Job Description
SmartBug Media is the most decorated HubSpot agency, recognized as a leader in crafting digital solutions that empower organizations to thrive across the entire customer lifecycle. From marketing and sales to revenue operations, customer success, and e-commerce, we combine sound strategies, cutting-edge AI, and digital innovation to deliver solutions that de-risk the future and drive sustainable growth.
With a fully remote team of over 250 professionals, we excel at creating intelligent web and digital ecosystems—from corporate websites to complex web applications—seamlessly integrated with AI-powered solutions. By aligning SmartBug’s expertise with our clients’ unique business realities, we build scalable, innovative tools that become engines for growth, setting the course for long-term success.
SmartBug Media is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Controller to lead our financial operations. You will be responsible for ensuring a high-quality, GAAP-compliant monthly close, daily accounting operations, managing the consolidation of three subsidiaries, and overseeing an offshore bookkeeping team. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is proficient in modern accounting technology.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary point of contact for financial data integrity and internal controls
- Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within the accounting function
- Architect of the Chart of Accounts and financial structures to support scalable reporting
- Oversee and mentor a third-party bookkeeping and billing offshore team of three dedicated resources
- Respond to requests from cross-functional teams, including pulling reports and participating in process improvements
- Ensure transparency, collaborate with external auditors and prepare audit-ready documentation
- Drive the monthly financial close process within 5 business days
- Lead monthly budget variance analysis in collaboration with cross-functional leaders
- Build and maintain KPI dashboards that track company performance
- Manage revenue & AR Aging process, along with collection oversight weekly
- Opportunity to grow into a senior manager/director and scale with the company as the finance team expands alongside the company’s growth
Required Skills & Responsibilities
- Education:Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance and CPA or relevant professional certifications preferred
- Experience:5-7 years of extensive, hands-on finance and accounting experience, including consolidation
- Leadership Experience: 3-5 years of experience in a leadership or managerial role, with a proven track record of managing direct reports or external vendors/offshore teams
- Technical Proficiency:Expert-level knowledge of QuickBooks Online (QBO), proficiency in Excel, G-Sheets (GoogleSuite), and Numeric (accounting tasks and close management software), or similar tools
- Power Skills:Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical mindset, “you don’t just report numbers, you look for the why behind the variance”, and a proven track record of working independently and collaboratively. Ability to work in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Technical Proficiency:Experience in optimizing finance and accounting tech stack integrations to automate financial dashboards and manual accounting entries/processes
- Power Skills: Experience in a digital marketing agency or professional services environment
$100,000 - $120,000 a year
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
