Senior Controller

BDO; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 104,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO in Cary, NC seeks a Senior Controller to partner with the CFO on challenging finance initiatives and own outcomes within a growth‑minded team.

You will reconcile accounts, forecast headcount costs with HR, and translate data into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders, while maintaining strict accuracy and accountability in a freelance‑style role.

Qualifications

• Proven aptitude for SQL.
• Learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements.
• Accountable for a no-ego outcome in a freelance role.
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations.
• Capable of meeting a clear senior bar.
• Navigate ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written.
• Proven Leadership judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve forecasting accuracy.
• Reconcile bank and balance-sheet accounts down to the last cent.
• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against every lender statement.
• File quarterly sales-and-use tax across every NC jurisdiction we touch.
• Forecast headcount costs and partner with HR on compensation planning.
• Translate raw numbers into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders.
• Review contracts and invoices for accuracy before payment release.

Skills

SQL

Data interpretation

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Forecasting

Communication

Job description

BDO is the kind of place where a Senior Controller gets to challenge the CFO and be thanked for it. Earn $104,000 - $147,000, own outcomes, and grow your finance career with a team that values 7 years of real experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve forecasting accuracy
• Reconcile bank and balance-sheet accounts down to the last cent
• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against every lender statement
• File quarterly sales-and-use tax across every NC jurisdiction we touch
• Forecast headcount costs and partner with HR on compensation planning
• Translate raw numbers into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders
• Review contracts and invoices for accuracy before payment release

What You'll Bring

• Proven aptitude for SQL, ideally near Cary, NC
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Comfort being accountable for a no-ego outcome in a freelance role
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
• Comfort being measured against a clear senior bar
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• Proven Leadership judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit

BDO blends Variance Analysis and External Audit into finance products that feel, in the forever-learning words of its Cary, NC founders, inevitable. A senior engineer and a director debate Leadership ideas on equal footing in our Cary standups.

BDO offers $104,000 - $147,000 plus the autonomy to set your own schedule and the support to keep growing.

Right now, today, applications for the finance role are landing and being read.