Strategic Controller & Growth Partner (Hybrid/Remote)

Confidential; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in the New York metro area is seeking a hands-on Controller to lead accounting and financial operations within a growing technology services organization. You will partner with the CEO to manage day-to-day accounting and provide visibility into profitability, budgeting, and growth.

The ideal candidate will own the close cycle, oversee GL, AP, AR, payroll, tax, and cash flow, while developing dashboards and financial models to guide staffing and investments in a scalable manner.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and full-cycle accounting.
• Experience serving as a Controller, Assistant Controller, Director of Finance, or similar finance leader.
• Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning, and financial modeling.
• Ability to analyze business opportunities and translate revenue into staffing, expense, and profitability recommendations.
• Experience preparing company-wide and departmental budgets.
• Strong ability to explain financial results to non-finance leaders.
• Experience owning month-end close and overseeing AP, AR, payroll, billing, reconciliations, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes in line with U.S. GAAP.
• Oversee GL, AP, AR, invoicing, payroll, reconciliations, collections, fixed assets, and tax.
• Prepare accurate financial statements, management reports, cash-flow reports, and variance analyses.
• Serve as CEO’s financial partner and provide clear recommendations based on performance.
• Lead annual budgeting and partner with departments to manage budgets.
• Develop rolling forecasts and financial models to support growth.
• Evaluate financial impact of new client opportunities, including profitability and cash flow.
• Track performance vs budgets, identify risks and opportunities, adjust as needed.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools for leadership visibility into profitability and cash flow.
• Support pricing decisions, incentives, and client profitability analysis.
• Maintain and improve accounting policies, controls, and workflows.
• Coordinate audits, tax prep, banking relations, and external partnerships.

Skills

U.S. GAAP

Controller experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cash-flow analysis

Financial reporting

Communication

Internal controls

MSP/ Professional services experience

Profitability analysis

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Bill.com

Expensify

Excel

Dashboard tools

Job description

Confidential in the New York metro area is seeking a hands-on Controller to lead accounting and financial operations within a growing technology services organization. You will partner with the CEO to manage day-to-day accounting and provide visibility into profitability, budgeting, and growth.

The ideal candidate will own the close cycle, oversee GL, AP, AR, payroll, tax, and cash flow, while developing dashboards and financial models to guide staffing and investments in a scalable manner.