Controller

Advastar, Inc. | Recruiting & Staffing; United States; On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

PTO

401(k) program in development

Incentive equity potential

Fully remote

Job summary

Advastar, Inc. is launching a national, investor-backed platform and seeks the first corporate finance leader to build the function from the ground up. You will work directly with the founders, own the structure, and chart a path toward a VP of Finance or CFO role as the platform scales.

This fully remote role prefers Florida residence. Competitive compensation includes $175,000–$225,000+ base with health coverage, PTO, and potential equity, with a growth trajectory as the platform expands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Hands-on experience integrating acquired businesses onto shared financial systems, payroll and reporting structures.
• Experience in residential services/trades vertical is highly preferred.
• 8–10+ years accounting/finance experience.
• 5+ years in acquisitive, multi-entity platforms.
• Strong ability to build processes from scratch in ambiguous environments.
• Private equity-backed platform experience a plus.
• Experience migrating to enterprise platforms from smaller systems.

Responsibilities

• Build the company's financial infrastructure from scratch: chart of accounts, close process, reporting cadence, internal controls.
• Lead financial integration of newly acquired businesses onto platform systems—accounting, payroll, banking, reporting.
• Own monthly and quarterly consolidated reporting across all entities for founders and investors.
• Manage cash flow, banking relationships, and working capital across a multi-entity structure.
• Partner with founders on acquisition due diligence and post-close integration planning.
• Help select and stand up platform-level financial systems as the company scales.
• Build and eventually lead a small accounting/finance team.

Skills

Multi-entity accounting

M&A integration

Financial reporting

GAAP knowledge

Private equity experience

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Sage Intacct

ServiceTitan

ADP Payroll

Job description

A newly launched, investor-backed national platform is building its corporate finance function from the ground up. The company acquires and integrates well-run local operators in the residential services industry, keeping the brand, team, and reputation that made each business successful while centralizing the financial systems and support needed to scale. This is the platform's first corporate finance hire -- a ground-floor opportunity to build the function, not step into one that already exists. The right person will work directly with the founders, own how the finance organization is built, and have a defined path to grow into a VP of Finance or CFO role as the platform expands.

**PREFER CANDIDATES LOCATED IN FLORIDA**

• Anticipated $175,000-$225,000+, based on experience level
• Health coverage and PTO; 401(k) program in development
• Incentive equity possible -- details to be finalized
• Fully remote; Florida residence preferred (not a deal-breaker)

Overview

• Build the company's financial infrastructure from scratch: chart of accounts, close process, reporting cadence, internal controls
• Lead financial integration of each newly acquired business onto platform-level systems -- accounting, payroll, banking, reporting
• Own monthly and quarterly consolidated reporting across all entities for the founders and investors
• Manage cash flow, banking relationships, and working capital across a multi-entity structure
• Partner directly with the founders on acquisition financial due diligence and post-close integration planning
• Help select and stand up platform-level financial systems as the company scales
• Build, and eventually lead, a small accounting/finance team

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Strongly Preferred -- Hands-on experience integrating acquired businesses onto shared financial systems, payroll, and reporting structures
• Strongly Preferred -- Experience in a residential services/trades vertical (HVAC, plumbing, roofing, pest control, garage doors, landscaping, or similar)
• 8-10+ years of overall accounting/finance experience
• 5+ years working inside an acquisitive, multi-entity platform
• Comfortable building processes and systems from scratch, with no existing framework to lean on
• Strong self-starter, able to operate with significant ambiguity
• Background at a private equity-backed platform
• Track record supporting M&A financial due diligence and integration planning
• Plus: Experience with Sage Intacct, ServiceTitan, ADP
• Plus: Experience migrating an acquired business from a smaller system (e.g., QuickBooks) onto an enterprise platform

Keywords

Corporate Controller, Accounting Manager, Controller, Multi-Entity Accounting, Financial Consolidation, M&A Integration, Private Equity Portfolio Company, Platform Integration, Chart of Accounts, Month-End Close, Financial Reporting, Internal Controls, Cash Management, Working Capital, Sage Intacct, ServiceTitan, ADP Payroll, Residential Services, Home Services, Skilled Trades, Roll-Up, Add-On Acquisition, GAAP, Remote Accounting Jobs, FP&A, Accounting Systems Implementation