Controller

Job Description

🚀 Controller (FP&A + Financial Reporting + Team Leadership + GAAP/IFRS)

Full-Time Remote | U.S. Business Hours

💼 About the Role

We’re hiring an experienced and hands-on Controller to lead accounting operations, financial reporting, compliance, and close processes for a growing business.

This is not a bookkeeping-only role.

This is a leadership position for someone who can:

• own the numbers,
• lead accounting operations,
• strengthen financial controls,
• mentor accounting teams,
• and provide executive-level financial insights.

You’ll work closely with:

• leadership,
• FP&A,
• auditors,
• operations,
• and finance teams

to ensure the company maintains:

• accurate books,
• strong controls,
• clean reporting,
• and scalable financial operations.

If you thrive balancing detailed accounting oversight with strategic financial leadership — this role is a strong fit.

🔥 What You’ll Own

Month-End & Year-End Close

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles

• Maintain a 5-business-day close standard

• Review and approve:

  • journal entries
  • reconciliations
  • accruals
  • payroll allocations
  • depreciation
  • intercompany transactions

• Deliver complete financial packages including:

  • P&L
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statements

Financial Reporting & Executive Insights

• Prepare GAAP/IFRS-compliant financial statements

• Deliver executive-ready:

  • variance analyses
  • commentary
  • dashboards
  • reporting packages

• Support:

  • board reporting
  • investor reporting
  • leadership decision-making

• Translate financial data into actionable business insights

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Design and strengthen internal accounting controls

• Ensure compliance across:

  • accounting standards
  • tax requirements
  • audits
  • regulatory obligations

• Manage external audit processes and PBC schedules

• Maintain audit-ready documentation and reporting

Budgeting, Forecasting & Cash Management

• Partner with FP&A teams on:

  • budgets
  • forecasts
  • scenario modeling
  • capital planning

• Monitor:

  • liquidity
  • working capital
  • debt compliance
  • cash flow

• Provide recommendations to improve financial performance

Accounting Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor accounting staff and bookkeepers

• Review work for:

  • accuracy
  • completeness
  • timeliness

• Establish scalable accounting processes and quality standards

• Improve team performance and operational efficiency

Process Improvement & Systems

• Drive:

  • ERP implementations
  • accounting automation
  • workflow optimization
  • SOP development

• Improve reporting systems and operational scalability

• Identify inefficiencies and reduce manual accounting processes

✅ Required Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in:

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • related field

• 7+ years progressive accounting or finance experience

• 2+ years leadership or supervisory experience

• Strong knowledge of:

  • GAAP
  • IFRS
  • financial controls
  • close management

• Hands-on experience with:

  • NetSuite
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • QuickBooks Enterprise
  • ERP systems

• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills

• Strong financial analysis and reporting experience

⭐ Nice-to-Have Experience

• CPA / ACCA / MBA credentials

• Previous Controller or Finance Manager experience

• ERP implementation or M&A integration exposure

• SaaS, professional services, or real estate industry experience

• Experience with:

  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • Looker
  • dashboard reporting tools

🧠 What Makes You a Strong Fit

• You balance accounting accuracy with business insight
• You are highly organized and deadline-driven
• You communicate confidently with executives and leadership
• You can lead teams while remaining hands-on operationally
• You proactively identify risks and process improvements
• You thrive building scalable financial systems and controls

📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like

• Review reconciliations and approve journal entries
• Monitor close progress and accounting deliverables
• Prepare financial reports and variance commentary
• Meet with leadership to review business performance
• Support audit and compliance requirements
• Mentor accounting team members and review work quality
• Improve accounting workflows and automation opportunities
• Analyze financial trends and provide operational recommendations

In short:

You ensure the company’s financial operations are accurate, compliant, scalable, and strategically valuable.

📊 Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

• Month-end close completed within 5 business days
• Zero material audit adjustments
• 100% on-time regulatory and tax filings
• Accurate and timely executive reporting
• Strong accounting team performance and quality
• Improved efficiency through automation and process optimization

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

• High visibility with leadership and executives

• Opportunity to influence financial strategy and operations

• Blend of:

  • accounting leadership
  • FP&A
  • reporting
  • controls
  • process improvement

• Exposure to scaling financial operations in growing businesses

• Strong ownership and impact across the organization

🧪 Interview Process

• Initial Phone Screen
• Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
• Practical Financial Review Task
• Client Interview
• Offer & Background Verification

👉 Apply Now

If you:

• enjoy leading accounting operations,
• thrive in fast-paced business environments,
• can balance detailed accounting with strategic insight,
• and want ownership over financial operations and reporting,

this role is a strong fit for you.