Director, Accounting Controllership

Company: Archer
Location: San Jose
Posted on: April 2, 2026

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. Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members. We are seeking a highly motivated, results-driven Director, Accounting Controllership 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. Responsibilities: 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. Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications. At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $195,840 - $244,800. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at people@archer.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy . Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time. Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to People@archer.com . All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.

Keywords: Archer, Santa Cruz , Director, Accounting Controllership, Accounting, Auditing , San Jose, California