HawkEye 360 is a commercial company capable of detecting, geolocating, and characterizing various RF signals using its satellite constellation in low Earth orbit. Backed by Purple Arch Ventures.
About the role
HawkEye 360 is equipping defense, intelligence, and national security leaders with mission-critical signals intelligence to enable faster, better decision making. By detecting, geolocating, and characterizing radio frequency emissions worldwide, HawkEye 360 delivers trusted domain awareness and early warning indicators to the US Government and allied partners. Our space-based collection, proprietary signal processing, and AI-powered analytics transform knowledge of RF spectrum into a strategic advantage.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Active CPA license strongly preferred
- 10+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience, including operational accounting responsibilities
- Experience working in defense, national security, government contracting, aerospace or technology sectors
- Public company experience strongly preferred
- Big 4 or national public accounting firm experience auditing publicly traded companies
More about this role
The Corporate Controller serves as the senior leader managing day-to-day operational accounting, government contract accounting, and close processes for HawkEye 360 and its subsidiaries, in compliance with US GAAP as well as applicable SEC reporting and government contractor requirements. This includes responsibility for general ledger accounting, transaction processing, monthly close, payroll, payables, billing, and internal financial reporting.
This role reports to the Chief Accounting Officer and manages a multi-location accounting team (Herndon, VA and Dallas, TX) of eight and interacts regularly with executive leadership including the CEO, CFO, CIO, CHRO, and Chief Legal Officer.
The Controller supports quarterly SEC reporting and annual external audit processes and owns multiple critical accounting areas. The role is also integral to modernizing financial systems, including upgrading Deltek Costpoint and implementing it at our recent Dallas acquisition, ISA.
The Controller leads transformation of accounting operations, focusing on standardization, automation, process efficiency, strong controls and building a culture of continuous process improvement.
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