Controller (Remote)

Overview

This fully remote role is responsible for serving as a key financial steward for assigned clients. You will lead and mentor accounting teams while overseeing financial reporting, compliance, internal controls, and strategic financial planning.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure the accuracy and integrity of clients’ financial reporting, compliance, and internal controls.
• Take ownership of the end-to-end accounting function, including corporate finance, GAAP adherence, and tax compliance.
• Translate financial and operational data into actionable insights to support client goals.
• Lead the creation of budgets, forecasts, and monthly financial reports aligned to business needs.
• Manage complex financial projects while ensuring alignment with broader strategic objectives.
• Interpret and apply new accounting standards; serve as a firm-wide content expert and advisor.
• Lead teams to ensure timely delivery, meet deadlines, and maintain high-quality work.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to team members to support development and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with leadership to identify and implement new service opportunities for existing clients.
• Drive innovation in financial systems and processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and risk mitigation across clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Minimum 8-10 years accounting experience
• CPA highly preferred
• Public Accounting experience highly preferred
• Experience in small privately-held, entrepreneurial companies as Controller or Assistant Controller
• Deep and solid knowledge of cloud-based accounting systems (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, etc.)
• Uncompromising integrity and ethics
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills, with the ability to motivate and guide a remote team effectively

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working as a Controller or Assistant Controller in small privately-held, entrepreneurial companies
• Public Accounting experience
• CPA

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $120,000 - $130,000
• Full benefits including health, dental, vision, accident, and pet insurance
• Flexible vacation and a company close at the end of the year
• 401k plan with company match
• No busy season
• Work from home (home office) flexibility

Employment details:

• This is a W2, full-time, 40-hour/week position.
• Compensation is determined by considering national and industry-specific survey data, external equity, and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index for comparable roles.
• Hiring offers may consider experience, education, specialized knowledge and skills, market rate, internal budget, and internal equity.

Recruiting process note:

• Two short assessments will be included as part of the application.
• A live accounting test via Teams Screen Share is mandatory to confirm accounting skills.

Location

• Fully remote
• Serving clients across the U.S.

Additional Information

• Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory results of a thorough background check and proof of eligibility to work in the US.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: employment decisions are based on merit, competence, and qualifications and are not influenced by legally protected characteristics.