Overview
Skyways designs, builds, and operates fully autonomous long-range cargo aircraft. Founded in 2017, the company has spent the last eight years developing and deploying autonomous lo
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Skyways designs, builds, and operates fully autonomous long-range cargo aircraft. Founded in 2017, the company has spent the last eight years developing and deploying autonomous logistics systems for real-world operations.
Our V2 aircraft carries 30 lbs up to 500 miles, and V3 has a maximum range of well over 1,000 miles, a maximum useful load of 100 lbs, and a maximum endurance of nearly 20 hours. Both use a hybrid-electric architecture that takes off like a helicopter and cruises like a plane, enabling long-range autonomous delivery without traditional runway infrastructure.
Today, Skyways aircraft operate across three continents in controlled national airspace under FAA oversight and in support of U.S. military operations. We are transitioning from prototype development to full-rate production and scaling toward large autonomous cargo fleets.
Backed by Y Combinator and a $37M AFWERX STRATFI award from the U.S. Air Force, Skyways is creating a new form of transportation to advance our civilization from Austin, Texas.
Own month-end close end to end, deliver a board-ready close package by Day 10, and lead technical accounting across ASC 606 (multi-stream revenue), ASC 842, and ASC 718 Lead our first institutional audit and build the systems to scale us to public company audit readiness Administer and build out Skyways' finance policies: spend, T&E, revenue recognition, capitalization, lease accounting, internal controls Lead the ERP selection and implementation to replace QuickBooks, redesigning our chart of accounts and finance architecture for scale Build the accounting team; partner with our outsourced tax counsel, and auditors Partner with the VP of Finance on capital structure and treasury operations
7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including prior Controller, Assistant Controller, or Big 4 Senior Manager experience Lived through at least one institutional audit cycle, with strong technical accounting depth in ASC 606 and ASC 842 ERP implementation experience (as lead, participant, or consultant) Hands-on disposition, comfortable in the GL on Monday and in front of the CEO on Tuesday Direct, low-ego, high-ownership style; signal over noise
Active or inactive CPA Public accounting foundation (Big 4 or top-tier regional) Manufacturing, hardware, aerospace, or government contracting experience Start up fundraising or pre-IPO experience
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