Pixis Controller

Controller

Pixis Drones produces programmable aerial media at the highest level. We design and fly custom drone light shows for global brands, major sports properties, and Fortune 500 clients, including the NFL, Netflix, F1, and the LA Dodgers. Built with marketing DNA and a dash of Hollywood moxie, we are a nimble, entrepreneurial team building the national platform for the category.

We have raised institutional capital to consolidate a fragmented industry through acquisition and to reach profitability t capital is now being deployed to acquire other drone light show companies and roll them into a single platform, which is exactly why this role exists.

About the Role We are hiring a Controller to own the financial infrastructure of the company, lead diligence and integration on every acquisition, and give the CEO and investors a clear, credible view of the numbers. Your job is to own the financial engine above that: build the systems, run the close and reporting cadence, drive the M&A financial work, and tell the story behind the numbers.

Pixis' back-end systems are currently integrated with its parent company. A central early priority is standing Pixis up as a fully independent finance and operations function with its own payroll, benefits, expense management, and controls, while keeping the trains running. You will be the person who builds that independence.

What You Will Do:

Financial Operations & Controllership

• Own the monthly close and the monthly reporting package.
• Oversee AP, AR, cash management, payroll, and revenue recognition, partnering with our outsourced accounting professional who handles much of the transactional work. Own the controls and review, not just the data entry.
• Maintain accurate financial statements and management reporting, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and job-level profitability by show.
• Ensure disciplined, GAAP-compliant accounting and audit readiness as the company prepares for its next stage of financing.

Systems & Independence from Red Peg

• Make Pixis a standalone finance and operations function, separating shared back-end systems currently integrated with its parent company.
• Implement and administer the systems Pixis needs: payroll, expense and corporate card management, employee health insurance and benefits, and banking.
• Own Net Suite as the ERP of record, where the financials currently live, configuring it for multi-entity scale and actionable entries.
• Recommend and implement the tools, processes, and controls that let finance scale with the platform.

M&A Diligence & Integration

• Review target financials during diligence. Spot the issues, quantify them, and refine the books where needed.
• Support quality-of-earnings analysis, working capital normalization, and deal-model inputs.
• Consolidate acquired companies post-close. Stand up and maintain multi-entity reporting across the platform.
• Own the accounting integration playbook so each acquisition folds in cleanly and consistently.

FP&A, Tax & Compliance

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management, both for investors and the bank. Plan for growth, protect runway, and support capital strategy.
• Track the KPIs and unit economics that matter, identify trends, and translate the numbers into a clear story for the CEO, ELT, board, and investors.
• Coordinate federal, state, and local tax filings for a C-Corp structure and manage relationships with external tax counsel and auditors.
• Own compliance and risk—insurance, entity and regulatory requirements, and internal controls. This is a high-compliance environment and rigor is non-negotiable.

Investor & Vendor Relationships

• Prepare investor reporting and support fundraising—decks, models, scenario planning—and present financial results and projections directly to investors.
• Manage key vendor and contractor relationships typical of the controllership—onboarding, contracts, and performance—and be the finance partner to operations.
• Bring clarity to financial questions before they become problems.

What You Bring:

Required

• CPA.
• 8–10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including direct experience as a Controller or Assistant Controller at a small to mid-sized…