Strategic Finance Leader: Controller & FP&A (Hybrid)

KLAS Research; Pleasant Grove (UT); On-site; USD 130,500 - 159,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

HSA with company match

401K with company match

PTO

Job summary

KLAS Research seeks a strategic Director of Finance / Controller to guide financial leadership, close processes, and forward-looking FP&A. You will partner with executives to optimize budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis, while strengthening controls and reporting accuracy.

The role blends traditional accounting discipline with strategic finance, data modeling across operational datasets, and team development.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of GAAP, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and planning.
• Experience leading accounting operations, FP&A, and organizational budgeting.
• Healthcare industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance and accounting with strong stewardship, reliable reporting, effective controls, and operational discipline.
• Own close, GAAP reporting, reconciliations, audit support, tax coordination, compliance, and cash flow planning.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and scenario modeling to support leadership decisions and resource allocation.
• Build trusted profitability reporting such as customer gross margin, domestic vs. international profitability, and business-driver analysis.
• Develop practical cost assignment and allocation methods for direct, shared, and overhead costs.
• Improve data definitions, system tagging, reconciliations, dashboards, and reporting workflows across key systems.
• Translate financial and operational data into clear insights, recommendations, and action plans for leaders.
• Develop a high-performing finance team while bridging Controller and FP&A responsibilities to support accurate results and forward-looking decisions.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Data modeling

Business partnering

Excel

QuickBooks Online

Brex

Salesforce

AI visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA, MBA or advanced financial certification preferred

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Excel

Brex

Salesforce

AI data visualization tools

Job description

KLAS Research seeks a strategic Director of Finance / Controller to guide financial leadership, close processes, and forward-looking FP&A. You will partner with executives to optimize budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis, while strengthening controls and reporting accuracy.

The role blends traditional accounting discipline with strategic finance, data modeling across operational datasets, and team development.