Financial Controller

ScaleNorth | NetSuite Solution Provider & Outsourced NetSuite Accounting; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive compensation

Training & development

Cutting-edge software

Career advancement

Fun, supportive culture

Job summary

ScaleNorth is seeking a senior accounting leader to head our client‑facing finance team. This role focuses on leading a multi‑client accounting function, optimizing NetSuite workflows, and delivering accurate financial reporting across industries.

You will drive process improvements, mentor staff, coordinate with external auditors, and present financials to boards. A strong GAAP background, deep NetSuite experience, and outstanding communication are essential for success in our fully remote

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in mid‑market controllers role.
• CPA certification is required or equivalent.
• Strong leadership and people management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a client‑facing accounting and finance team, ensuring SLAs are met.
• Oversee full cycle accounting including AP, AR, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Optimize NetSuite workflows and drive process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

NetSuite proficiency

Excel

Financial reporting

GAAP knowledge

Process improvement

Client service

Communication skills

Project management

Audit coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Company Background

ScaleNorth is a premier NetSuite Solutions Provider who focuses on enabling our clients to leverage the #1 cloud‑based ERP system. We sell, implement, optimize NetSuite, and can even run our clients’ accounting functions.

We partner with our clients by making our team, tools, and technology an extension of their business. Together, we focus on increasing enterprise value by streamlining business processes, highlighting critical analytics, leveraging cutting‑edge technology, and preparing for what comes next.

Our unique culture is focused on our key stakeholders: our people, our clients, and our community. We have a relatively flat organization which rewards our team members’ contributions. We strive to make a positive impact and always keep it fun and positive. Some other great things we offer:

• Opportunity to work within an organization that prides itself on creating a culture based on bringing fun, bright and experienced professionals together to deliver best‑in‑class service to our clients
• Opportunities to excel and take on new professional challenges through advancement
• Substantial training and development opportunities in technology and finance
• Access to cutting edge software
• Competitive Pay and Benefits
• 100% remote position w/limited travel

We are growing at a rapid rate! If you are interested in working with a group that prides itself on serving clients and having fun, we look forward to hearing from you!

JOB SUMMARY

This is a client‑facing collaborative role. You will be tasked to be the leader of an accounting and finance team. This will require a professional who has a passion for leading a team, client service, process improvement and embracing technology. Our clients cover multiple industries and range in revenue size. We leverage the best technology available to streamline their back‑office processes so that they can create and innovate, while we operate in the background. Client service skills, both written and verbal will be critical to this role. You will have exposure to all aspects of accounting, this isn’t a role where you will be doing the same thing day in and day out. A typical day may include onboarding a new client, triaging a balance sheet, preparing or reviewing a financial model and providing a client financial statement. Then the next day may be preparing/reviewing financial statements, cash flow models, five‑year forecasts used for valuations or prepping for an upcoming board presentation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on learning and has a passion for technology and process improvement. Our Controllers are leaders of an accounting team and will need to have a proven track record of being able to scale operations with emerging and mid‑market business. Our future Controllers will benefit from leveraging our standardized platform to operate at world‑class efficiency standards on behalf of our clients. While supported by our team, we take pride in self‑sufficiency. Expecting that you will know everything you need to know to be successful in this role is an unrealistic expectation, but having the skill set to research and bring a potential solution to the team is not. By no means will you be on an island, but when faced with a new issue, coming to the team with researched solutions and ideas is the expectation. Success in this role is measured primarily by your ability to lead a team of highly capable finance and accounting professionals, our client’s satisfaction and your ability to contribute to the continuous improvement of our solutions for our client base. This requires effective communication and a high proficiency with NetSuite, our business operating system. Must be an independent thinker and be able to proactively identify inefficiencies/gaps in process and provide solutions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Proven leader and mentor
• Taking ownership of all client deliverables and our service level agreements
• Thorough understanding of full cycle accounting inclusive of accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, inventory, prepaids, fixed assets, accrued expenses, deferred revenue, and long‑term debt and equity
• Lead the month‑end close process inclusive of creation and maintenance of month‑end journal entries, complex balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis and financial reporting
• Confidence and ability to independently lead clients onboarding inclusive of balance sheet triage and clean‑up by using various methods of audit and reconciliation techniques
• Understanding or ability to learn how to leverage NetSuite to optimize accounting operations
• Track record of reducing the amount of time necessary to perform complete month‑end close, deliver financial reporting, analysis and preparation of board presentation materials
• Full understanding of segregation of duties and internal control
• Ability to leverage technology and Consultants to automate voluminous tasks for our clients
• Ability to research ASCs, draft technical accounting memos to support accounting treatments and coordinating with external auditors to achieve alignment on position
• Ability to review loan documents, contracts and determine the proper accounting treatment in accordance with GAAP
• Ability to exercise patience during training sessions with new clients
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Excel to create, modify, enhance multi‑year financial models driven by multiple assumptions to produce balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, working capital and financial covenant projections
• Partner with Managing Directors in credit negotiations with mid‑market and national banks
• Familiar with most recent changes in GAAP inclusive of ASC 606 and ASC 842
• Problem solving skills to assess and troubleshoot issues that may arise within NetSuite
• Ensures information security protocols and practices are in place to protect unauthorized access and use of corporate data
• Proactively recognizes and identifies potential areas where existing accounting policies and procedures require change or where new policies/procedures need to be developed
• Monitors service delivery to ensure the agreed‑upon targets and standards are met
• Aggressively identifies and recommends opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiencies
• Suggests enhancements to and executes application‑based solutions to efficiently and accurately process voluminous tasks among all departments within our clients’ operations
• Effectively and proactively communicates risks to management and assists with the development of viable solutions to mitigate risks
• Ability to understand end user’s information requests to deliver necessary system generated ad‑hoc reports via NetSuite saved searches
• Partner with sales and account management teams to prepare NetSuite demonstrations for prospects and existing clients
• Preparation of scope documents resulting from prospects/clients’ requirements gathering sessions

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, the candidate must have at least 5 years of experience as a Controller within a mid‑market organization. Preference will be placed on the candidates with public accounting experience. Hands‑on experience with NetSuite is a must. The candidate must have strong skills in project management, change management, issue resolution, data analysis, and financial reporting. This individual must possess necessary communication skills to support a user community in a prompt and professional manner, including excellent communications skills.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Four‑year degree in Accounting is required

CERTIFICATES/LICENSES

CPA is required

OTHER SKILLS

• Experience with NetSuite for a year
• History of managing professionals, driving utilization to achieve maximum results and client satisfaction while maintaining GAAP compliance
• Advanced Excel user, (complex pivot tables, formulas, IF statements, concatenate, text functions, vlookup/match:index)
• Ability to effectively communicate accounting/finance information to lay audiences
• Strong issue resolution/problem solving skills
• Ability to be a team player and self‑starter
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with other employees and to communicate and interact effectively with management and users at all levels through both verbal and written means
• Excellent project management skills are a huge plus
• Should be willing to work at night or Pacific Standard Time hours