Controller

CFO's Domain; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CFO's Domain is seeking a Controller for a high-growth organization in New York City. The candidate will lead the accounting function, partnering closely with the CFO on financial reporting and operational improvements. Ideal applicants will have over 12 years of experience in accounting, CPA certification, and strong U.S. GAAP knowledge.

This role involves overseeing the general ledger close process, developing KPIs, and ensuring compliance with internal controls. Candidates should demonstrate a hands-on leadership style and an ability to drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of accrual-based accounting experience.
• Experience leading an accounting function in a growth-oriented business.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls and SOX-style control concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full-cycle general ledger close process.
• Prepare management reporting and financial statements.
• Partner with the CFO on reporting materials for stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain KPIs related to financial performance.

Skills

U.S. GAAP knowledge

Accountability

Leadership

Process improvement

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA certification

Tools

NetSuite

ERP systems

Job description

CFO’s Domain is a Consulting & Recruiting firm serving CFOs and their stakeholders. Our search practice recruits and works with the most relevantly skilled and pedigreed professionals looking to excel in their careers.

OVERVIEW

Our client is a PE-backed high growth executive services organization with potential M&A activity on the horizon. The company is seeking to scale its accounting operations and build a world‑class accounting function by adding a Controller to lead the function and partner closely with the Chief Financial Officer.

The ideal candidate brings strong controllership experience, technical accounting depth, a hands‑on leadership style, and a track record of improving accounting operations in a growth‑oriented business with evolving processes, systems, and reporting requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the full-cycle general ledger close process and ensure accurate, timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Oversee the preparation of management reporting packages, financial statements, business-level reporting, supporting schedules, reconciliations, and tie-outs to underlying detail.
• Partner with the CFO and finance leadership to prepare reporting materials for executive leadership, internal stakeholders, external advisors, lenders, and other key constituents as needed.
• Establish, document, and maintain accounting policies across key areas such as revenue recognition, reserves, capitalized costs, impairment considerations, lease accounting, equity-related accounting, and other technical accounting matters.
• Prepare technical accounting documentation, whitepapers, and policy memos to support accounting conclusions and consistent policy application.
• Lead revenue close activities, including review of commercial arrangements, customer contracts, billing activity, revenue schedules, deferred revenue, variable consideration, commission-related items, and ASC 606 revenue recognition.
• Partner cross-functionally with finance, operations, sales, and business leaders to ensure accurate revenue reporting across multiple offerings, customer arrangements, billing structures, and reporting dimensions.
• Develop and maintain operational and financial KPI reporting related to contract activity, revenue performance, billing and collections trends, working capital, cash conversion, and other key business metrics.
• Design, document, and improve internal controls, including segregation of duties, system access controls, accounting policies, procedures, reconciliations, and close review processes.
• Manage equity-related accounting, including stock-based compensation calculations, equity roll-forward schedules, and related reporting requirements.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team, with a focus on accountability, process discipline, technical accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Review monthly financial results and period-over-period variances for reasonableness, accuracy, completeness, and alignment with business performance.
• Lead accounting system initiatives, including ERP migration or optimization, module enhancements, finance-system integrations, opening balance validation, process redesign, data validation, controls, training, and post-implementation improvements.
• Improve the speed, quality, and reliability of the monthly close process, with a focus on reducing close timelines and strengthening reporting discipline.
• Streamline contract-to-cash and order-to-cash processes, accounts receivable tracking, collections visibility, DSO performance, and cash conversion reporting.
• Lead external audit activities and coordinate statutory, tax, valuation, transfer pricing, and other third-party advisory relationships.
• Partner with the CFO to evaluate accounting and finance team structure, role clarity, resource allocation, process ownership, and opportunities to improve efficiency and risk management.
• Serve as a key accounting partner to the CFO on new business initiatives, transaction-related matters, evolving commercial strategies, and other strategic finance topics.
• Support treasury, liquidity management, transaction support, integration planning, and ad hoc financial analyses as needed.
• Help drive finance transformation initiatives that improve accounting infrastructure, reporting accuracy, internal controls, systems utilization, and scalability.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• 12+ years of progressive accrual-based accounting experience, including Controller or senior accounting leadership responsibility.
• Prior experience leading an accounting function through scale, process improvement, system change, or organizational transformation.
• CPA required; inactive CPAs should be willing and able to reactivate their license.
• Public accounting experience strongly preferred; Big 4 or strong regional firm experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, technical accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and SOX-style control concepts.
• Experience applying ASC 606 revenue recognition guidance in a business with complex commercial arrangements, multiple offerings, recurring revenue, bundled arrangements, milestone-based deliverables, usage-based components, variable consideration, or other multi-element revenue streams preferred.
• Experience implementing, migrating, or optimizing ERP systems and related finance technology platforms.
• NetSuite experience strongly preferred; experience with CRM, expense management, financial reporting, or planning/reporting tools is a plus.
• Experience operating in an investor-backed, high-growth, or scaling business environment preferred.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting team.
• Experience partnering with CFO-level leadership and executive stakeholders to build scalable accounting and reporting infrastructure.
• Ability to identify accounting, reporting, process, and control issues and drive cross-functional remediation.
• Strong understanding of close management, audit coordination, stakeholder reporting, treasury support, order-to-cash processes, and process improvement.
• Strong business judgment and ability to provide accounting guidance on new business initiatives, transaction activity, and evolving commercial strategies.
• High EQ and strong communication skills, with the ability to drive change across finance, operations, sales, external advisors, and executive stakeholders.
• Hands-on, proactive leadership style with the ability to operate independently and drive meaningful improvements in a changing environment.