Controller

Department: Professional Services (HR, Finance, IT, Marketing)

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Home United States

Reporting To: Quaid Anderson

Compensation: $125,000 - $150,000 / year

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle accounting operations including general ledger, consolidations, intercompany eliminations, account reconciliations, accruals, and month/year-end close.
• Oversee financial reporting to internal leadership and/or external clients, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP (or applicable standards) and regulatory requirements.
• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting teams: ensuring effective communication, workload balance, and consistent execution across time zones.
• Own the internal control environment — design, implement, and monitor accounting policies, procedures, and control frameworks to safeguard assets and ensure compliance.
• Manage audit and tax relationships, coordinating with external auditors, advisors, and internal stakeholders to support timely filings and audits.
• Partner with FP&A and operations teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives, leveraging systems and tools to streamline workflows, improve accuracy, and enhance reporting efficiency.
• Lead system implementations, integrations, or transitions related to ERP, accounting, or reporting platforms.
• Provide strategic accounting insight to executive leadership on business decisions, growth initiatives, and financial risks/opportunities.
• Support special projects including M&A integrations, entity restructuring, and global expansion.

Skills, knowledge & expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• CPA Required.
• Progressive accounting experience, including leadership or controller-level capacity.
• Experience managing remote or global accounting teams preferred.
• Deep understanding of U.S. GAAP and internal control frameworks (SOX exposure a plus).
• Proven success leading complex month-end and year-end close processes for multi-entity or multi-client environments.
• Strong technical systems proficiency, ERP (Sage), advanced Excel, and accounting automation tools.

Equal Employment Opportunity & Legal Notices

• Medical, dental, and vision plans to support your health and that of your family
• A 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Time‑off policies, including Discretionary Time Off (DTO) for exempt employees and Paid Time Off (PTO) for non‑exempt employees
• Paid holidays
• Life insurance and short‑term and long‑term disability coverage