Controller
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at Sunday Robotics. Redwood City · full-time · $225,000–$275,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Bring bookkeeping inside, then establish the accounting operation and grow its team, systems and controls
- Run monthly, quarterly and annual closes under US GAAP and prepare the company for external audits
- Choose and implement a manufacturing ERP, covering account structure, inventory, bills of materials and product costs
- Set product costing and cost-of-goods-sold methods, including standard costs, overhead and accruals
- Manage payables, vendor payments and spending controls, while supporting budgets, burn and unit economics
What you bring
- At least eight years of progressively responsible accounting work, including a public accounting background
- You have implemented an ERP hands-on in manufacturing or hardware and handled inventory and product-cost accounting
- You bring technical accounting experience across revenue, capitalization, software and intellectual property
- You have guided a company through outside audits and built finance processes from the ground up
- You are willing to do the accounting work yourself while building a team around you
Who this fits
This role suits a hands-on accounting leader ready to establish the function as its first accounting hire, reporting to the Head of Finance. The job is onsite in Redwood City.
From the employer
Join Us in Building the Future of Home Robotics
At Sunday, we're developing personal robots to reclaim the hours lost to repetitive tasks. We're focused on an ambitious goal to make generalized robots broadly accessible, enabling households to take back quality time.
We have spent the last 18 months building a talented team, securing capital, and validating our technology. We are now seeking passionate individuals to join us in the next phase of our growth. If you are ready to apply your skills to the forefront of robotics innovation, we’d love to hear from you.
What to Expect
As Controller, you'll be Sunday's first accounting hire, reporting to the Head of Finance. You'll own accounting and financial operations end to end. You'll start by moving our books in-house from an external bookkeeper, then build the team, systems, and controls to support a fullstack AI robotics company as we scale Memo from prototype to production. You'll work cross-functionally with Hardware, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Software, Legal, and People Ops to set the accounting foundation for our commercial launch.
What You'll Do
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
What You'll Bring
Must Haves:
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
Nice to Haves:
CPA
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.