Senior Controller: Scale Close & Acquisition Integration

South City Tax; Holladay (UT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical benefits

Professional development

Job summary

South City Tax is seeking a Senior Controller to lead the scalability and integrity of the accounting and financial reporting environment. You will standardize processes across a decentralized organization, strengthen the close, and drive acquisitions integration.

This hands-on leadership role requires technical accounting depth, a builder mindset, and the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insights for the CFO and leadership team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA preferred
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience in a multi-entity environment
• Strong command of U.S. GAAP, technical accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, close, consolidation, and audit
• Experience with acquisition accounting and post-close integration
• Proven ability to build or transform accounting teams, processes, systems, and controls in a high-growth environment

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close and consolidation across a multi-entity organization with calendars, ownership, review standards, reconciliations.
• Oversee the general ledger, intercompany activity, eliminations, accruals, revenue/expense recognition, fixed assets, and balance-sheet integrity.
• Prepare and review financial statements, management reporting, supporting schedules, and variance explanations; ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and debt reporting requirements.
• Lead finance integration from diligence and pre-close planning through opening balance sheets, purchase accounting, and steady-state operations.
• Develop repeatable playbooks and integrate acquired firms into the chart of accounts, close calendar, policies, controls, reporting, and systems.
• Design and maintain scalable internal controls, with segregation of duties and remediation plans across the platform and local offices.

Skills

Leadership

GAAP knowledge

Acquisition accounting

Financial reporting

Excel

ERP systems

Executive communication

Multi-entity experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA license

Tools

NetSuite

Workday Adaptive Planning

Job description

South City Tax is seeking a Senior Controller to lead the scalability and integrity of the accounting and financial reporting environment. You will standardize processes across a decentralized organization, strengthen the close, and drive acquisitions integration.

This hands-on leadership role requires technical accounting depth, a builder mindset, and the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insights for the CFO and leadership team.