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.