Controller

About the role

Darkhive is seeking a hands-on Controller to lead and strengthen the company’s accounting function during a period of significant growth. Reporting to the company’s senior finance executive, the Controller will serve as the company’s senior accounting authority and a trusted partner to executive leadership.

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the company’s financial records and financial statements
• Serve as the company’s primary technical accounting expert, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and establishing appropriate accounting treatment for significant or complex transactions
• Oversee the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, fixed assets, inventory, cost accounting, revenue recognition, consolidations, and intercompany activity
• Develop rigorous financial and management reporting that supports executive decision-making, Board and investor communications, FP&A, program finance, and project profitability analysis
• Lead external financial statement audits or reviews, manage tax compliance and external provider relationships, and maintain audit-ready records and supporting documentation
• Oversee cash accounting and controls, monitor bank covenants, and coordinate accurate and timely lender reporting
• Support M&A and other strategic transactions, including financial diligence, quality-of-earnings analyses, purchase accounting, and integration activities
• Oversee government-contract accounting practices and ensure compliance with applicable FAR, DFARS, CAS, and other contractual and regulatory requirements
• Maintain accounting systems, policies, records, and supporting documentation that are prepared for DCAA audits and appropriately support DCMA oversight and contract-administration requirements
• Support indirect-rate structures, cost pools, allocation methodologies, timekeeping controls, government billing, and related project-accounting requirements
• Support incurred cost submissions, provisional billing rates, forward-pricing information, and other required financial schedules, as applicable
• Partner with contracts, operations, and program finance to interpret contract requirements, respond to government inquiries, and implement appropriate accounting and compliance practices
• Design and maintain an internal control environment appropriate for a growing, increasingly complex government contractor
• Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures covering areas such as purchasing, accounts payable, payroll, timekeeping, revenue recognition, inventory, cost accounting, capitalization, and the financial close
• Establish appropriate financial review and approval controls consistent with the company’s delegation-of-authority framework
• Lead the accounting and financial workstreams associated with Unanet, AIM, and other financial and operational system implementations and integrations
• Ensure that system configurations, workflows, master data, interfaces, and reporting logic support accurate accounting, reliable reporting, and applicable compliance requirements
• Establish processes to reconcile data between systems, resolve discrepancies at their source, and identify opportunities to automate and scale financial processes
• Partner with the company’s senior finance executive to develop and monitor reliable key performance indicators supported by consistent definitions and reconciled source data

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience leading or playing a significant role in an accounting function
• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, general ledger accounting, revenue recognition, and internal controls
• Demonstrated experience owning monthly and annual close processes and coordinating external audits
• Experience developing accounting policies, improving financial processes, and implementing scalable controls
• Ability to operate as both a senior accounting leader and a hands-on contributor
• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and project-management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA designation
• Significant accounting experience within a government-contracting environment
• Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS, DCAA audit requirements, and DCMA oversight
• Experience with indirect-rate structures, project accounting, timekeeping compliance, incurred cost submissions, government billing, and contract-related audit support
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, including inventory accounting, standard or job costing, overhead allocation, work-in-process, and cost-of-goods-sold analysis
• Experience supporting a business with a mix of manufacturing, software, and professional or technical services
• Experience with Unanet and related modules, including AIM
• Experience in a high-growth, investor-backed, or transaction-oriented company
• Experience with multi-entity accounting, lender reporting, bank covenant compliance, and M&A-related financial diligence or integration