# Controller

**Company:** [NODA AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/noda-ai)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** NetSuite, Unanet, Deltek Costpoint, Excel, Dcaa, Far, Dfars, Cas, ASC 606, US GAAP
**Posted:** 2026-04-28

> Builds and leads accounting operations for a defense tech company, owning general ledger, month-end close, DCAA-compliant systems, government contract compliance, and financial reporting. Requires CPA, 7+ years experience including Big 4 audit, and expertise in federal contracting regulations.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities

### Accounting Operations
- Own day-to-day accounting operations including general ledger, AP, AR, payroll integration, and month-end close
- Build and maintain the chart of accounts, indirect cost pools, and cost structure required for government contracting
- Establish close calendars, reconciliation procedures, and accounting policies that scale with the business
- Manage external relationships with auditors, tax preparers, banking partners, and outsourced accounting providers as the function transitions in-house

### Government Contract Compliance
- Stand up and maintain a DCAA-compliant accounting system, including timekeeping, labor distribution, and indirect cost allocation
- Develop and submit provisional billing rates, incurred cost submissions (ICE), and forward pricing rate proposals as required
- Ensure compliance with FAR, DFARS, and CAS as applicable to NODA’s contract portfolio
- Support pre-award accounting system reviews, DCAA audits, and contract-specific compliance requirements
- Partner with contracts and program teams on contract setup, billing, and revenue recognition across cost-reimbursable, fixed-price, OTA, and SBIR vehicles

### Financial Reporting and Audit Readiness
- Produce timely, accurate monthly and quarterly financial statements for management and board reporting
- Lead preparation for the company’s first external audit and own audit readiness as the company scales toward Series B
- Establish revenue recognition policies aligned with ASC 606 across prototype, production, and government contract revenue
- Implement internal controls appropriate to company stage, with a clear roadmap toward public-company readiness

### Systems and Infrastructure
- Select, implement, and administer the accounting, billing, expense, and payroll systems that will carry NODA from early stage through scale
- Build the integrations and reporting layer that connect financial systems to project accounting, contracts, and operations
- Establish documentation, SOPs, and training for finance processes as the team grows

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