Strategic Controller & PE Reporting Leader

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

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.