Corporate Controller

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in- class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger:
Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in- class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger:
Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

The Corporate Controller owns the accuracy, integrity, and scalability of Harbinger's financial close, controls, and reporting, and ensures the company's financial records comply with US GAAP and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. This is a builder's role: someone who has seen what a mature accounting function looks like and has the judgment and drive to move Harbinger from where it is today to that end state without losing rigor along the way.

The right person is comfortable rolling up their sleeves in a fast-moving, resource- constrained environment, holds a hard line on controls even under deadline pressure, and has previously built (not just maintained) accounting infrastructure at a startup or high- growth company.

• Own the end- to- end month- end and quarter- end close, driving toward an aggressive, well- defined close timeline while building in the checks that protect accuracy as the close gets faster
• Ensure financial statements and supporting records comply with US GAAP and applicable statutory and regulatory filing requirements
• Design, implement, and personally hold the line on financial reporting controls. This role is accountable for controls actually being followed, not just documented
• Maintain and evolve the chart of accounts and P& L structure so it keeps pace with the business (new revenue lines, new cost categories, new entities)
• Exercise sound judgment on materiality and risk, and know when to upscale versus resolve independently

• Assess the current state of accounting systems and processes and build a roadmap to get Harbinger to where a company at its next stage needs to be by anticipating scale rather than reacting to it
• Own or closely partner on ERP strategy (Net Suite) and spend management tooling, driving automation across close and reporting workflows
• Actively identify and implement process, systems, and documentation improvements across the accounting function to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
• Bring firsthand experience implementing systems or tools in a prior role

• Oversee income tax, sales/ use tax, and other statutory tax compliance in partnership with outside tax advisors
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors and drive the annual audit process
• Maintain audit- and‑controls- ready documentation appropriate to the company's stage, with an eye toward what will be needed as Harbinger matures, including internal controls testing and SOX readiness

• Ensure inventory, standard costs, and COGS are accurately reflected as production scales. We are a manufacturing business and cost accounting rigor matters
• Own or oversee capitalization vs. expense determinations, revenue recognition, and technical accounting memos for complex or non- routine transactions
• Advise on the accounting treatment of equity compensation…