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Controller

CFS
  • Denver, CO
  • $180,000 Per Year
4 days ago
CFS

Job Description

Controller


Controller Position Summary


The Controller will lead the accounting function and ensure the organization has accurate financial reporting, disciplined processes, effective controls, and a strong team. This hands-on leadership role will oversee the close, financial statements, audit, compliance, cash management support, and accounting operations while partnering with executive leadership on growth and business decisions. The ideal candidate is both a strategic thinker and a roll-up-the-sleeves leader who can build, improve, and scale.


Controller Highlights



  • Take a key leadership seat with meaningful access to the executive team and business owners.

  • Lead a talented accounting team within a company that values employees and treats people with respect.

  • Shape the accounting function, improve systems, and build processes that support future growth.

  • Enjoy the autonomy to make decisions and implement practical improvements.

  • Join a stable, growing organization with strong leadership and a clear business strategy.

  • Work in a collaborative environment where finance is viewed as a business partner, not a back-office function.

  • Benefit from a culture that promotes accountability while supporting sustainable work-life balance.

  • Receive competitive executive compensation, bonus opportunity, and a comprehensive benefits package.


Controller Key Responsibilities



  • Lead all accounting operations, including general ledger, close, financial reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, fixed assets, and cash accounting.

  • Deliver timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

  • Establish a disciplined close calendar, clear ownership, and effective review procedures.

  • Develop, maintain, and strengthen accounting policies, internal controls, and financial documentation.

  • Lead annual audits, tax coordination, banking requests, insurance reporting, and other compliance activities.

  • Partner with FP&A and business leaders on budgets, forecasts, cash flow planning, and performance analysis.

  • Provide meaningful financial insights, explain results, and help leadership make informed decisions.

  • Recruit, develop, coach, and retain a high-performing accounting team.

  • Evaluate systems and workflows and lead automation, ERP, and process improvement initiatives.

  • Oversee accounting for complex transactions, contracts, revenue, leases, debt, equity, or acquisitions as applicable.

  • Ensure the accounting organization can scale with growth, new entities, acquisitions, or changing reporting needs.

  • Serve as a trusted partner to executive leadership, auditors, lenders, and other external stakeholders.


Controller Qualifications



  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; an Accounting degree is strongly preferred.

  • Eight or more years of progressive accounting experience, including at least three years in a leadership role.

  • Deep knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, month-end close, and internal controls.

  • Demonstrated success leading and developing accounting teams.

  • Experience managing audits and partnering effectively with external auditors and tax advisors.

  • Strong business judgment with the ability to move between strategic issues and detailed accounting work.

  • Experience improving processes, implementing controls, and scaling accounting operations.

  • Advanced Excel skills and strong experience with ERP and financial reporting systems.



Salary up to $180K



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Numbers & Facts

LocationDenver, CO
IndustryFinancial Services
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Closeunmatched
  • Accounting Policiesunmatched
  • Accounts Payableunmatched
  • Accounts Receivableunmatched
  • Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
  • Auditingunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Banking Servicesunmatched
  • Budgetingunmatched
  • Business Growthunmatched
  • Business Strategyunmatched
  • Cash Flowunmatched
  • Cash Managementunmatched
  • Cash-Basis Accountingunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Document Managementunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • External Auditunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Auditunmatched
  • Financial Controlunmatched
  • Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)unmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Financial Statementsunmatched
  • Financial Systemsunmatched
  • Fixed Asset Managementunmatched
  • Forecastingunmatched
  • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Loansunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Workflow Analysisunmatched

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