Controller

Overview

This role involves hands-on accounting leadership as a Controller, supporting a growing organization that provides mission-critical electrical infrastructure and power services across the Americas. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and multi-entity accounting. The position emphasizes active involvement in the close and reconciliations, issue resolution, and building strong finance leadership through clear priorities and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Director of Finance and the Director of Accounts Payable and Receivable, setting clear priorities, ownership, and performance expectations.
• Oversee outsourced accounting, tax, and financial reporting services, managing scope, quality, deadlines, and accountability.
• Lead daily accounting operations, including AP, AR, general ledger, and payroll support.
• Own month-end and year-end close: review reconciliations, resolve accounting issues, and deliver accurate, timely financial statements.
• Improve close efficiency, accounting accuracy, and consistency across the finance organization.
• Develop management reports, KPIs, budgets, and forecasts to support leadership decisions.
• Strengthen accounting policies, internal controls, segregation of duties, and financial governance.
• Lead multi-entity accounting and consolidation for U.S., Canadian, Mexican, and future operations.
• Coordinate audits and financial reviews; oversee tax and regulatory compliance with external advisors.
• Drive improvements in financial processes, systems, and reporting, including finance requirements for the Oracle implementation.
• Coach and develop finance leaders and partner with Operations, HR, Sales, and executive leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Active CPA license is required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including team leadership.
• Strong technical accounting expertise, including experience with financial reporting, internal controls, and multi-entity consolidation.
• Hands-on approach to accounting: reviewing details, resolving discrepancies, and seeing issues through to completion.
• Experience developing teams, managing outsourced providers, and leading process improvements.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and project management skills.
• ERP experience required; Oracle NetSuite experience preferred.
• Sound professional judgment and attention to detail, with ability to connect financial results to business operations.
• Interest in a long-term Controller role with increasing scope and complexity as the organization grows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-entity accounting experience.
• Service-industry experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual base salary: $120,000–$140,000, depending on relevant experience and qualifications.
• Benefits include employer-funded assistance toward individual health insurance through an ICHRA, dental, vision, employer-paid life insurance, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, retirement savings, PTO, paid sick leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and an employee assistance program.

Location

• Full-time | Salaried, Exempt
• Location: Remote anywhere in the U.S.
• Travel: Up to 5%, including international travel

Work Environment

• Primarily computer-based work with low physical demands. Essential functions may be performed with reasonable accommodation.