Senior Controller

InnovateTech; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 66,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Comprehensive insurance

Flexible work location

Job summary

InnovateTech is seeking a Senior Controller in Youngstown, OH to lead forecasting, control processes, and financial storytelling using Power BI. This role blends hands-on accounting with strategic analysis to tell the story behind the balance sheet.

You will stand in for the local controller, ensure accrual accuracy, support audits, and own grant compliance. InnovateTech offers performance bonuses, comprehensive insurance, and the freedom to shape where and how you work.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in finance roles, with a focus on accrual accounting.
• Proven ability to turn ledgers into forecasts for planning.
• Strong storytelling to justify data-driven decisions.
• Experience working in a freelance structure.
• Experience in Youngstown, OH preferred.
• Ability to defend recommendations before stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Forecast tax payments precisely to avoid penalties.
• Walk auditors through documentation so it's self-explanatory.
• Implement and document internal controls to safeguard assets.
• Own grant compliance to avoid restricted funds return.
• Stand in for Youngstown controller when needed.
• Turn raw ledgers into forecasts for planning.

Skills

Project ownership

Data storytelling

Accruals expertise

Freelance delivery

Stakeholder advocacy

Power BI

Tools

Power BI

Job description

The right Senior Controller sees a balance sheet and immediately spots the story it is trying to tell. Take stock: $66,000 - $96,000, freelance, 5 years of Conflict Resolution, and a senior title that grows teeth as you prove yourself.

Key Responsibilities

• Forecast tax payments precisely enough to avoid an underpayment penalty
• Walk auditors through documentation so clean it answers itself
• Implement and document internal controls to safeguard company assets
• Own grant compliance so InnovateTech never returns a restricted dollar
• Stand in for the Youngstown controller when close cannot wait
• Turn raw ledgers into forecasts the finance team can actually plan against

What You'll Bring

• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• Proven Accruals results, ideally seasoned in Youngstown, OH
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• A track record of question-everything delivery in a freelance structure

The transparent people at InnovateTech have spent years proving that world-class Power BI can absolutely come out of Youngstown. Burnout is treated as a system bug at InnovateTech, not a badge of empathy-led honor.

• We offer $66,000 - $96,000, performance bonuses, comprehensive insurance, and the freedom to shape how and where you work.

The InnovateTech hiring team is moving on qualified applicants without delay.