About the Role

Job Overview:

As Director of Accounting/Controller, you will be responsible for all accounting and financial operations activities for Pacific Fusion. You will work to build and optimize processes and enable the engineers and scientists across the organization as they bring our demonstration system online. 

Responsibilities:

• Execute a monthly close process including producing monthly financial statements

• Oversee all aspects of financial operations including accounts payable, payroll and accounts receivable. 

• Produce quarterly financial reporting including budget to actuals and associated analysis

• Present quarterly financial reporting to senior leadership

• Work across the finance team to update the corporate forecast each quarter

• Perform ad hoc analysis as requested to support various leadership initiatives 

• Drive efficiency across financial operations processes

• Develop and support a team of two senior accountants

Qualifications:

• At least four years of public accounting experience

• Experience owning the end to end month end close process for a hardware company

• Experience creating new operational processes and ensuring continued improvement of those processes over time

• Experience compiling financial details into cohesive and comprehensive executive summaries for consumption by various levels of leadership

Preferred but not required:

• Experience in a public company SOX environment

• Experience working in a startup 

• Experience steering a company through the accounting-related portions of the IPO process

• Experience working in industries such as: fusion, energy, aerospace, automotive or manufacturing

• Experience working closely with PhD scientists and R&D technology organizations

Benefits:

• Industry-competitive salary

• Equity plan

• 6% employer 401k matching

• Generous paid time off (including sick leave, vacation, paid family leave)

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Actual base salary offered will be determined by: experience, skills, and work location. This range is for base salary, our total compensation includes equity and benefits. We welcome you to apply even if your expectations are outside our listed range. 

Pacific Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Pacific Fusion is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures and throughout employment. If you need assistance or any accommodation, please let us know. 

Pacific Fusion does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies without a fully executed recruitment agreement in place. In the absence of such agreement, Pacific Fusion reserves the right to pursue and hire any candidates without an obligation to pay fees. Agencies are requested not to contact Pacific Fusion hiring managers or employees regarding recruiting services.