Controller

Overview

This role is a build-and-operate position for an individual who wants ownership of the accounting function end to end. The organization is acquiring and managing complex legacy tort and environmental liability portfolios across a multi-entity structure, and is hiring its first dedicated Controller.

A key focus of the role is leading the implementation of a new multi-entity ERP to replace current outsourced bookkeeping. While external CPA and tax firms handle purchase accounting, complex technical GAAP, and tax provision computation, the Controller will implement their guidance and own the numbers operationally. You will not be expected to serve as the technical-accounting expert of last resort.

Responsibilities

• Own the general ledger, close, and financial statements across entities, including intercompany eliminations and consolidation
• Perform bank reconciliations, sub-ledger tie-outs, and internal controls
• Run the full accounts-payable and treasury operation, including payment execution, wire approval, cash positioning, and banking administration
• Lead ERP implementation as the in-house business owner, partnering with an implementation consultant on configuration, then own and maintain the system in steady state
• Build scalable accounting processes, policies, and controls as the business transitions from outsourced bookkeeping to an internal finance function
• Establish and own the monthly close calendar, ensuring timely reconciliations, review procedures, and reporting deliverables
• Coordinate with external audit, tax, technical-accounting firms, banks, and other outside advisors

Requirements

• CPA with 7–12 years of accounting experience, including public accounting; financial services sector preferred
• At least one company-side audit cycle
• Multi-entity accounting experience
• Ability to manage people, processes, and projects
• Comfort operating lean and owning process (not just executing it)
• Strong Excel skills; ability to work with large, messy, or incomplete data sets
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-accounting stakeholders
• Hands-on experience implementing or migrating to an ERP