Corporate Controller

About Standard Bots

Standard Bots builds AI-native industrial robot arms deployed at manufacturing facilities across the U.S. In June 2026, they closed a $200M Series C at a $1B valuation, backed by RoboStrategy, General Catalyst, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, and Samsung Next. This role is central to building the financial infrastructure to match their growth.

The role is hybrid, based out of their NYC office and/or Glen Cove, NY robotics factory/headquarters.

The Role

Following their Series C, Standard Bots is building the financial infrastructure to match their growth, with an eye toward an eventual IPO. They are looking for a Corporate Controller with experience in designing control environments, owning the full external audit cycle, and compressing the close toward public-company standards. This role involves direct exposure to leadership and, as the company matures, 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 want to build that function again from the ground up, this is the role for you.

What You'll Do

Close, Controls & Audit

• 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, including 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
• Present close, controls, and audit status to the board and audit committee alongside the CFO as the company matures toward IPO readiness

Technical Accounting & Reporting

• 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

Systems & Policy

• Lead the accounting workstream of their 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

Team & Cross-Functional Partnership

• 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

What We're Looking For

• A 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