Corporate Controller

Korn Ferry; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nominal is seeking a Corporate Controller to lead accounting end-to-end in a high-growth hardware software company. Based in Los Angeles, CA or Austin, TX, this hands-on leadership role will own month-end close, financial reports, policies, and audits, while building scalable processes and a world-class team.

Ideal candidate has 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, strong US GAAP and ASC 606, CPA, and experience with ERP implementations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting and/or high-growth startup experience.
• Strong US GAAP, ASC 606, financial reporting, controls, and audit expertise.
• Proven Controller-level ownership of an accounting function.
• Experience building accounting infrastructure in an early-stage or rapidly scaling company.
• B2B SaaS or venture-backed technology experience (esp. data platform products).
• Experience with ERP implementations and modern accounting systems.
• Government contract accounting experience, including CAS/FAR, is a plus.
• International or multi-entity accounting experience is a plus.
• CPA
• Hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset with strong motor, judgment, and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Own month-end close, financial reporting, AP/AR, and general accounting, providing leadership with actionable data to inform strategic decision-making
• Serve as a strategic, data-driven, tech-forward partner to senior leadership
• Establish accounting policies, processes, controls, and scalable infrastructure
• Lead technical accounting, including US GAAP and ASC 606
• Manage the annual audit and external accounting relationships
• Implement and optimize ERP and modern accounting systems
• Build and develop the accounting organization
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Legal
• Support government and defense contract accounting, including CAS and FAR
• Oversee international and multi-entity accounting, including consolidations, tax, and transfer pricing

Skills

US GAAP

ASC 606

Financial reporting

Audit

Public accounting experience

Startup / high-growth

ERP implementations

Cross-functional collaboration

B2B SaaS / data platform

Team leadership

Education

CPA

Job description

Korn Ferry is excited to partner with Nominal on their newly created Controller role, to be located in Los Angeles, CA or Austin, TX.

Nominal is building the hardware intelligence platform powering the world's most advanced hardware systems, from spacecraft and autonomous vehicles to next-generation defense programs.

The company’s platform provides hardware engineering teams with connected control, data infrastructure, agent infrastructure, and engineering applications to develop, test, manufacture, and operate their hardware systems. Nominal serves leading organizations across aerospace, defense, energy, automotive, robotics, manufacturing, and more.

Backed by Sequoia, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, and Lightspeed, Nominal is a rapidly growing, Series B startup that is seeking a Corporate Controller to build and lead its accounting function as it grows beyond its current $1B valuation.

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on leadership role for an accounting professional who thrives in a high-growth, venture-backed environment and enjoys building rather than inheriting.

The Corporate Controller will own the accounting function end-to-end, establish scalable processes and controls, lead technical accounting and audit activities, optimize financial systems, and build the team needed to support continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Own month-end close, financial reporting, AP/AR, and general accounting, providing leadership with actionable data to inform strategic decision-making
• Serve as a strategic, data-driven, tech-forward partner to senior leadership
• Establish accounting policies, processes, controls, and scalable infrastructure
• Lead technical accounting, including US GAAP and ASC 606
• Manage the annual audit and external accounting relationships
• Implement and optimize ERP and modern accounting systems
• Build and develop the accounting organization
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Legal
• Support government and defense contract accounting, including CAS and FAR
• Oversee international and multi-entity accounting, including consolidations, tax, and transfer pricing

Ideal Background

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting and/or high-growth startup experience
• Strong US GAAP, ASC 606, financial reporting, controls, and audit expertise
• Proven Controller-level ownership of an accounting function
• Experience building accounting infrastructure in an early-stage or rapidly scaling company
• B2B SaaS or venture-backed technology experience (esp. data platform products)
• Experience with ERP implementations and modern accounting systems
• Government contract accounting experience, including CAS/FAR, is a plus
• International or multi-entity accounting experience is a plus
• CPA
• Hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset with strong motor, judgment, and communication skills

Why Nominal?

• Build the accounting function for a rapidly scaling technology company
• Work at the intersection of software and hardware for industries shaping our physical world
• Join a well-capitalized company backed by leading venture investors
• Work on a team that is fast-paced, mission-oriented, and grounded