Senior Finance Controller & Strategic Partner

Kforce Inc; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid work

401(k) plan

Job summary

Kforce's Saint Louis-area client seeks a strategic and hands-on Controller to serve as the senior financial executive for the business in a hybrid role. You will partner with executive leadership to improve profitability, cash flow, and long-term value.

You will lead all accounting and financial operations, including financial reporting, treasury, audit support and internal controls; own cash flow forecasts; and drive disciplined budgeting, forecasting and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in accounting leadership with close involvement in financial close.
• Strong background in accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, internal controls, and analysis.
• Experience with working capital management, cash flow forecasting, reconciliations, inventory and cost accounting, and audit support.
• Experience leveraging technology and automation to improve reporting and insights.
• CPA preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior finance leader and trusted advisor to executive leadership.
• Translate financial data into actionable insights that improve profitability, cash generation, and overall business performance.
• Lead all accounting and financial operations, including financial reporting, treasury, audit coordination, tax support, and internal controls.
• Oversee cash management and liquidity planning, including ownership of rolling cash flow forecasts.
• Develop visibility into product, customer, and operational profitability to support strategic decision-making.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and implement disciplined forecasting practices.
• Partner closely with sales, operations, production, procurement, logistics, and leadership teams to improve financial outcomes.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance reporting accuracy, operational efficiency, automation, and financial transparency.
• Support capital investment decisions and other key business initiatives.

Skills

Accounting leadership

Cash flow forecasting

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Treasury management

Cross-functional collaboration

CPA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Kforce's Saint Louis-area client seeks a strategic and hands-on Controller to serve as the senior financial executive for the business in a hybrid role. You will partner with executive leadership to improve profitability, cash flow, and long-term value.

You will lead all accounting and financial operations, including financial reporting, treasury, audit support and internal controls; own cash flow forecasts; and drive disciplined budgeting, forecasting and data-driven decision making.