About the Opportunity
Our client, a newly launched private equity-backed platform pursuing growth through strategic acquisitions in a multi-location consumer finance and retail business, is seeking an experienced Controller to build out its accounting infrastructure from the ground up. This is a foundational role supporting the executive and deal team through a period of rapid acquisition and integration, with significant responsibility for shaping how the finance function scales alongside the platform. The role is fully remote.
The annual base salary range is $150,000 to $220,000. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.
Job Responsibilities
- Design and implement accounting systems and processes to support consolidation across multiple newly acquired entities and locations
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including consolidated financial reporting across the platform
- Establish and maintain strong cash and inventory controls appropriate to a lending and physical-goods business model
- Build the reporting, KPIs, and unit economics that leadership, the deal team, and the board rely on to track performance
- Lead the integration of newly acquired businesses into the platform’s financial reporting structure, including ingesting and normalizing incoming financial data
- Drive selection, rollout, and scaling of an ERP system and broader finance technology stack as the platform grows
- Stand up platform-level expense management, payroll, and benefits administration functions in the early stages
- Serve as the primary finance point of contact for diligence and post-close integration on new acquisitions
- Ensure ongoing compliance with GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements, and manage relationships with external auditors and tax advisors
- Provide input on finance hiring decisions and organizational structure as new companies join the platform
Job Requirements
- CPA preferred; 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a private equity-backed, acquisitive environment
- Strong background in multi-entity consolidations and GAAP-based financial reporting
- Demonstrated experience building accounting infrastructure and internal controls for a growth-stage, multi-location business
- Hands-on experience with cash and inventory controls; exposure to lending, retail inventory, or other regulated environments is a plus
- Direct experience leading or heavily involved in an ERP implementation or finance systems rollout
- Comfort operating in a lean, early-stage, high-growth environment, including taking on functions like payroll and benefits administration as needed
