Job Description
Controller
CFS is partnering with an established $30M digital media organization to identify a strategic and hands-on Controller to lead accounting operations and support HR administration. This is an exciting opportunity for an accounting leader looking to make a significant impact within a growing company while partnering closely with executive leadership. The position offers a hybrid schedule with 4 days onsite in Waltham and a salary range of $150,000-$160,000.
Controller Responsibilities
- Lead all day-to-day accounting and finance operations
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes
- Prepare and analyze financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and management reports
- Manage cash flow, banking relationships, and internal controls
- Coordinate annual audits and tax compliance activities
- Supervise accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and general ledger functions
- Support retirement plan administration and related compliance requirements
- Partner with leadership on operational and strategic initiatives
- Oversee HR administration, including benefits coordination, employee onboarding, and policy management
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and employment regulations
Controller Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibilities
- Experience overseeing full-cycle accounting within a small to midsized organization
- Knowledge of HR administration, benefits, and retirement plans
- Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills
- Advanced Excel and accounting systems experience
Why This Controller Opportunity?
- Salary range of $150,000-$160,000
- Hybrid schedule with 4 days onsite in Waltham
- Leadership role with high visibility to executive management
- Stable and growing $30M digital media company
- Broad exposure across accounting, finance, and HR functions
- Competitive benefits package and retirement offerings
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for this Controller opportunity today.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Waltham, MA |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $150,000–$160,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://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.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Accounting Softwareunmatched
- Accounting Standards and Regulationsunmatched
- Accounts Payableunmatched
- Accounts Receivableunmatched
- Administrative Skillsunmatched
- Banking Servicesunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Cash Flowunmatched
- Cash Managementunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
- Digital Mediaunmatched
- Employee Benefitsunmatched
- Employment Lawunmatched
- Entertainment and Mediaunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Analysisunmatched
- Financial Controlunmatched
- Financial Operationsunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- General Ledger Accountingunmatched
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Onboardingunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Retirement Planunmatched
- Retirement and Pension Managementunmatched
- Staff Policiesunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- Tax Regulationsunmatched
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