Director, Corporate Controller

Location: Remote-based in the United States

Salary: $225,000–$300,000 USD base salary, plus equity and subsidized benefits

Company

hirify.global builds modular AI infrastructure for edge and sovereign computing, serving organizations in more than 60 countries across sectors including energy and defense.

What you will do

• Lead the global accounting function and direct accounting and tax through managers and senior individual contributors.
• Own the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, US GAAP financial statements, multi-entity consolidation, foreign currency translation, and board, investor, and lender reporting.
• Establish accounting policies and technical positions, including revenue recognition for complex hardware, deployment, software, and services contracts and accounting for leases, stock compensation, debt, contract costs, and foreign operations.
• Lead external audits, define the SOX-readiness roadmap, implement internal controls, and own accounting workstreams for IPO readiness.
• Oversee accounting and compliance for US government contracts and partner with tax and treasury on intercompany matters, transfer pricing, statutory audits, and international filings.
• Set the accounting systems roadmap, scale NetSuite and related finance tools, automate close and reporting, manage the department budget, and advise the VP of Finance and executive team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field and an active CPA license.
• 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years leading an accounting function as a Controller or Director at a high-growth company.
• Experience building and leading multi-layer accounting teams, including hiring and developing managers.
• Big 4 or national-firm public accounting experience.
• Deep US GAAP judgment, especially ASC 606 for complex hardware-plus-services arrangements, with the ability to write and defend technical accounting memos.
• Experience leading external audits and building SOX-ready controls before they were required.
• Multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation experience across international subsidiaries.
• Ability to operate with ambiguity and pace, explain complex accounting matters to executives, the board, auditors, and investors, and reconcile competing stakeholder views.
• Experience owning a departmental budget and a multi-year functional roadmap.

Nice to have

• IPO or S-1 experience, or Controller experience at a newly public company.
• Government contracting accounting and systems experience, including FAR, DFARS, DCAA, or CAS.
• Experience in data centers, edge computing, robotics, aerospace and defense, or industrial hardware.
• International operations experience in the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, or Asia-Pacific.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership, autonomy, intellectual curiosity, and a growth-oriented, entrepreneurial environment.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with subsidized cost.
• Health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, and dependent care FSAs.
• Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k).
• Unlimited paid time off and 14 paid company holidays per year.
• Geographic pay structure based on cost-of-labor markets, with equity included in compensation.