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ControllerShinkei Systems • El Segundo, CA, United States
Controller

Controller

Shinkei Systems • El Segundo, CA, United States
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Founding Accountant

We are seeking a Founding Accountant to build and own the accounting function from the ground up. This role is both hands-on and strategic. You will establish the financial backbone of the company and partner closely with leadership to enable scale.

Build the Accounting Foundation

  • Establish accurate and timely monthly close process
  • Own the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management
  • Implement accrual accounting, including expenses, prepaid assets, and fixed assets
  • Clean up and maintain a reliable, audit-ready balance sheet

Inventory, Revenue, and Cost of Goods Sold

  • Build systems to track inventory (robots and seafood), yield, shrinkage, and SKU-level profitability
  • Partner with operations to establish reliable COGS and gross margin reporting
  • Reconcile sales to cash and ensure revenue accuracy
  • Develop standard costing frameworks, including yield, labor, and overhead allocation

Systems and Infrastructure

  • Evaluate and lead migration from QuickBooks to a scalable ERP system
  • Implement systems for inventory and cost accounting
  • Build cost center tracking and reporting structures
  • Ensure data integrity between operations and finance systems

Process and Controls

  • Design and implement scalable processes across order-to-cash and procure-to-pay cycles
  • Build inventory tracking and reconciliation processes
  • Introduce internal controls and audit readiness standards
  • Reduce AR aging and improve cash collection discipline

Multi-Entity and Scaling Complexity

  • Build multi-entity reporting and consolidation processes
  • Implement intercompany accounting and transfer pricing frameworks
  • Prepare the company for future audited financial statements
  • Support scaling into manufacturing and plant operations

What You'll Need

  • 510+ years of accounting or finance experience
  • Strong GAAP foundation
  • Experience in at least one of the following: manufacturing, inventory-heavy business, or food / perishable goods / CPG
  • Proven ability to build accounting processes from scratch
  • Deep understanding of inventory accounting, cost accounting (standard costing and variances), and revenue recognition

Bonus Points If You Have

  • ERP implementation or migration experience
  • Multi-entity and consolidation experience
  • Experience in high-SKU, high-volume environments
  • Familiarity with yield-based production systems

What This Role is Not

  • This is not a passive "close the books" accounting role.
  • This is not purely audit or technical accounting work
  • This is not a narrowly scoped positionyou will architect the function

Why This Role is Unique

  • You will be the first true accounting leader in the company
  • You will directly shape how finance operates as the business scales
  • You will work on complex real-world operational and financial problems
  • This role can grow into Controller, VP Finance, or CAO over time
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