Corporate Controller - Pleasanton, CA

Summary

The Corporate Controller plays a critical role in supporting and advancing our financial reporting within a dynamic, highly regulated medical device environment. This individual will manage day-to-day accounting and drive initiatives related to financial reporting and internal controls. The role involves the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, building and maintaining an effective internal control structure, driving successful external audits, managing cash and other assets, and maintaining comprehensive documentation.

The ideal candidate brings extensive public‑company experience in a controllership role, ideally from the medical device industry. This is a professional‑level role that demands strong technical fluency and the ability to work with accounting managers, staff and external auditors as well as the ability to partner with our executive team and other departments to provide excellent financial information that will influence business decisions and improve financial results.

• Lead Calyxo’s Accounting Function:
  Manage a team of seven to provide full accounting support to the organization, including managing day‑to‑day activities, timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with US GAAP, completion of external audits, and payroll and tax reporting.
• Drive efficient monthly accounting closes:
  Complete monthly, quarterly and annual accounting closes, financial statement preparation, audit preparation and internal controls testing within timelines that would support SEC public reporting, including reviews of journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Own Revenue Recognition:
  Partner with Finance to track sales including rebates and GPO fees and ensure revenue is properly recognized per US GAAP.
• Manage cost accounting:
  Deeply understand cost drivers in our products and drive sustained margin improvement and comprehensive cost reporting. Strong knowledge of cost accounting and experience supporting both internal and contract manufacturing environments is a must.
• Treasury and Risk Management:
  Work with VP Accounting on short‑term investments to manage yield and preservation of capital and annual insurance renewals. Ensure compliance with debt and equity quarterly information requirements.
• Tax:
  Ensure compliance with local, state, and Federal statutory tax requirements; timely providing outside tax preparers with accounting information for income tax provisions and tax returns and managing sales tax reporting using Avalara.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  Manage accounting areas including expense reports to ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements such as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act.
• Processes and Systems:
  Drive exponential improvements in systems and processes to keep pace with the growth of the company and work cross‑functionally to implement them.
• Internal Controls:
  Protect assets and ensure effective financial reporting by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
• People:
  Drive the accounting team’s job results by coaching, counseling, planning, monitoring and appraising job results. Cross‑train and continuously develop team to increase flexibility and capacity.
• Equity Reporting:
  Maintain quarterly stock option processing, stock compensation expense accounting and equity reporting within Carta or other equity software.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Manager.

• 10‑15+ years of high‑growth accounting experience, with at least 5 years demonstrated experience in a controllership role. . You’ve previously helped build and scale accounting functions at fast‑growing medical device companies (or other FDA regulated environments) as they dramatically expand commercialization or become public. Controllership experience in a public company subject to SOX 404A is preferred, along with the ability to continuously deliver high quality quarterly financial statements, audit packages and 10K/Q reporting each quarter.
• You are a great “player‑coach” and project manager, able to dive into the weeds and own it or delegate effectively as needed to meet…