Director of Accounting, Nuclear

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401k with company match

Medical, dental, vision plans

Generous vacation and holidays

Job summary

The Nuclear Company seeks a Director of Accounting, Nuclear to lead controllership across our nuclear businesses, ensuring accurate month-end close, reporting, and internal controls. You will report to the Chief Accounting Officer and own policy across entities, projects, JVs, SPVs, and acquisitions.

Hybrid role based in Columbia, SC or Washington, DC, requiring in-office presence 3 days a week. Candidates must live within commuting distance or be willing to relocate; remote work is not

Qualifications

• 10+ years in accounting and controllership, including senior leadership roles such as Controller or Assistant Controller.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• Strong GAAP foundation across project-based services and capital-intensive development or construction.
• Experience in complex multi-entity environments with JVs, SPVs, or acquisitions.
• Proven ownership of month-end close, financial reporting, and consolidation.
• Experience leading acquisition accounting and integrating acquired businesses onto common systems.
• Ability to build scalable close processes and audit-ready reporting in a growing company.

Responsibilities

• Own close and financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with corporate consolidation.
• Lead technical accounting and policy across ASC 606, 720, 340, 360, 810, and related standards; oversee revenue recognition and project costs.
• Establish reliable accounting for deployment projects, new entities, partnerships, and services businesses; partner with Finance, FP&A, and Operations.
• Lead acquisitions accounting: opening balance sheets, intangibles, post-acquisition adjustments; integrate into policies and controls.
• Integrate new and acquired businesses into ERP and finance systems (NetSuite); standardize processes and strengthen internal controls.
• Support SOX and internal control over financial reporting with robust processes and documentation.
• Build and mentor the Nuclear accounting team; stay hands-on in close, reporting, and process development.

Skills

US GAAP

Leadership

Close processes

Financial reporting

Multi-entity experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy.

We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.

We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values—Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappy, and Tenacity—guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. TRUST is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission.

About the role

The Director of Accounting, Nuclear serves as the controllership lead across TNC's Nuclear businesses, including deployment projects and Services operations. Reporting directly to the Chief Accounting Officer, this role owns the integrity of financial results, month-end close, corporate consolidation handoffs, accounting policy, and internal controls across operating entities, projects, joint ventures, special-purpose vehicles, and acquired businesses.

NOTE* This is a hybrid position based in either our Columbia, South Carolina, or Washington, D.C. office, with the expectation of working in the office 3 days per week. This is not a remote position. Candidates must live within commuting distance of one of these locations or be willing to relocate. The position may also be posted in nearby markets where commuting may be feasible for visibility.

Responsibilities

• Close and financial reporting. Own the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of Nuclear financial results, project reporting, month-end close, and reporting into corporate consolidation. Align close calendars, accounting policies, reporting requirements, and consolidation handoffs with the Corporate Controller.

• Technical accounting and policy. Ensure consistent application of U.S. GAAP across service contracts, development and capital projects, joint ventures, special-purpose vehicles, and acquired businesses. Lead accounting for revenue recognition under ASC 606; project and development costs under ASC 720 and ASC 340; construction in progress, capitalization, and impairment under ASC 360; consolidation under ASC 810; power purchase agreements under ASC 606 or ASC 842; and intercompany transactions.

• Project and entity accounting. Establish reliable accounting and reporting for deployment projects, new entities, partnerships, and Services businesses. Maintain clear ownership of accounting policy, controls, and reporting while partnering closely with Finance, FP&A, and Operations.

• Purchase accounting and integration. Lead accounting diligence for acquisitions, purchase accounting including opening balance sheets, identification and valuation of intangible assets, and post-acquisition adjustments. Integrate acquired businesses into TNC's policies, close processes, control environment, and reporting structure.

• Systems processes and controls. Integrate new and acquired businesses into TNC's ERP and finance systems, including NetSuite and a common chart of accounts. Standardize processes, retire legacy tools, strengthen internal controls, and ensure financial data and documentation meet audit and investor-reporting requirements.

• Financial reporting readiness. Support SOX and internal control over financial reporting implementation by building public-company-level discipline, documentation, controls, and timelines across the Nuclear businesses.

• Team and capability development. Build and develop the Nuclear accounting function as the business grows. Provide leadership and technical direction while remaining hands-on in close, reporting, technical accounting, integration, and process development when needed.

Experience

• 10 or more years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including a senior accounting leadership role such as Controller, Assistant Controller, or divisional controllership lead.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.

• Strong technical accounting foundation under U.S. GAAP across project-based services businesses and capital-intensive development or construction activities.

• Experience in a complex, multi-entity environment involving joint ventures, special-purpose vehicles, projects, or acquired businesses.

• Demonstrated ownership of month-end close, financial reporting, and consolidation into a corporate parent.

• Experience leading acquisition and purchase accounting activities and integrating acquired businesses onto common systems, policies, processes, and controls.

• Experience establishing or improving scalable close processes, internal controls, and audit-ready financial reporting capabilities in a growing organization.

• Ability to lead and develop accounting teams while remaining hands-on and partnering effectively across Finance, FP&A, Legal, Operations, Project Management, and Corporate Development.

Nice To Have Experience

• CPA and public accounting experience, ideally with a Big Four firm.

• Experience implementing SOX and internal control over financial reporting requirements or preparing an organization for public-company reporting.

• Experience within nuclear energy, utilities, construction, infrastructure, industrial services, or another highly regulated sector.

• Hands-on experience with ERP implementation, integrations of 3rd party applications into ERPs; NetSuite experience is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages

• 401k with company match

• Medical, dental, vision plans

• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays

Estimated Starting Salary Range

The estimated starting salary range for this role is $176,000 - $204,000 annually less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid on a bi-weekly basis. The actual salary offered may vary based on relevant factors as determined in the Company’s discretion, which may include experience, qualifications, tenure, skill set, availability of qualified candidates, geographic location, certifications held, and other criteria deemed pertinent to the particular role.

EEO Statement

The Nuclear Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an environment of inclusion in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, and termination.

Export Control

Certain positions at The Nuclear Company may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in The Nuclear Company limiting its consideration of certain applicants.