Financial Controller

Strategic Employment Partners (SEP); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

The residential fencing company described in this posting is seeking a strategic Controller who can act as a true business partner and be groomed for a CFO role. The role reports directly to ownership and is designed as a stepping stone to executive leadership, requiring strong financial instincts, a growth mindset, and the ability to scale with the business across multiple locations.

Responsibilities include leading strategic finance, analytics, and the month-end close, while building scalable

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience.
• 3+ years as Controller or senior accounting leader.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• Experience in a project-based, multi-location environment.
• Clear upward trajectory toward a CFO role.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic finance and analytics, partnering with ownership.
• Translate operational data into actionable business insights.
• Build models and conduct trend analyses to identify risks and opportunities.
• Own month-end close and maintain general ledger integrity.
• Manage job costing and project-level P&L across multi-location operations.
• Scale accounting controls and policies to support rapid growth.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small accounting/finance team.
• Partner on ERP and systems improvements to modernize workflows and automate reporting.
• Build the financial infrastructure that supports a CFO-level function over time.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Trend analysis

Growth mindset

Leadership

Education

CPA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

A residential fencing company that has scaled from the ground up to $46M+ across multiple states — and is in active growth mode with a vision to scale nationally — is seeking a strategic Controller ready to operate as a true business partner, not just a numbers-and-close function. This role reports directly to ownership and is structured as a deliberate stepping stone to CFO for a candidate with strong financial instincts, a growth mindset, and the ambition to scale into an executive seat alongside the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic Finance and Analytics
• Serve as the financial thought partner to ownership, translating operational data into actionable business insights
• Build models and conduct trend analysis to identify risks, margin gaps, and growth opportunities
• Bring a forward-looking perspective to performance monitoring — surface issues before they materialize
• Accounting Operations and Controls
• Own the full month-end close process and maintain general ledger integrity
• Manage job costing and project-level P&L tracking across a field-based, multi-location operation
• Scale accounting controls and policies in line with rapid company growth
• Team and Systems Leadership
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of accounting and finance professionals
• Partner on ERP and systems improvements to modernize workflows and automate reporting
• Build the financial infrastructure that supports a CFO-level function over time

REQUIREMENTS

• 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with 3+ years as a Controller or senior accounting leader
• CPA strongly preferred
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and trend analysis skills — not purely transactional
• Experience in a project-based, multi-location, or operationally complex environment
• Clear upward trajectory toward a CFO role — growth mindset is non-negotiable

Preferred

• ERP implementation or optimization experience