Assistant Corporate Controller

Your Role

As the Assistant Corporate Controller, you will play a pivotal leadership role within the accounting organization, owning the monthly and quarterly close process, consolidated financial statements, and the day‑to‑day operations of the U.S. general ledger team. This is a high‑visibility role reporting directly to the VP of Accounting, with significant cross‑functional collaboration across Technical Accounting, SEC Reporting, FP&A, and Tax.

Faraday Future does not currently have a Corporate Controller, which represents a long‑term career opportunity for the right candidate to grow into that role as the Company scales.

• Own and manage the end‑to‑end monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring timely and accurate completion in accordance with US GAAP.
• Prepare, review, and maintain the consolidated financial statements, including management of consolidation journal entries, intercompany eliminations, and foreign currency translation adjustments.
• Collaborate with accounting teams in foreign subsidiaries to ensure accurate and timely submission of subsidiary financial data for consolidation.
• Develop and distribute monthly, quarterly, and ad‑hoc financial reporting packages for the management and executive teams.
• Serve as a primary point of contact with external auditors for the quarterly reviews and annual financial statement audit, providing required documentation and reconciliations.
• Support the Director of SEC Reporting and Director of Technical Accounting in preparation of quarterly and annual SEC filings by ensuring the underlying general ledger data is accurate and reconciled.
• Directly manage the U.S. general ledger accounting team, with approximately 2 direct reports and an overall team of 4‑6 accounting professionals.
• Set clear performance expectations, provide coaching and development opportunities, and foster a collaborative, high‑accountability team culture.
• Ensure appropriate workload distribution, redundant process coverage, and cross‑training across all critical close and accounting operations.

• Lead ongoing accounting process improvement initiatives, with a focus on SAP module enhancements and optimization across key areas including Order‑to‑Cash (OTC), Fixed Assets, Inventory Accounting, Consolidation, and Intercompany.
• Partner with IT and finance systems teams to evaluate, design, and implement SAP improvements that reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and strengthen controls.
• Monitor emerging technologies and automation opportunities to modernize and scale accounting operations without sacrificing accuracy or accountability.

• Oversee and drive SOX Section 404 implementation and compliance efforts for general accounting processes.
• Identify opportunities to redesign and improve the operating effectiveness of controls through simplification, automation, and best‑practice frameworks.
• Ensure a robust and documented process backup is maintained for every critical accounting operation.

• Collaborate with the Tax Manager on income tax provision and domestic and international tax compliance matters, including support for statutory audits.
• Partner with FP&A on the close calendar, variance analysis support, and ensuring actuals are accurately reflected in financial planning tools.
• Coordinate with the Director of Technical Accounting on implementation of new accounting policies and standards that affect the general ledger and close process.
• Work with the Director of SEC Reporting to support preparation of financial statements and supporting schedules included in 10‑K and 10‑Q filings.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience at a publicly traded company.
• Demonstrated experience owning the monthly and quarterly close process and consolidated financial statements.
• Experience managing and developing an accounting team.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, including consolidation, intercompany accounting, and foreign currency translation.
• Experience with intercompany accounting and…