Controller

Overview

This role sits within Professional Services (HR, Finance, IT, Marketing) and is based at home in the United States.

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

The organization is seeking a hands-on, detail-oriented accounting leader with a strong technical foundation in accounting and financial reporting. The ideal candidate will also have experience leading distributed teams and a focus on process excellence and automation.

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, balanced workloads, and consistent execution across time zones.
• Own the internal control environment by designing, implementing, and monitoring accounting policies, procedures, and control frameworks to safeguard assets and ensure compliance.
• Manage audit and tax relationships by 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 using 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• CPA required.
• Progressive accounting experience, including leadership or controller-level capacity.
• 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, including ERP (Sage), advanced Excel, and accounting automation tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing remote or global accounting teams.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $125,000 - $150,000 / year.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 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.

Benefit offerings, eligibility, and required employer contributions may vary based on role, classification, and applicable federal, state, and local laws tied to an employee’s primary work location.

Where required by law, the employer provides paid sick leave, paid family and parental leave, and other mandated benefits in accordance with applicable state and local requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity & Legal Notices

• Background checks or review of criminal history (if applicable) will be conducted only after a conditional offer of employment and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including fair-chance hiring requirements.

Massachusetts Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

The employer does not use sites like Facebook, Craigslist, or Telegram to recruit or interview potential employees or contractors.