Corporate Controller, Standard Bots
$300-450k
+ Equity
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AI-powered robots
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AI-powered robots
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$300-450k
+ Equity
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To propel human productivity through the world’s most accessible robots.
Role
Who you are
- CPA required; Big 4 or national firm foundation strongly preferred
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Public-company experience preferred — you've taken a company through an IPO (S-1 process, SOX 404 implementation) or operated the close and controls of a public company under PCAOB audit
- A proven record of implementing controls where none existed — you've built the control environment, not just inherited one
- Demonstrated success compressing close timelines in a growing company
- Experience selecting and managing a PCAOB-registered audit firm
- Experience with SEC reporting requirements and equity/stock plan administration systems
- Manufacturing or hardware experience with inventory and standard costing strongly preferred
- ERP implementation experience
- A hands-on, in-the-weeds operating style — you're as comfortable posting a journal entry as presenting to leadership
- The ability to work efficiently against aggressive deadlines and consistently hit close and audit dates
- Curiosity and drive to apply AI tools to automate and improve accounting processes
What the job involves
- Following our Series C, we're building the financial infrastructure to match our growth — with an eye toward an eventual IPO. We're looking for a Corporate Controller who has done this before
- This role involves designing the control environment, owning the full external audit cycle, and compressing our close toward public-company standards, with direct exposure to leadership and — as we mature — the board and audit committee
- If you've taken a company through an S-1 and SOX 404 implementation before, or operated the close and controls of a public company under PCAOB audit, and you want to build that function again from the ground up, this is that role
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close — and systematically drive the close timeline toward a best-in-class cadence
- Design and implement the internal control environment from the ground up: COSO framework, segregation of duties, approval matrices, and SOX-caliber documentation and testing
- Lead selection and onboarding of a PCAOB-registered external audit firm, and serve as the primary point of contact through the full audit cycle — owning PBC requests, walkthroughs, and audit support
- Build out the internal audit function as the company scales toward IPO readiness
- As we mature toward IPO readiness, present close, controls, and audit status to the board and audit committee alongside the CFO
- Own technical accounting under US GAAP, including ASC 606 revenue recognition (hardware, services, and deferred revenue), inventory and standard costing, and stock-based compensation — authoring formal technical accounting position memos as needed for audit support
- Own equity and stock plan administration (ASC 718, cap table systems, 409A valuations) and ensure the systems and processes in place can scale to public-company requirements
- Build SEC reporting readiness, including familiarity with 10-K/10-Q drafting, XBRL tagging, and Emerging Growth Company (EGC) accommodations under the JOBS Act
- Partner with the Plant Controller on inventory accounting: cycle counts, wall-to-wall physical counts, reconciliations, and rollbacks
- Lead the accounting workstream of our ERP implementation (migrating off QuickBooks Online) and integration with adjacent systems (HRIS, procurement, spend management)
- Write and roll out company-wide policies and procedures: procure-to-pay, T&E, close calendar, and delegation of authority
- Use AI and automation to help scale the function without scaling headcount linearly
- Build, mentor, and scale the accounting team as the company grows
- Partner with the Senior Finance Manager on budget-vs-actuals reporting and forecast accuracy
Our take
In recent years, the field of robotics has brought to life ideas that once belonged to the world of sci-fi. But, robots are still extremely complex to program, making the automations they facilitate out of reach for many businesses.
Standard Bots is setting out to change this, with AI-powered robots and a complementary robotics platform that means they can be programmed through simple demonstrations. This approach should broaden the accessibility of robots to businesses of all sizes, enabling them to employ automations that can give them a competitive edge.
It's an intriguing proposition, and investors agree, with the company raising substantial funding to support its mission. Standard Bots plans to use these funds to expand its engineering team and speed up the development of its robots. The company will, however, likely need to contend with competition from inexpensive robots from China as it develops into the future.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2026
$200m
SERIES C
Jul 2024
$63m
SERIES B
Total funding: $287m
Company benefits
- Employee stock options
- Paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Life insurance & disability insurance
- 401(k)
Company HQ
Glen Cove, NY
Leadership
Evan Beard
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Co-Founder and CEO at A Plus. Also co-founded Gridtech and Etacts, and was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff in Software Engineering at Salesforce.
David Golden
(Co-Founder)Co-founder and Chairman at Miralinc Pharma, and Co-founder at Bowery Farming. Previously co-founded and was CEO at LeapPay, and has also worked in Investment at several businesses.
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