalent
• Controller or senior accounting management experience, ideally as the person who built the function in a small or scaling company rather than a specialist inside a mature one.
• Working knowledge of government contract cost accounting: FAR Part 31 cost principles, indirect rate structures, timekeeping requirements, and DCAA expectations, even if you have not yet operated under a full DCAA audit.
• Demonstrated ownership of controls and financial systems selection, not just bookkeeping.
• Systems thinking: you build the chart of accounts and controls for the company the business is becoming, not just the transaction volume it has today.

We’d Like to See…

• Experience in aerospace, defense, or another regulated government contracting environment.
• Familiarity with ITAR/EAR-related financial controls.

Cultural Fit

• Thrive in a start-up environment
• Effective communication style that instills a culture of optimism and positivity
• Sense of humor and ability to proactively problem solve.
• Encourages colleagues to think and plan strategically while executing well tactically.
• Works well with all company levels and disciplines (i.e. Legal, HR, etc.).
• Willing to “roll up sleeves” in a new venture, working closely with colleagues.

Compensation and Benefits

The selected candidate will be competitively compensated with salary, equity (stock options), and standard benefits. The salary range for this role is $163,000 to $212,000.

TrustPoint, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.