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Sr. Controller – CPA Desired – Internal Controls
This position offers full benefits, job stability, growth potential, a very positive work environment, bonus potential and, if needed, relocation assistance. It is a “perm” or “direct-hire” position. This is a very well-established, yet also quickly-growing organization, so candidates with experience developing internal controls and scaling are strongly preferred.
IMPORTANT!! - If you are qualified for the position and interested in pursuing it, please answer the questions posed at the end of the description and send me your resume.
Role Overview
The Controller is responsible for leading and stabilizing a key specialized clinical services division within the U.S. accounting function across multiple entities and locations. This position ensures accurate consolidated financial reporting, timely and disciplined close processes, cash management oversight, and effective internal controls.
The Controller reports to the international Finance Director and leads a domestic team of accounting
professionals, including a General Ledger Accountant, Treasury/Tax Accountant, Payroll Accountant, Accounts Payable Accountant, and Revenue Accountant. An overseas Corporate Accountant also supports the Controller with management and consolidation reporting.
This role will also be supported by a dedicated General Ledger Accountant who manages core accounting areas including General Ledger, Inventory, Fixed assets, and related clinical entity accounting.
Accordingly, the Controller's primary focus is on oversight, review, team leadership, judgment on complex matters, cross-functional stakeholder management, and process discipline.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the monthly close framework, including close calendars, review standards, and escalation protocols.
- Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, and close deliverables prepared by the accounting team.
- Ensure timely, accurate internal financial statements and management reporting.
- Lead and develop the accounting team through clear delegation, coaching, and review.
- Establish clear ownership and accountability across accounting functions to promote sustainability and resilience.
- Coach team members on operational accounting, documentation standards, and close discipline.
- Design, implement, and maintain practical internal controls appropriate for a private, multi-entity organization.
- Ensure key balance-sheet accounts, inventory, and fixed assets are properly controlled, reviewed, and documented.
- Strengthen process consistency to reduce dependency on individual knowledge and ad-hoc workarounds.
- Act as the primary accounting lead for annual audits and external reviews.
- Coordinate audit preparation, schedules, and responses across the accounting team.
- Partner with external tax providers by reviewing workpapers and ensuring accurate, timely information flow.
- Provide oversight of cash positioning, payment prioritization, and working-capital-related accounting impacts.
- Partner with operational and corporate stakeholders to resolve accounting issues and support business decisions.
- Serve as a key partner to the Director of Finance on accounting risks, reporting quality, and control readiness.
- Support future initiatives including system improvements, standardization, and integration across entities.
- Communicate clearly on accounting issues, resource constraints, and improvement opportunities.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Experience & Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field required (CPA preferred), paired with 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including roles as a controller or senior manager.
- Industry Background: Strong preference for experience handling multi-entity environments, consolidated financial statements, or healthcare operations.
- Technical Accounting: Proven command of accounting standards, financial close best practices, and direct experience reviewing and overseeing GL-level work.
- Controls & Scaling: Demonstrated ability to design and implement practical internal controls across GL, inventory, and fixed assets within growing, evolving organizations.
- Leadership & Core Skills: Strong team leadership, coaching, and development capabilities, alongside excellent judgment, communication, and prioritization skills.
Performance Expectations
- Establish a predictable, disciplined monthly close framework to eliminate last-minute firefighting.
- Maintain a highly stable control environment and build an accounting platform optimized for future integration initiatives.
- Drive smooth, efficient annual audit cycles with minimal day-to-day operational disruption.
- Proactively resolve any audit findings to create sustainable, long-term process improvements.
IMPORTANT - IF INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED PLEASE ANSWER THE BELOW QUESTIONS WHEN APPLYING WITH YOUR RESUME
- What are your salary requirements in order to make a move? A ballpark range is fine and will be kept totally confidential.
- The role is in Phoenix and does allow for remote work, but also would require going into Tucson on a part-time basis initially. Are you open to commuting into Tucson 1-2x a week initially?
- While leadership and team development are substantial parts of the skillset needed, we also need someone comfortable rolling up their sleeves in a hands-on capacity. Are you comfortable with that balance?
- Do you have experience helping scale an accounting function within growing, multi-entity environments, specifically around strengthening internal controls and streamlining the monthly close process?
Please send your resume & answers to the above questions to: sharper@hire-source.com
sharper(at)hire-source(dot)com
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