Financial Controller – Engineering/Technology Services - High Growth Transformation – Private E[...]

Truenorth Executive Search, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading executive search firm is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee financial reporting and evolve the finance function for a growing tech-enabled engineering services provider. This role requires strong leadership in multi-unit operations and a background in public accounting. A competitive salary and bonus are offered for this challenging and rewarding position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading finance functions in multi-location operations.
• Capability to implement best practices in accounting.
• Strong people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial reporting and metrics across a national customer base.
• Execute transformation of the finance function to support new business structures.
• Recruit and develop a high-performance finance team.
• Partner with CFO as strategic financial advisor.

Skills

Leadership in multi-unit operations

Financial reporting

Accounting best practices

Team building

People management

Education

CPA certification

Experience in public accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Financial Controller – Engineering/Technology Services - High Growth Transformation – Private Equity, 78957

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Financial Controller – Engineering/Technology Services - High Growth Transformation – Private Equity

Our client is an innovative and well-established provider of tech-enabled engineering services supporting the energy, environmental and industrial end markets with multi-location field-based services supporting a national customer base. The company is backed by a leading private equity sponsor focused on professionalizing operations and driving significant revenue growth through acquisitive and organic means.

The mandate for the new Controller is to execute on the transformation of the finance function to support the new business operating structure and to integrate diverse units brought together through acquisition. You will have full responsibility for financial reporting as a strategic partner to the CFO and will be responsible for managing financial reporting and metrics across a multi-location, distributed business model. As a strong people manager and “in the trenches” leader you will be called upon to implement best practices in the accounting function and to recruit and augment a high-performance team in an aggressively forward-moving culture. The ideal candidate will have a strong base of experience leading multi-unit, multi-location operations with demonstrated success building and developing the finance and accounting functions and teams in a growing and transforming, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment. It will be an asset if this person has a CPA and has spent time in public accounting before moving into industry roles.

This is a challenging and rewarding growth opportunity working with a leading private equity investor looking to take an already successful enterprise and grow it to the next level. A competitive base salary and bonus incentive is offered.

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Strategy/Planning, Accounting/Auditing, and Finance
• Industries: Hospitality, Retail, and Engineering Services