Assistant Controller

Tiberius Aerospace

. Lead key components of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeNewport Beach • California • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in U.S. GAAP financial reporting, month-end close processes, and internal controls while effectively leading and mentoring an accounting team. Proficient in optimizing ERP systems and driving process improvements in complex operational environments.

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U.S. GAAP Financial ReportingMonth-End Close OwnershipActive CPA LicenseAdvanced Excel SkillsERP Implementation Experience

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Hard Skills

Financial Statement PreparationGeneral Ledger ManagementReconciliationsCost AccountingInventory ManagementAudit ReadinessAccounting Policy DevelopmentProcess ImprovementJournal EntriesAccruals

Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal CommunicationHigh IntegritySound JudgmentOwnership Mentality

Tools & Technologies

ERP SystemsFinancial Reporting SystemsNetSuiteMicrosoft DynamicsSAPOracle

Certifications & Qualifications

Active CPA License

Industry Keywords

Government ContractingDefense IndustryAerospaceManufacturingProject AccountingCost AccountingFARCASDCAAExport Control Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPFluxOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead key components of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close
Maintain general-ledger integrity through reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany activity, and balance-sheet accounts
Review journal entries, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and close deliverables
Prepare and review monthly financial statements, management reporting packages, flux analyses, and supporting schedules
Resolve accounting discrepancies, unusual transactions, balance-sheet issues, and close-related risks
Establish close calendars, standard operating procedures, account ownership, and documentation standards
Support cash management, banking, treasury, and payment controls
Prepare U.S. GAAP financial reporting and strengthen accounting policies, internal controls, and finance procedures
Support audits, tax, lender, diligence, and compliance requests
Assist with accounting standards implementation and technical accounting analyses
Identify control gaps and process inefficiencies, design solutions, and drive adoption
Support government-contracting, defense-industry, export-control, and record-retention compliance
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Program Management on inventory, work in process, standard costs, purchase commitments, and capital assets
Develop cost-accounting processes for complex hardware, prototypes, and production programs
Review inventory reserves, capitalization policies, fixed-asset records, and depreciation schedules
Improve visibility into material costs, labor, overhead, manufacturing variances, and program-level performance
Support accounting and reporting for government contracts, customer programs, milestone activity, and revenue recognition
Optimize ERP, expense-management, procurement, financial-reporting, and close-management systems
Drive automation and process improvement across accounting workflows, reporting, reconciliations, and approvals
Partner with FP&A on actuals, forecasts, budgets, and operating metrics
Mentor and develop accounting team members
Serve as a finance partner to functional leaders
Participate in systems implementations, financing activities, acquisition diligence, and strategic initiatives
Progress toward Controller role within several quarters based on performance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
Active CPA license required
8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public-accounting experience at a Big Four firm in audit, assurance, transaction services, or a related accounting-advisory practice
Experience in a high-growth startup or scaling technology, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, hardware, or other operationally complex environment
Ownership of month-end close, financial reporting, general ledger, reconciliations, internal controls, audit readiness, and process improvement
Experience building processes, systems, and organizational structure in a developing environment
Strong command of U.S. GAAP, financial-statement preparation, accounting-policy development, and balance-sheet management
Experience with inventory, fixed assets, accruals, cost accounting, or manufacturing accounting
Ability to build, lead, mentor, or materially upgrade an accounting team
Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP and financial-reporting systems
Ability to establish structure in an evolving environment and balance urgency with sound financial judgment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
High integrity, sound judgment, discretion, and ownership mentality
U.S. Person status required due to access requirements for export-controlled information and facilities
Preferred: prior Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, Senior Accounting Manager, or Controller experience
Preferred: experience with audit readiness, external audits, due diligence, financing activity, or board reporting
Preferred: aerospace, defense, government contracting, project accounting, or manufacturing experience
Preferred: cost accounting, inventory valuation, standard costing, and manufacturing variance analysis
Preferred: ERP implementation or optimization experience with NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms
Preferred: accounting policies, procedures, control matrices, and finance-process documentation experience
Preferred: familiarity with FAR, CAS, DCAA, government-contracting, or defense-finance requirements
Preferred: people-management and team-development experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus eligibility
Equity participation
Comprehensive health benefits
401(k)