Controller

Synergy Search; Ellicott City (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy Search, a rapidly growing multi-entity services organization, seeks a Controller to co-lead the accounting function alongside the CFO. This early-stage opportunity offers ownership of accounting operations, input into team structure, controls, audit readiness, and future systems.

You will oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, manage GL, reconciliations, fixed assets, and consolidations, and build a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Includes 2+ years in leading a team.
• Experience owning external financial statement audits.
• Multi-entity accounting and intercompany consolidations.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close and financial reporting across entities.
• Oversee general ledger, reconciliations, fixed assets, and consolidations.
• Lead and develop the accounting team with stronger controls.
• Serve as primary contact for external audits.
• Partner with leadership on future financial system implementations.

Skills

Accounting experience

Team leadership

Audit experience

Multi-entity consolidation

Hands-on builder

Job description

A rapidly growing, multi-entity services organization with a strong track record of expansion through acquisition is seeking a Controller to help lead the next stage of its accounting function. Partnering directly with the CFO, this is a early stage opportunity to build and own a large portion of accounting operations, with significant input into team structure, controls, audit readiness, and future systems.

What You’ll Do

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and financial reporting across multiple entities
• Oversee general ledger, reconciliations, fixed assets, and consolidations
• Lead and develop the accounting team, strengthening processes, documentation, and controls
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the external financial statement audit
• Partner with leadership on the evaluation and future implementation of financial systems

What You’ll Bring

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years leading a team
• Prior experience owning an external financial statement audit, public audit background preferred
• Multi-entity accounting, consolidation, and intercompany experience strongly preferred
• A hands-on, builder mentality; comfortable working directly in the details, not just designing process from a distance