Controller, Heirloom
$180-215k
+ Stock options
Office located in Brisbane, CA
Direct air carbon capture
Be an early applicant
Direct air carbon capture
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-215k
+ Stock options
Office located in Brisbane, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To pull billions of tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Proven experience as a Controller or in a similar senior financial management role, preferably with startup experience and as the first accounting/finance hire
- In-depth knowledge of construction accounting and SPVs (Special Purpose Vehicles)
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial concepts, and regulatory requirements
- Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems (QuickBooks, NetSuite, etc.)
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling and analysis
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical abilities with meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively
What the job involves
- This individual will work closely with our leadership team to drive budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and reporting, while ensuring robust internal controls and compliance with all regulatory requirements
- As Controller, you will take charge of the month-end close process, ensure accurate financial reporting, manage tax compliance, and oversee cash flow management
- You will also play a pivotal role in building out the internal accounting team and collaborating with external accounting partners
- Financial Reporting: Prepare and present accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards and organizational requirements
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the budgeting process, work closely with department heads to ensure alignment with organizational goals, and provide ongoing financial forecasting
- Month-End Close: Manage the month-end close process to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, including reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and account balances
- Accounting Operations: Oversee daily accounting activities such as general ledger maintenance, accounts payable, payroll, and bank reconciliations to ensure operational efficiency
- Tax Compliance: Ensure the timely and accurate filing of federal, state, and local taxes, and coordinate with external auditors during the annual audit process
- Cash Flow Management: Monitor cash flow to ensure the company has sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations and fund strategic investments
- Financial Analysis: Conduct detailed financial analysis, including variance analysis, to provide insights that support key decision-making and drive business strategy
- Internal Controls: Design, implement, and maintain strong internal controls and accounting systems to safeguard company assets and ensure the integrity of financial reporting
- Function Building: Work with external accounting partners and build out the internal accounting function, including recruiting and developing a finance team
- Policy Development: Establish and enforce accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legal requirements and best practices
Our take
According to the UN, in order to avoid climate disaster the world needs to both reduce carbon emissions and actively remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. Heirloom develops a technology to handle the latter, using limestone to capture carbon directly from the air and permanently store it - and in doing so delivering high-quality carbon credits for businesses to purchase.
Initially, the company stored captured carbon in underground deposits, but it now also boasts the ability to sequester CO₂ into concrete. This process, which was developed alongside its partner, CarbonCure, actually strengthens the concrete, which can then be used in all types of construction projects.
Crucially, because limestone is so widely available - and because the capture process is a chemical reaction - the process requires minimal land and energy. This allows the company to remain relatively low-impact in its operations, making its carbon removal credits more valuable. This has contributed to the achievement of Microsoft purchasing 315,000 metric tons of carbon removal from the company, in one of the biggest deals of its kind to date.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
66% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2024
$150m
SERIES B
Mar 2022
$53m
SERIES A
Total funding: $204m
Company benefits
- Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by Heirloom (FSA option)
- 16 weeks paid leave for all Heirloom employees, regardless of primary/secondary caregiver status
- Generous stock options
- Unlimited PTO for salaried employees & 80 hours for full time hourly employees
- 401(k)
- Monthly health and wellness reimbursement
- Robust annual education and conference budget, including airfare and hotel costs
Company values
- Radical Honesty: Bottom line - we are open, transparent, and inclusive in everything we do. We aren't scared to challenge each other, but bring clear motives and our best intentions when we do
- Persistent Optimism: We carry an infinite amount of optimistic energy with us on our journey, constantly chipping away at what may seem insurmountable
- Maximize Learning Rate: Compounding knowledge is our key to victory - we continuously hone our crafts, seek the fastest paths to new learning, and are quick to absorb new knowledge
Company HQ
Dogpatch, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Shashank Samala
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded Tempo Automation, a robotics and software company that raised millions in funding from venture capitalists.
Noah McQueen
(Co-Founder & Head of Research)Earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Worked as a Science Advisor at Carbon Direct for a year.
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