Corporate Controller

CFO's Domain; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CFO's Domain is seeking a Controller for a high-growth financial services company in New York. The role involves leading the accounting foundation, monthly close processes, and GAAP financial reporting. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, experience in banking or regulated institutions, and strong internal controls management. CPA preferred. This position offers the opportunity to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment supporting a modern banking platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Prior accounting leadership experience within a regulated financial institution.
• Strong understanding of banking products.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP relevant to financial services.
• Experience with finance systems implementation.
• Strong background in internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Own GAAP financial reporting.
• Support regulatory reporting requirements.
• Co-lead finance systems implementation.
• Establish accounting data governance.
• Design and maintain internal controls.
• Coordinate audit processes.
• Partner with teams for workflow reflection.

Skills

Banking products understanding

GAAP financial reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Internal controls management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Finance systems (GL, subledgers)

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 high-growth financial services organization building a modern banking platform and is seeking a Controller to establish and lead the core accounting foundation. This role will own the close process, financial reporting, regulatory reporting support, accounting operations, and internal control environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who understands banking products, balance sheet mechanics, and the accounting infrastructure required to support a regulated financial institution. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting judgment, systems implementation experience, and the ability to work cross-functionally with finance, risk, compliance, product, engineering, and data teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, including reconciliations, accruals, reserves, and financial statement preparation.
• Own GAAP financial reporting and supporting schedules, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and strong documentation.
• Support regulatory reporting requirements, including bank-related filings and management reporting packages.
• Research and apply technical accounting guidance for banking products, partnerships, new offerings, and complex transactions.
• Co-lead finance systems implementation efforts, including GL, subledger, close, reconciliation, reporting, and data workflow tools.
• Establish accounting data governance from source systems through financial reporting.
• Design and maintain internal controls related to ownership, approvals, documentation, access, segregation of duties, and system change management.
• Coordinate internal and external audit processes, ensuring support is timely, accurate, and audit ready.
• Partner with risk, compliance, product, engineering, and data teams to ensure new products and workflows are properly reflected in the accounting model.
• Support responsible automation and AI-enabled finance workflows, ensuring appropriate governance, monitoring, and documentation.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• Prior accounting leadership experience within a bank, regulated financial institution, or balance-sheet intensive business.
• Strong understanding of banking products, including loans, deposits, reserves, and related balance sheet activity.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and technical accounting matters relevant to financial services.
• Experience implementing or improving finance systems, including GL, subledgers, close tools, reconciliations, reporting platforms, or data pipelines.
• Experience managing audits, exams, or similar review processes with strong documentation standards.
• Strong internal controls background, including access controls, segregation of duties, evidence standards, and process ownership.
• Ability to partner effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders across finance, risk, compliance, product, engineering, and data.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience in high growth, de novo banking, fintech, SEC reporting, SOX readiness, or accounting data model environments is a plus.