Finance Controller

Workana; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Workana is seeking a hands-on Controller to lead our finance practice, bringing structure, accuracy, and strong accounting standards. You will work directly with the CFO, sign off on reconciliations, and model the impact of product changes on liquidity.

You will own monthly close, consolidate US and LATAM entities, and drive forecasting, budgeting, and compliance across jurisdictions, while mentoring the finance team in a remote setup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in accounting, controlling, or audit roles.
• Strong command of the full accounting cycle including reconciliations and intercompany.
• Experience preparing or supporting external audits (Big4 a plus).
• Solid knowledge of IFRS or US GAAP exposure preferred.
• Highly organized, able to build structure as processes mature.
• Comfortable working autonomously in a remote, fast-moving environment.
• Clear communication of technical topics to non-finance stakeholders.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and focused on process improvement.
• Experience in a startup/scale-up finance environment.
• Hands-on with multiple accounting systems and consolidation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare consolidated financial statements across US and LATAM entities.
• Design and maintain financial controls for a growing organization.
• Improve integrations and automate finance workflows.
• Partner with CFO and business leaders on budgeting, forecasting and risk management.

Skills

Accounting experience

Controlling

Audit readiness

IFRS/US GAAP

Remote work

Communication

Startup finance

ERP/Accounting systems

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Opportunity

Workana connects companies with top talent across Latin America, from individual specialists to cross-functional teams and outcome-based projects. More than 2 million professionals join Workana every year, and over 500,000 companies have hired through the platform. Every placement helps a company scale faster and opens a new career path for someone talented.

Behind that activity there are entities in the US and Latin America, multiple currencies, banks and payment platforms, and tax rules that change from one country to the next. We are entering a new stage, and the business needs numbers it can trust to make decisions, a clear view of where cash is going, and a tax and compliance structure that works in our favor, not only one that keeps us up to date.

This is a hands‑on role. You will lead a lean finance team and work directly with our CFO, but you will get into the details yourself: reviewing reconciliations, questioning a balance that moved when it shouldn’t have, and modeling how a new product or a change in payment terms will affect liquidity before it happens.

The objective is simple and ambitious: make Workana’s numbers something leadership can rely on to decide, keep cash from ever surprising us, and turn compliance into savings for the business.

Where You Shine

We are looking for someone who understands what sits behind the numbers and uses that understanding to protect and improve the business. You are deeply curious about AI, actively investigate new tools and applications, and know how to apply them thoughtfully to make finance work faster, sharper, and more reliable, without compromising accuracy or judgment.

Accounting and Financial Close

You understand what is happening behind every number. When a balance moves, you ask why and investigate it yourself instead of taking the first explanation you get. You sign off only when you are convinced the figures are right, and you can defend them in front of anyone. You also notice when something should have moved and did not.

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process.
• Ensure accurate recording of revenue, expenses, accruals, provisions, intercompany transactions, and balance sheet accounts.
• Your numbers can pass an external audit with no issues

Cash and Working Capital

You make sure cash flows today, and you know where it will be in three months. When the business launches a product, changes payment terms or signs a large client, you model the impact on liquidity before it happens, remove obstacles early and raise your hand well in advance if you see a serious problem coming.

• Support short‑term cash forecasting and liquidity management.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging and support collection efforts.
• Monitor accounts payable and ensure appropriate payment planning.
• Identify working capital risks and opportunities.

Tax, Audit and Compliance

Being compliant is the starting point. You understand the rules well enough to question them, and you look for ways to reduce what we pay and the effort it takes to stay compliant, month after month and year after year. When an advisor brings a regulatory change, you want to know why it matters and what we can change to reduce its impact, not only how much it will cost.

• Coordinate with external accountants, tax advisors, auditors, payroll providers, legal advisors, and local accounting firms.
• Ensure timely completion of tax filings, statutory reporting, and other compliance requirements across jurisdictions.
• Maintain organized financial documentation and supporting records that stand up to audit and regulatory review.

If these three areas are not where you have personally delivered strong results, this probably is not the right role.

About the Role

We are looking for a hands‑on Controller who can bring structure, accuracy, and clear accounting standards to our Finance practice.
This is a team leader role with high exposure to our CFO.
You will be the technical reference for accounting topics, ensuring our financials are accurate, consistent, and ready for external review.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys building, organizing, and improving processes, without getting lost in bureaucracy.

What Else You Will Own

These matter, but they are secondary to the three areas above.

Consolidation and Financial Reporting

• Prepare consolidated financial statements across US and Latin American entities.
• Manage foreign currency translation and intercompany eliminations.
• Prepare monthly management reporting, including P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, and supporting schedules.
• Support the CFO in preparing financial information for management, the Board, investors, lenders, and other stakeholders.

Controls and Finance Operations

• Design and maintain financial controls appropriate for a growing organization.
• Establish clear approval processes for payments, expenses, vendor onboarding, and other financial transactions.
• Improve expense management and treasury processes.
• Maintain appropriate segregation of duties while operating with a lean finance team.
• Lead and mentor the finance team, raising its technical bar through shared standards.

Systems and Process Improvement

• Own the quality and integrity of financial information across accounting and finance systems.
• Improve integrations and workflows between accounting, banking, billing, payroll, payment, and operational systems.
• Reduce manual work and spreadsheet reconciliations through automation where it pays off.
• Document key finance processes and establish scalable operating procedures.

Business Partnership

• Work closely with the CFO and business leaders to understand financial performance and operational drivers.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Help identify financial, operational, and control risks before they become material issues.
• Support strategic projects including financing, acquisitions, due diligence, entity restructuring, or new‑country expansion as required.

Who You Are

• 5+ years of experience in accounting, controlling, or audit roles.
• Strong command of the full accounting cycle, including reconciliations, adjustments, provisions, and intercompany.
• Experience preparing or supporting external audits (internal or Big4 is a plus).
• Solid knowledge of accounting principles (IFRS or US GAAP exposure preferred).
• Highly organized, rigorous, and able to build structure where processes are still maturing.
• Comfortable working autonomously in a remote, fast‑moving environment.
• Ability to communicate technical topics clearly to non‑finance stakeholders.
• Proactive, detail‑oriented, and motivated by improving processes rather than maintaining the status quo.
• Experience in a startup or scale‑up where you built finance processes, not only ran existing ones.
• Hands‑on with more than one accounting system. You know how a consolidation works, not only how to run it in the ERP.

• The chance to build something meaningful: your work will directly influence how Workana scales into its next chapter.
• A role where your technical expertise truly matters, and where you can design the standards, processes, and structures that will support a fast‑growing company.
• A Finance team that values rigor, ownership, and thoughtful decision‑making, and a company that puts mission at the center of every action.
• A remote environment built on autonomy and trust, where your ideas are not only welcomed but expected.
• The opportunity to grow with Workana as we expand our impact across LATAM and beyond.