Corporate Controller

Location: Greater NYC / Monmouth county NJ (on-site 3 days/week) - flexibility to reduce on-site time after on-boarded

About the Company: Our client is a Private Equity backed full-service accounting, taxation, and business services firm. It is growing rapidly through acquisitions and organic growth. As it continues to grow, management is investing in financial infrastructure, including building an internal accounting/finance team and the implementation of a new ERP system that will provide enhanced business intelligence and operational visibility across the organization.

Position Summary: The Corporate Controller will lead the company's accounting and financial reporting functions while serving as a strategic business partner to executive leadership. This role will oversee a department of 2 employees covering invoicing, AP, and payroll, and will be responsible for developing meaningful financial reporting and analysis across multiple dimensions of the business, including location, industry served, service line, and profitability. This position will also play a critical leadership role in the implementation and optimization of a new ERP platform, helping modernize financial processes and improve operational reporting capabilities. The position will also be responsible for building out the finance function to support growth and, for the right candidate, this role could be a fast track to a CFO position. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting expertise with an analytical mindset, operational curiosity, and the ability to drive process improvement in a growing service organization.

Financial Leadership: Lead all accounting operations including general ledger, month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and internal controls. Prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. Ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable tax and regulatory requirements. Collaborate on select client-facing advisory initiatives requiring financial modeling, cash flow analysis, or CFO-level financial expertise, when appropriate. Maintain a high level of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism when handling sensitive financial and business information. Financial Planning & Analysis Prepare and present monthly financial reporting packages, KPIs, variance analysis, and financial insights to the CEO and senior leadership. Develop financial models, dashboards, and scenario analyses to support strategic decision-making and business planning. Lead or support financial due diligence related to acquisitions and strategic transactions, as applicable. Provide financial guidance related to growth initiatives, pricing, resource allocation, compensation, capital planning, and overall profitability. Oversee cash management, treasury functions, banking relationships, and liquidity planning. ERP Implementation & Process Improvement Serve as the finance lead for the implementation of a new ERP system. Evaluate and optimize ERP, accounting, payroll, and financial reporting systems, including the implementation or enhancement of platforms such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or similar systems. Champion continuous improvement initiatives across the accounting function.

Accounting: Oversee the monthly close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, consolidations, and financial statement preparation. Oversee accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, payroll coordination, and financial reporting. Manage and mentor accounting and finance team members while establishing accountability for accurate and timely financial operations. Ensure financial statements and reporting are prepared accurately and in accordance with GAAP and applicable accounting standards. Establish and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, procedures, and financial processes. Coordinate annual audits and serve as a key point of contact for external auditors, tax professionals, banking partners, and other financial advisors. Oversee tax compliance and planning in coordination with internal and external accounting resources. Support post-acquisition integration, including chart of accounts alignment, consolidated reporting, accounting processes, and systems integration.

Qualifications: RequiredBachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. Active CPA license required. 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including significant Controller, or Director of Finance responsibilities. Strong technical accounting knowledge, including GAAP, financial reporting, consolidations, and multi-entity accounting. Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financial modeling, and profitability analysis. Experience leading and developing accounting or finance teams. Strong understanding of internal controls, accounting policies, and financial processes. Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills. Experience developing operational financial reporting and KPIs. Excellent communication and business partnering skills. Highly analytical, organized, and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on with financial operations and accounting. Preferred Experience in public accounting, professional services, advisory, or a complex multi-entity environment strongly preferred. M&A, financial due diligence, or post-acquisition integration experience is a plus. ERP implementation or major ERP upgrade experience. Experience working with a PE backed company.

What Success Looks Like: Within your first 12 months, you will: Successfully lead the finance workstream for the company's ERP implementation. Improve the speed and accuracy of monthly financial reporting. Deliver meaningful profitability reporting by location, service line, industry, and customer. Strengthen accounting processes and internal controls. Build strong partnerships with executive leaders to improve business performance. Develop your accounting team while creating a scalable finance organization for future growth.

Why Join Us: Opportunity to influence executive decision-making. Lead a transformational ERP implementation. Highly visible leadership role with significant impact. Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture. Stable and growing services business. Competitive compensation, bonus opportunity, and comprehensive benefits. Target Salary between $170k and $220k base salary plus bonus and benefits.