Controller

Redwood City, CAfull timeOn Site

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senior

$225k–$275k

H1B: no

Sunday The Controller at Sunday will own accounting and financial operations end to end, including moving books in-house and building the finance team. This role involves cross-functional collaboration to set the accounting foundation for commercial launch.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close under US GAAP
Select and drive implementation of a manufacturing-ready ERP, including chart of accounts design, inventory, BOM, and costing
Manage AP, vendor payments, and spend controls
Build and lead the accounting and financial operations team
Transition accounting from our external bookkeeper to an in-house function
Own audit readiness
Design product costing and COGS methodology, including standard costs, overhead allocation, and accruals
Set accounting policy and write technical memos across revenue, inventory, capitalization, software, R&D and IP, leases, and equity comp
Assess the accounting treatment of supplier, manufacturing, and compute agreements
Design and document internal controls
Support the Head of Finance on budgeting, burn, and unit economics
Manage outside tax advisors on income, sales/use, and R&D credit matters

Qualification

Public accounting backgroundBroad technical accounting depthBuilder mindsetAt Sunday Robotics

Required

8+ years of progressive accounting experience
Public accounting background; Big 4 strongly preferred
Hands-on ERP implementation in a manufacturing or hardware environment
Hands-on inventory and product cost accounting experience
Broad technical accounting depth: revenue, capitalization, software, IP
Experience leading a company through external audits
Track record of building finance processes from scratch at a fast-growing company
Builder mindset: you do the work yourself while building the team around you

Preferred

Controller or Assistant Controller experience at a venture-backed hardware, robotics, autonomous vehicle, or consumer electronics company
Experience taking a company from pre-revenue to commercial launch
Experience with contract manufacturers in Asia
Experience with modern spend and automation tools such as Ramp
At Sunday Robotics, we’re building technology shaped by real people — curious, creative, and diverse. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. Studies show that women and underrepresented groups often hold back unless they meet 100% of the criteria — we don’t want that to be the reason we miss out on great talent.

Benefits

Equity/RSU

Company

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