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We are looking for a Controller with 7–12 years of progressive accounting experience to serve as Heron Power's first dedicated senior accounting leader. You'll be a hands-on builder who can process journal entries and invoices today while laying the foundation for a best-in-class accounting org that scales from R&D through mass production and beyond. This is a rare opportunity to join a Series B power electronics company with ~$50GW of customer demand, backed by Tesla veterans, and shape the finance function from the ground up.
What will you be doing?
Lead the selection and implementation of an ERP system (replacing QuickBooks), partnering with a new in-house business applications engineer — acting as the PM who defines requirements
Build out inventory and cost accounting processes to determine product COGS ahead of first prototype sales next year
Transition outsourced accounting in-house and establish the month-end close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, and account balances
Prepare the company for its first financial audit and full GAAP compliance
Hire and manage a junior accountant (already approved) and scale the accounting team as the company grows toward mass production
Key Requirements
CPA required with 7–12 years of progressive accounting experience
Hands-on inventory and cost accounting experience in a hardware, manufacturing, or physical-goods environment (no pure SaaS backgrounds)
Experience with ERP implementation or selection — ideally has done it at least once before
Comfortable being a senior individual contributor who rolls up their sleeves now, with the trajectory to lead a larger team at a late-stage or public company
Must work on-site 5 days/week in Scotts Valley, CA (SF-based candidates may be considered for 3–4 days/week; open to relocation candidates)
Energy demand across industries is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, and the need for more deployable, efficient, resilient, and scalable infrastructure has never been more critical. The sustainable energy transition alone demands a 3-5x increase in global electricity generation and consumption.
Heron Power is building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
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Salary
$230,000 - $270,000
Location
Scotts Valley, CA
Drew Baglino
Founder and CEO
