Senior Controller – Lead Finance, Compliance & Systems (Legal)

Revelations Executive Search; Milnerton; On-site; ZAR 2,974,000 - 3,470,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

PTO and paid holidays

On-site parking

Performance bonus eligibility

Job summary

Revelations Executive Search is seeking a Controller for our plaintiff-side personal injury and mass tort client in Century City, Los Angeles. The role will lead accounting operations, strengthen controls, and build scalable processes.

Responsibilities include monthly close, trust accounting management, and dashboard reporting in Tableau. This position reports to the Managing Partner and leads a four-person team. CPA preferred, on-site role with strong growth potential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• 2-3+ years as a Controller or senior accounting manager.
• Strong QuickBooks Online experience.
• Experience improving accounting systems and processes.
• Trust accounting, IOLTA, or client-fund experience.
• Experience with Tableau or comparable reporting tools.
• Proven accounting team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly close, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Manage AP, trust accounting, settlement accounting, and cost recovery.
• Strengthen internal controls and IOLTA compliance.
• Oversee Salesforce and QuickBooks Online reconciliation.
• Manage QSF settlement administration workflows.
• Build leadership reporting and Tableau dashboards.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow reporting.
• Lead and develop a four-person accounting team.
• Improve manual processes through automation and better systems.

Skills

QuickBooks Online

Tableau

Accounting systems

IOLTA

Team leadership

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

CPA license

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Revelations Executive Search is seeking a Controller for our plaintiff-side personal injury and mass tort client in Century City, Los Angeles. The role will lead accounting operations, strengthen controls, and build scalable processes.

Responsibilities include monthly close, trust accounting management, and dashboard reporting in Tableau. This position reports to the Managing Partner and leads a four-person team. CPA preferred, on-site role with strong growth potential.