Corporate Controller

About the Company

Armada is the hyperscaler for the edge, delivering modular AI infrastructure from first deployment to AI factory with speed, scale and sovereignty. Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies and to the CNBC Disruptor 50, Armada’s solutions are deployed in over 60 countries globally for organizations ranging from energy to defense.

With nearly $500 million in funding to date, Armada is backed by leading investors including Founders Fund, Lux, BlackRock and Microsoft (M12), alongside strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX, and Skydio. We are building the infrastructure layer for sovereign and edge AI - rugged, deployable compute for customers that cannot rely on centralized cloud.

Working at Armada means taking ownership, driving autonomy, and delivering impact. You’ll tackle challenges that haven’t been solved before and help build something transformative from the ground up. What you do here will not only define your career but help further Armada’s mission to bridge the digital divide for customers around the world.

About the Role

We're hiring a builder-minded Director, Corporate Controller to lead the global accounting function and take it to public-company standard. You will set the strategy for the controllership organization, own the close and accounting policy, build the controls environment, and lead the accounting workstreams behind our IPO readiness. The decisions you make will shape Armada's financial foundation for years to come.

This is not a maintenance role. You will architect the processes and systems a much larger, multi-entity, manufacturing-and-deployment business will run on, while staying close enough to the work to personally resolve the hardest technical questions.

Reports to: VP, Finance

Location: This role is remote-based in the United States

Team: Directs accounting and tax through a team of managers and senior individual contributors; partners with FP&A, Treasury, Legal, and the Executive Team

What You'll Do

Close and reporting

Own the global month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close; drive it to a predictable 7-10 business days

Deliver accurate, timely US GAAP financial statements, including multi-entity consolidation and foreign currency translation across international subsidiaries

Own the accounting content of board, investor, and lender reporting packages, and ensure ongoing debt covenant compliance

Technical accounting and policy

Establish and document the company's accounting policies and technical positions, and defend them with auditors and senior leadership

Lead revenue recognition (ASC 606) on complex, milestone-heavy hardware, deployment, software, and services contracts, including multiple performance obligations and variable consideration

Advise sales, legal, and deal teams on the revenue and accounting implications of complex customer and government contract terms before signature

Own accounting for leases (ASC 842), stock-based compensation (ASC 718), debt and financing transactions, contract costs (ASC 340-40), and foreign operations (ASC 830)

Audit, controls, and IPO readiness

Own the external audit relationship and lead the annual audit, negotiating significant accounting and scope matters with the audit partner

Define the SOX readiness roadmap and direct the design and implementation of internal controls to achieve a SOX-ready control environment within 12 months

Own the accounting workstreams for IPO readiness, partnering with legal, FP&A, and external advisors on timeline and deliverables, and drive process improvements across finance

Government and international

Own accounting and compliance for US government contracts (Other Transaction agreements today, FAR/DFARS work ahead), including invoicing and cost compliance

Partner with tax and treasury to set strategy for intercompany, transfer pricing, statutory audits, and local filings across international entities

Strategy, leadership, and systems

Set the accounting systems roadmap; own and scale the ERP (NetSuite) and surrounding stack: procure-to-pay, billing, payroll, inventory/MRP, and consolidation tools

Develop new methods to automate, standardize, and document close and reporting processes as the business scales

Build, lead, and develop a growing accounting and tax organization, including hiring and developing managers; set the bar for rigor and pace, and define performance standards and career paths for the team

Help establish the finance organization's strategic plans and objectives, and translate them into a multi-year controllership roadmap covering people, process, systems, and controls

Cascade functional strategy into clear goals, priorities, and evaluation criteria for the accounting and tax team

Own the accounting department budget, including headcount, audit and advisory fees, and systems spend

Serve as a trusted advisor to the VP Finance and executive team on the accounting implications of strategic decisions, transactions, and financings

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field; active CPA license

12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years leading an accounting function as a Controller or Director at a high-growth company

A track record of building and leading multi-layer accounting teams, including hiring and developing managers

Big 4 or national-firm public accounting experience

Deep US GAAP judgment, especially ASC 606 on complex hardware-plus-services arrangements; you can write a memo and defend it

A track record leading external audits and building SOX-ready controls before they were required

Multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation experience across international subsidiaries

Comfort with ambiguity and pace: you prefer building the playbook to following one

Executive presence: you explain complex accounting matters clearly to executives, the board, auditors, and investors, and can reconcile competing stakeholder views

Experience owning a departmental budget and multi-year functional roadmap

Backgrounds We Value

IPO or S-1 experience, or Controller time at a newly public company

Government contracting accounting (FAR, DFARS, DCAA, CAS) and systems

Experience in data centers, edge computing, robotics, aerospace/defense, or industrial hardware

International operations in the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, or Asia-Pacific

Compensation & Benefits

For U.S. Based candidates: To ensure fairness and transparency, the starting base salary range for this role for candidates in the U.S. are listed, varying based on location experience, skills, and qualifications. In addition to base salary, this role will also be offered equity and subsidized benefits (details available upon request) .

We use a geographic pay structure based on cost-of-labor markets.

Final compensation will be determined by experience, scope, and level, and may vary from the posted range.

Benefits

Competitive base salary and equity

Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost)

Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)

Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)

Unlimited paid time off (PTO)

14 paid company holidays per year

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Compensation

$225,000 — $300,000 USD

You're a Great Fit if You're

A go-getter with a growth mindset. You're intellectually curious, have strong business acumen, and actively seek opportunities to build relevant skills and knowledge

A detail-oriented problem-solver. You can independently gather information, solve problems efficiently, and deliver results with a "get-it-done" attitude

Thrive in a fast-paced environment. You're energized by an entrepreneurial spirit, capable of working quickly, and excited to contribute to a growing company

A collaborative team player. Y