Financial Controller

Plantd makes carbon-negative building materials for homebuilding using the fastest-growing perennial grasses on earth - instead of trees. Founded by sustainability professionals and world-class engineers from SpaceX, Plantd is building the factory of the future to minimize costs and carbon emissions, produce superior-performance materials, and ensure that atmospheric carbon dioxide captured in the field is locked away inside the walls, floors, and roofs of new homes.

At Plantd, we are pioneering a fundamentally new approach to solving climate change. This is not about making the problem less bad or slightly more sustainable—but actually solving it.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Financial Controller to manage all financial functions, processes, and systems within Plantd. This includes but is not limited to producing periodic financial reports, maintaining an adequate system of accounting records, implement controls to mitigate risk, preparing annual budgets and monthly forecasts, ensuring the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensuring that reported results comply with GAAP. You will be immersed in the company’s day-to-day financial functions, collaborating closely across the executive, business unit, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Counsel, Cost Accounting
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Additional controller duties as necessary
• Analyzing financial data.
• Streamlining accounting functions and operations.
• Developing plans for financial growth.
• Evaluating and managing risk.
• Coordinating audit processes.

Requirements and skills

• 5 years of overall combined accounting and finance experience
• Proven experience in finance management with thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Advanced degree in Accounting
• CPA or CMA preferred
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
• Good communication skills.
• Strong leadership qualities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Durham, NC 27704: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Combined accounting & finance: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Durham, NC 27704

Salary : $66,500 - $84,200