Controller
Sunday · Redwood City, CA · 1 wk ago
On-siteQuality AssuranceFull-time
Join Us in Building the Future of Home RoboticsAt Sunday, we're developing personal robots to reclaim the hours lost to repetitive tasks. We're focused on an ambitious goal to make generalized robots broadly accessible, enabling households to take back quality time.We have spent the last 18 months building a talented team, securing capital, and validating our technology. We are now seeking passionate individuals to join us in the next phase of our growth. If you are ready to apply your skills to the forefront of robotics innovation, we’d love to hear from you. What to ExpectAs Controller, you'll be Sunday's first accounting hire, reporting to the Head of Finance. You'll own accounting and financial operations end to end. You'll start by moving our books in-house from an external bookkeeper, then build the team, systems, and controls to support a fullstack AI robotics company as we scale Memo from prototype to production. You'll work cross-functionally with Hardware, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Software, Legal, and People Ops to set the accounting foundation for our commercial launch. What You'll DoOwn the monthly, quarterly, and annual close under US GAAPSelect and drive implementation of a manufacturing-ready ERP, including chart of accounts design, inventory, BOM, and costingManage AP, vendor payments, and spend controlsBuild and lead the accounting and financial operations teamTransition accounting from our external bookkeeper to an in-house functionOwn audit readinessDesign product costing and COGS methodology, including standard costs, overhead allocation, and accrualsSet accounting policy and write technical memos across revenue, inventory, capitalization, software, R&D and IP, leases, and equity compAssess the accounting treatment of supplier, manufacturing, and compute agreementsDesign and document internal controlsSupport the Head of Finance on budgeting, burn, and unit economicsManage outside tax advisors on income, sales/use, and R&D credit matters What You'll BringMust Haves:8+ years of progressive accounting experiencePublic accounting background; Big 4 strongly preferredHands-on ERP implementation in a manufacturing or hardware environmentHands-on inventory and product cost accounting experienceBroad technical accounting depth: revenue, capitalization, software, IPExperience leading a company through external auditsTrack record of building finance processes from scratch at a fast-growing companyBuilder mindset: you do the work yourself while building the team around you Nice to Haves:CPAController or Assistant Controller experience at a venture-backed hardware, robotics, autonomous vehicle, or consumer electronics companyExperience taking a company from pre-revenue to commercial launchExperience with contract manufacturers in AsiaExperience with modern spend and automation tools such as Ramp At Sunday Robotics, we’re building technology shaped by real people — curious, creative, and diverse. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. Studies show that women and underrepresented groups often hold back unless they meet 100% of the criteria — we don’t want that to be the reason we miss out on great talent.