Financial Controller

Pierian Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierian Services is seeking a dynamic Controller to lead financial service delivery for key U.S.-based client accounts. This role bridges accounting execution and advisory leadership, ensuring accurate, timely, and insight-rich financial information for decision-makers.

The Controller partners with clients, Venturity Controllers, and internal teams to deliver high-quality reporting, identify risks and opportunities, and drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Qualified professional with U.S. GAAP knowledge and sizeable accounting experience.
• Proven ability to manage month-end close for multiple client engagements.
• Strong reporting skills and ability to translate numbers into business insights.
• Experience supporting U.S.-based clients in services or outsourcing environments.
• Hands-on ERP experience with major systems (QBO, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Xero).
• Demonstrated leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial service delivery across key U.S.-based client accounts.
• Partner with clients and internal teams to deliver high-quality financial reporting.
• Manage month-end close activities and review financial statements for accuracy.
• Translate accounting outputs into actionable insights and business narratives.
• Mentor junior controllers and ensure consistency across engagements.
• Escalate risks with practical recommendations and resolution plans.

Skills

U.S. GAAP knowledge

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

CA/CPA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

QuickBooks

NetSuite

Sage Intacct

Xero

Job description

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Controller to lead financial service delivery across key U.S.-based client accounts. This role serves as a critical bridge between accounting execution and advisory-focused financial leadership, ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely, and insight-ready financial information.

The Controller will partner closely with clients, Venturity Controllers, and internal teams to deliver high-quality financial reporting, identify risks and opportunities, and support informed business decision-making. Success in this role requires strong accounting expertise, client relationship management, leadership capability, and a proactive problem-solving mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned client engagements and ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery.
• Build strong working relationships with clients, Venturity Controllers, and internal stakeholders.
• Participate in client financial reviews and summits, presenting results, business drivers, risks, and recommendations.
• Support onboarding, transitions, scope expansion, and process improvement across client accounts.
• Manage month-end close activities for assigned clients, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Review close binders, reconciliations, financial statements, and reporting packages before client submission.
• Maintain close calendars, coordinate deliverables, and meet reporting deadlines.
• Analyze financial results, variances, trends, and business drivers to highlight key issues and opportunities.
• Translate accounting outputs into clear financial insights and business narratives.
• Explain performance changes, underlying drivers, and potential business impact.
• Anticipate operational and financial risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Support advisory discussions with decision-ready analysis and reporting.
• Ensure client communications are timely, professional, and solution-oriented.
• Share weekly updates, key action items, and critical business developments.
• Facilitate client and internal review meetings to align priorities and deliverables.
• Escalate risks, delays, or issues with practical recommendations and resolution plans.
• Mentor, coach, and support Assistant Controllers and Senior Assistant Controllers across engagements.
• Review key deliverables for quality, accuracy, and completeness before client submission.
• Provide developmental feedback and support career growth initiatives.
• Foster accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Technical Expertise & Process Excellence

• Act as a subject matter expert in U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, and month-end close processes.
• Provide guidance on complex accounting matters and reporting challenges.
• Ensure accounting policies, procedures, and documentation standards are consistently applied.
• Enhance SOPs, review frameworks, reporting methodologies, and ERP-enabled efficiencies.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and workflow optimization.
• Drive initiatives that improve scalability, efficiency, and reporting quality.
• Resolve recurring process issues through root-cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Champion best practices and continuous improvement across client engagements.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and established accounting policies.
• Conduct quality reviews and monitor binder quality, reporting accuracy, and process adherence.
• Identify and mitigate operational, financial, and client-related risks.
• Drive closure of review observations and promote quality, accountability, and risk awareness.

Qualifications & Requirements

• CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification.
• 8+ years of accounting experience, including month-end close and financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and controllership practices.
• Experience supporting U.S.-based clients in shared services, outsourcing, or professional services environments.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Xero, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, problem-solving, communication, and team leadership skills.

Why Join Us?

• Work closely with U.S.-based finance leaders and global teams.
• Transform financial reporting into actionable business insight.
• Lead process improvement, automation, and team development initiatives.
• Be part of a collaborative, growth-oriented culture that values ownership and continuous learning.