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Archer Aviation

Location:
United States, San Jose

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

195840.00 - 244800.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise. We are seeking a highly motivated, results-driven Assistant Controller to join our finance team in San Jose, CA. This position requires a well-spoken, organized and experienced leader to focus on operational excellence across critical financial functions, including stock administration, payroll, accounts payable, future revenue operations, and leading global expansion efforts and setting up regional statutory accounting and related controls and ensure global SoX compliance. This position reports to SVP Finance & Chief Accounting Officer and will play a pivotal role in supporting our path to commercialization and future growth and ensuring that our financial processes are both efficient and compliant with all regulatory requirements.

Job Responsibility:

Stock Administration: Ensure proper processing and accounting for equity grants, stock options, vesting schedules, exercises, and stock buybacks. Collaborate with HR and Legal to ensure compliance with tax laws and accounting standards related to equity compensation
Payroll Management: Oversee payroll processing for employees across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with local laws, tax regulations, and corporate policies
Accounts Payable Operations: Lead the accounts payable function, ensuring timely payments to vendors and contractors while maintaining strong vendor relationships
Revenue Operations: Manage the accounting for revenue, ensuring timely and accurate billing, revenue recognition, and reporting in accordance with company policies
International Expansion: Lead the accounting for international subsidiaries and expansion initiatives, ensuring compliance with local statutory requirements
Support and drive global key initiatives including system implementations, global controls and compliance
Support the integration of new business initiatives or international operations into the company's financial systems
SoX Compliance, Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement: Serve as the SOX lead for the controllership function. Work with internal and external auditors to ensure the controls framework is effective and manage quarterly and annual SOX reporting requirements
Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities to enhance financial processes, streamline workflows, increase efficiency and automation

Requirements:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting or finance
CPA required
12+ overall years of progressive accounting experience
Strong background in managing stock admin, payroll, revenue operations and accounts payable functions across multiple jurisdictions
Deep subject matter expertise in above areas, with the ability to independently acquire knowledge for complex new issues and execute resolutions
Highly collaborative to work with cross functional teams (legal, HR, IT, Supply Chain etc) and a proven leader and can drive cross functional initiatives
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
Strong knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP) and SoX controls
Proficiency in platforms like SAP, Fidelity, ADP etc and advanced Excel skills

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 06, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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