About Harbinger
Harbinger Motors Inc. is a Southern California-based electric vehicle manufacturer on a mission to transform the automotive and transportation industries, bringing to market EVs developed from the ground up to address the needs of the Medium Duty vehicle industry. This broad, and to date poorly addressed, market segment includes class 4 to 7 commercial delivery vehicles, RVs and utility vehicles, among others. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed vehicle technologies, Harbinger’s first-of-its-kind EV platform will bring enhancements in vehicle performance, durability and operator comfort. And importantly, Harbinger’s vehicles will be priced for zero acquisition premium relative to traditional gas- and diesel-based competitors, removing one of the most tenacious barriers to EV adoption.
Harbinger’s team, with operations in Southern California and Michigan, includes industry veterans with expertise in powertrain, battery, chassis and software development, along with leaders in advanced manufacturing, corporate development, operations and finance. Our team members come from leading innovators, both in and out of the automotive industry, including Tesla, Rivian, Canoo, Ford, Anduril, and SpaceX.
Founded in 2021, Harbinger is a venture-backed startup on a rapid growth trajectory, looking for candidates that thrive on tackling complex challenges and who share in our passion to bring clean transportation alternatives to a segment of the market starving for innovation.
Job Overview
We’re on the lookout for a Director of Accounting to join our growing team. If you’re a strategic thinker with a passion for driving change and a track record of financial excellence, we want to hear from you. This pivotal role will be responsible for directing all aspects of accounting, managing relationships with external stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
What You’ll Do:
- Direct all aspects of the accounting activities, including financial reporting, budgeting, and compliance.
- Oversee financial compliance activities for the company, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Lead the implementation of our ERP system company-wide from a financial and controls perspective, ensuring seamless integration and optimization of processes.
- Foster strong relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory authorities to ensure compliance.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to prepare and deliver financial reports and analyses to senior management, investors, and other stakeholders.
- Support investor diligence activities, providing financial data and insights to support fundraising efforts.
- Collaborate closely with the FP&A organization on budgeting and forecasting to support decision-making.
- Create and complete a public company readiness plan.
Who You Are:
- Extensive experience as an accounting director for a manufacturing company, with a proven track record of driving financial excellence.
- Experience in ERP implementation processes, with the ability to lead complex system integrations and optimizations.
- Proven track record of building processes and implementing systems, with the ability to anticipate accounting and control requirements.
- Experience with corporate tax and treasury activities.
- Strong expertise in preparing financial statements and accounting policies.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and a current CPA license are required, with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
- Thorough understanding of GAAP and relevant regulatory requirements; experience in a Big 4 accounting firm is a plus.
- Proven track record in leadership roles, with experience in startups and the automotive industry preferred.
Equal Opportunity
Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].
Candidate Data Privacy
Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.
