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Controller

CFS
  • Madison, WI
  • $120,000–$145,000 Per Year
2 days ago
CFS

Job Description



Looking for a hands-on Controller role where you can influence business decisions, lead a team, and support a high-growth organization? This opportunity offers broad exposure across accounting and operations, strong leadership partnership, and long-term stability within a family-owned company.

Controller


Salary: $120,000 - $145,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:


• Join a family-owned organization with a strong growth trajectory.
• Play a visible role in driving business decisions alongside the CFO and executive leadership team.
• Gain exposure beyond accounting through operational analysis, business case development, and strategic initiatives.
• Lead and mentor an established team with strong tenure and low turnover.
• Hybrid flexibility with one work-from-home day per week.
• Competitive benefits package including summer hours, early holiday releases, and a 4.5% 401(k) match.

Key Responsibilities for the Controller:


• Lead and oversee the monthly financial close process.
• Perform business analysis, profitability reviews, and operational decision-support reporting.
• Partner with leadership to evaluate strategic initiatives and business opportunities.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities in partnership with the finance team.
• Help drive process improvements and support ongoing system and business initiatives.

Qualifications for the Controller:


• 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience with prior leadership experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experience leading month-end close and financial analysis activities.




Numbers & Facts

LocationMadison, WI
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$120,000–$145,000 Per Year
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

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  • Budgetingunmatched
  • Business Analysisunmatched
  • Business Caseunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Decision Supportunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Financial Controlunmatched
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  • Forecastingunmatched
  • Head of Financeunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Operational Auditunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Profit & Lossunmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched

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