Senior Director, Controller

Mile Marker; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mile Marker is seeking a Senior Director, Controller to own financial reporting, accounting operations, and the control environment. You will lead a tight close, strengthen internal controls, and partner with the CFO, lenders, and PE sponsor in a fast-paced agency setting.

The role combines day-to-day accounting excellence with building a high-performing team and scalable processes to support growth, M&A activity, and strategic initiatives. CPA is required and PE experience is valued.

Qualifications

• CPA required; MBA a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including several years in a Controller or Assistant Controller capacity.
• Deep GAAP knowledge, including ASC 606 revenue recognition; project-based, percentage-of-completion, or agency/professional-services accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in a private-equity-backed or leveraged environment, including covenant compliance, lender reporting, and PE/portfolio reporting.
• M&A experience spanning diligence, purchase accounting, and post-close integration.
• Strong treasury and cash management skills, including 13-week cash forecasting and working capital optimization.
• Proven leader of accounting teams with a track record of delegating effectively, developing staff, and improving processes and systems.
• Strong systems acumen, including ERP implementation or optimization; advanced Excel; experience with WorkBook and Ramp a plus.
• High EQ and exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to executive leadership, the board, lenders, and PE sponsors.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close process, driving toward a faster, cleaner, and more predictable close with well-documented reconciliations.
• Own GL accounting and journal entries, standard accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Own revenue recognition (ASC 606) in a project- and services-based environment, including WIP, prebill, and interco netting.
• Manage payroll accounting and accruals, and lead capex planning, depreciation, and the fixed-asset subledger.
• Lead the annual GAAP financial audit, including PBC planning and tie-outs, as the primary point of contact for external auditors.
• Design, implement, and maintain internal financial controls (SOX-lite), including control walkthroughs and remediation.
• Own expense management policy and compliance, including credit card and expense report review and enforcement.
• Own treasury oversight, including cash controls, wires, and banking administration.
• Own short-term (13-week) and long-term/indirect cash flow forecasting.
• Manage working capital across AR, AP, and WIP, including AR aging follow-up, AP lookahead, and reserve reviews.
• Own debt covenant reporting and forward covenant forecasting.
• Prepare the quarterly lender compliance pack, including compilation and narrative tailoring.
• Lead PE reporting and analysis, including covenant and addback reviews and lender/PE briefings.
• Own the financial commentary and KPI trends within board reporting, and maintain executive scorecard tracking.
• Lead initial financial diligence, data room preparation, purchase price accounting (PPA), and opening balance sheet setup.
• Drive ERP and financial systems integration, chart of accounts harmonization, and integration of the financial reporting cadence.
• Develop and track earnout models, accruals, and true-ups.
• Own the finance systems environment (ERP and planning tools such as WorkBook and Ramp), including releases and UAT.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team, establishing clear task ownership, delegation, and cross-training with FP&A.
• Partner with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, business-unit P&L, variance analysis, KPI dashboarding, and the cost-to-serve model.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

ASC 606

M&A experience

treasury & cash management

leadership

communication

Excel (advanced)

Education

CPA

MBA

Tools

WorkBook

Ramp

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

About the role

As Senior Director, Controller you will own the integrity of Mile Marker’s financial reporting, accounting operations, and control environment. You will excel in this role if you can run a tight, timely, and accurate close, strengthen internal controls, and serve as a trusted partner to the CFO, our lenders, and our private equity sponsor. This is a hands‑on leadership role in a fast‑paced, project‑based agency environment: you will be accountable for day‑to‑day accounting excellence while building a high‑performing team and the scalable processes that support Mile Marker’s continued growth and M&A activity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounting Operations & Financial Close

• Own the month-end close process, driving toward a faster, cleaner, and more predictable close with well‑documented reconciliations.
• Own GL accounting and journal entries, standard accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Own revenue recognition (ASC 606) in a project- and services-based environment, including WIP, prebill, and interco netting.
• Manage payroll accounting and accruals, and lead capex planning, depreciation, and the fixed‑asset subledger.

Controls, Audit & Compliance

• Lead the annual GAAP financial audit, including PBC planning and tie‑outs, as the primary point of contact for external auditors.
• Design, implement, and maintain internal financial controls (SOX-lite), including control walkthroughs and remediation.
• Own expense management policy and compliance, including credit card and expense report review and enforcement.

Treasury, Cash & Working Capital

• Own treasury oversight, including cash controls, wires, and banking administration.
• Own short‑term (13‑week) and long‑term/indirect cash flow forecasting.
• Manage working capital across AR, AP, and WIP, including AR aging follow‑up, AP lookahead, and reserve reviews.

Debt, Lender & PE / Board Reporting

• Own debt covenant reporting and forward covenant forecasting.
• Prepare the quarterly lender compliance pack, including compilation and narrative tailoring.
• Lead PE reporting and analysis, including covenant and addback reviews and lender/PE briefings.
• Own the financial commentary and KPI trends within board reporting, and maintain executive scorecard tracking.

M&A & Integration

• Lead initial financial diligence, data room preparation, purchase price accounting (PPA), and opening balance sheet setup.
• Drive ERP and financial systems integration, chart of accounts harmonization, and integration of the financial reporting cadence.
• Develop and track earnout models, accruals, and true‑ups.

Systems, Team & Partnership

• Own the finance systems environment (ERP and planning tools such as WorkBook and Ramp), including releases and UAT.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team, establishing clear task ownership, delegation, and cross‑training with FP&A.
• Partner with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, business‑unit P&L, variance analysis, KPI dashboarding, and the cost‑to‑serve model.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED SKILLS

• CPA required; MBA a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including several years in a Controller or Assistant Controller capacity.
• Deep technical GAAP knowledge, including ASC 606 revenue recognition; project‑based, percentage‑of‑completion, or agency/professional‑services accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in a private‑equity‑backed or leveraged environment, including covenant compliance, lender reporting, and PE/portfolio reporting.
• M&A experience spanning diligence, purchase accounting, and post‑close integration.
• Strong treasury and cash management skills, including 13‑week cash forecasting and working capital optimization.
• Proven leader of accounting teams with a track record of delegating effectively, developing staff, and improving processes and systems.
• Strong systems acumen, including ERP implementation or optimization; advanced Excel; experience with tools such as WorkBook and Ramp a plus.
• High EQ and exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to executive leadership, the board, lenders, and PE sponsors.

The pay range for this role is:

$160,000-$180,000 per year (New York, NY)