How often do you get to build a company’s entire accounting function right before its Series B and a potential public listing? Not often. This is one of those moments.

Who You’d Be Joining:

Our client is a developer of data center and inference center capacity, including brownfield retrofit projects, working in partnership with major financial and industry players. With the Series A complete, a team of roughly six, and seasoned leadership and board members in place, the company is gearing up for a Series B and possibly the public markets.

The Role in a Nutshell:

Reporting to the CFO, as a Controller, you’ll become the owner of everything accounting, freeing the CFO to concentrate on strategy, modeling, and deals. Expect to tidy up the historical books, deliver a reliable close, organize the data room, guide PCAOB audits, and produce the financials that banks, lenders, and insurers depend on. You’ll work 20 hours a week through December 2026, then step into the role full-time in January 2027.

What Makes This Different:

• A blank canvas. You decide the controls, policies, and systems that carry the company forward.
• A front-row seat to financing. Data room work, diligence, and lender and insurer reporting feed straight into the Series B and project financing.
• A path to the public markets. Drive toward clean PCAOB audits with zero material weaknesses.
• Leadership exposure. Collaborate daily with the CFO and work regularly with the board, investors, and lenders.
• Room to lead. Start as the accounting function and grow a team alongside the business.
• Modern by default. AI, LLMs, and current accounting platforms are simply how the work gets done here.

Your Day to Day:

• Untangle historical accounting and bring work in-house from outsourced providers
• Run month-end and year-end close and produce accurate GAAP financial statements for leadership, the board, and investors
• Lead the audit relationship for PCAOB audits, from planning and PBC lists through deadlines, and help onboard a new audit firm once the current engagement wraps
• Design internal controls and accounting policies that meet public company standards
• Build and maintain the data room, answering diligence questions from investors, banks, and lenders
• Produce financial packages for banks, lenders, and insurers tied to project financing and coverage
• Back the CFO on Series B fundraising and other financing work
• Account for equity activity, including issuances and stock-based compensation
• Supervise AP, AR, payroll accounting, and cash management
• Coordinate with outside advisors on tax filings and compliance
• Put AI tools, LLMs, and automation to work across the close, reporting, and analysis

Must-Haves:

• An active CPA license
• At least 8 years of accounting experience with clear progression
• A minimum of 3 years at a Big 4 or similarly large public accounting firm, with audit experience strongly preferred
• A minimum of 2 years in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or SEC reporting lead seat, owning the close and managing auditors from the company side
• Direct experience with PCAOB audits and public company reporting requirements
• A proven history of on-time closes and audits free of material weaknesses
• A genuine appetite for AI, LLMs, and automation in everyday accounting
• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related discipline

Nice to Haves:

• You’ve taken a company public through an IPO or another listing path
• You’ve been a Controller or Assistant Controller at a venture-backed or fast-growing company
• You’ve built financial packages for banks, lenders, and insurers, ideally in project finance
• You know equity financing and stock-based compensation accounting
• You’ve worked in data centers, energy, infrastructure, or a similar capital-intensive sector

The Kind of Person Who Wins Here:

Someone humble, direct, and coachable who takes full ownership of the numbers. You hold your own with seasoned executives and board members, stay calm when things are ambiguous, and enjoy a fast, transparent culture where modern tools are the norm.

Schedule, Location, and Pay:

• Hours: 20 per week through December 2026, full-time starting January 2027
• Reporting line: Directly to the CFO
• Where: Remote/hybrid, based in Dallas, TX
• Salary: $150,000 to $170,000 annualized

Think You’re the One to Get Them Audit Ready?

Send in your application today and take the lead on the finance function of a company building the infrastructure behind AI.