VP, Corporate Controller

Connect Search, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Search is assisting in finding a Corporate Controller for a rapidly growing PE-backed healthcare platform with 100+ locations and ~$200M in revenue. You will report to the CFO, own the accounting function with autonomy, and shape the team landscape over the next 12–18 months.

The role requires a public accounting foundation, PE-backed exposure, and multi-site experience, with a mix of technical accounting and strategic partnership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Active CPA required.
• Private equity–backed company experience required.
• Multi-site business experience required; healthcare experience a plus.
• Public accounting background with progression into industry preferred.
• Strong communicator able to translate technical concepts for non-finance stakeholders.
• Curious, process-minded operator with ability to build structure in a fast-growing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close process and streamline/modernize it.
• Lead an established accounting team (Accounting Manager and AP).
• Handle noncontrolling interests and revenue recognition across multi-site operations.
• Oversee financial systems and reporting infrastructure as the company scales.
• Manage banking relationships and treasury processes during transition.
• Partner with the CFO on strategic and operational decisions across the business.

Skills

CPA

Private equity experience

Multi-site experience

Communication skills

Strategic partnership with CFO

Education

Active CPA certification

Job description

Corporate Controller | Real Autonomy | PE-Backed Multi-Site Healthcare Platform

Connect Search is hiring the Corporate Controller for a rapidly growing, private equity–backed healthcare services platform — 100+ locations nationally and roughly $200M in revenue, with no shortage of runway ahead. This isn't a seat where you inherit someone else's system and keep it running. You'll report directly to the CFO, run the accounting function with real autonomy, and help shape what the team looks like over the next 12–18 months.

This role is built for someone with a public accounting foundation, private equity–backed company experience, and multi-site exposure — technically sharp but just as comfortable acting as a strategic thought partner to the CFO as they are closing the books.

What you'll own:

• The monthly close process, with a mandate to streamline and modernize
• An established accounting team, including an Accounting Manager and AP function
• Noncontrolling interest and revenue recognition matters across a multi-site business
• Financial systems and reporting infrastructure as the company scales
• Banking relationships and treasury processes through a transition
• Partnership with the CFO on strategic and operational decisions across the business

What you bring:

• Active CPA required
• Private equity–backed company experience required
• Multi-site business experience required; healthcare experience a plus
• Public accounting background, with progression into industry, preferred
• Strong communicator, able to translate technical concepts simply for non-finance stakeholders
• A curious, process-minded operator comfortable building structure in a fast-growing environment

Compensation:

Competitive base salary + performance bonus

Why now:

This platform is scaling quickly and the accounting function is being built out in real time — meaning the person who steps in now shapes how it runs, rather than inheriting something already built.