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About the Role
Critical Materials Group (CMG) is seeking a Senior Controller to lead its finance function. This role owns the accounting operations, government contract compliance, and will build and lead a finance team. The Senior Controller ensures financial accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting, supporting strategic analysis and forecasting.
Responsibilities
- Own the general ledger, chart of accounts, and monthly, quarterly, and annual close, producing accurate US GAAP financial statements.
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, expenses, and bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Ensure every transaction is coded correctly at entry, by contract, charge code, and cost pool.
- Lead the annual financial review or audit and manage CMG's external accounting relationships.
- Build and maintain an accounting system that meets DCAA adequacy standards, including the SF 1408 preaward survey criteria.
- Ensure compliance with FAR Part 31 cost principles, DFARS, and Cost Accounting Standards.
- Develop indirect rate structures (fringe, overhead, and G&A), provisional billing rates, and annual incurred cost submissions.
- Own contract billing through government systems such as PIEE (Wide Area Workflow), plus collections.
- Implement labor timekeeping by contract charge code that meets DCAA standards, and lead CMG through DCAA audits and reviews.
- Own CMG's newly implemented ERP for accounting, job costing, and project accounting; refine its configuration and drive adoption.
- Design and document internal controls, segregation of duties, approval authorities, and close procedures.
- Establish standard costs and inventory and work in process accounting for energetics production.
- Manage current bookkeepers and outsourced providers, and bring work in house.
- Build and lead a finance team of 5 to 6.
- Report directly to the CEO on close results, compliance status, and cash position.
- Set indirect rates and supply cost history for FP&A proposal pricing and bid strategy.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and an active CPA license.
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years as a Controller or in a core finance leadership role.
- Direct experience with defense or federal contracts (Department of War, Army, Navy, DoE, or similar).
- Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS, DCAA audits, indirect rates, and incurred cost submissions.
- Has built or scaled an accounting function at a startup or high growth company, including moving outsourced work in house.
- Experience running accounting in an ERP with project or job costing, such as Deltek Costpoint, Unanet, NetSuite, or Acumatica.
- Hands on operator who does the work while building the team.
- This role may require U.S. person status due to access to export controlled information.
- Manufacturing cost accounting experience, including standard costs, inventory, work in process, and yield.
- Experience with other transaction agreements (OTAs) or SBIR and STTR awards.
- Experience supporting financial due diligence for a capital raise, debt financing, or acquisition.
- Active security clearance or experience in a cleared environment.
Skills
- US GAAP financial statements
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Payroll accounting
- Bank reconciliations
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- DCAA adequacy standards
- SF 1408 preaward survey
- FAR Part 31 cost principles
- DFARS
- Cost Accounting Standards
- Indirect rate structures
- Provisional billing rates
- Incurred cost submissions
- Contract billing
- PIEE (Wide Area Workflow)
- Labor timekeeping
- ERP systems
- Job costing
- Project accounting
- Internal controls
- Segregation of duties
- Approval authorities
- Close procedures
- Standard costs
- Inventory accounting
- Work in process accounting
- Cost accounting
- Financial due diligence
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Full Time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience
- 3+ years as a Controller or in a core finance leadership role
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Active CPA license
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Equity
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Sign on bonus where applicable
About the Company
- Critical Materials Group (CMG) is a federally licensed energetics manufacturer rebuilding America's defense industrial base.
- CMG is building its finance function from the ground up.