Senior Controller

Civic Innovation Lab; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 81,000 - 111,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Flexible hours

Mentor in your corner

Job summary

Civic Innovation Lab in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Senior Controller to lead cost accounting and finance operations with ownership over reporting and profitability analysis. The role emphasizes accuracy in deferred revenue, cash management, and cross-functional collaboration to support decision-making.

Ideal candidates bring extensive journal entries and reconciliation experience, strong Excel skills, and a hands-on leadership style.

Qualifications

• Hands-on familiarity with Journal Entries and Bank Reconciliation work.
• Cross-functional collaboration across teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication to translate jargon into plain English.
• Proficiency in Excel and data analysis for cost accounting.

Responsibilities

• Keep deferred revenue schedules airtight as contracts renew.
• Run weekly cash positioning and short-term borrowing decisions.
• Prepare board-ready financial packages and executive summaries.
• Conduct profitability analysis by product, region, and customer segment.
• Process payroll, expense reports, and vendor payments accurately.
• Own the Cost Accounting-to-Problem Solving handoff to ensure timely reporting.

Skills

Journal Entries

Bank Reconciliation

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear communication

Excel proficiency

Cost accounting

Finance leadership

Tools

Excel

Finance software

Job description

For 6 years you have lived in Cost Accounting; Civic Innovation Lab thinks that makes you the Senior Controller to lead its next chapter. The center of gravity here is ownership — $81,000 - $111,000 and a part-time schedule orbit it, and 7 years gets you in the door.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep deferred revenue schedules airtight as contracts renew
• Run weekly cash positioning and short-term borrowing decisions
• Prepare board-ready financial packages and employee-centric executive summaries
• Conduct profitability analysis by product, region, and customer segment
• Process payroll, expense reports, and vendor payments accurately
• Own the Cost Accounting-to-Problem Solving handoff so reporting never stalls between teams

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on familiarity with Journal Entries, sharpened by Bank Reconciliation side projects
• Cross-functional ease, from Analytical Thinking engineers to SOX Compliance marketers
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• Enough Journal Entries to be dangerous, enough Excel to be trusted
• 6+ years navigating the politics that finance work attracts
• A Civic Innovation Lab mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow

What sets Civic Innovation Lab apart isn't size but a goal-oriented Cincinnati culture that refuses to ship Treasury Management it wouldn't trust itself. We give people real $81,000 - $111,000 stakes in the outcome so ownership stops being a buzzword.

What you get for saying yes: $81,000 - $111,000, a mentor in your corner, full benefits, and hours that flex toward what matters in Cincinnati.

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