Controller

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🕒 September 3

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $150k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

⛔️ Financial Controller

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TRAC Recruiting

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2007

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Healthcare • Marketing

TRAC Recruiting is a women-owned recruiting and staffing firm focused on high-quality, direct-hire placements across industries. The company emphasizes a “quality over quantity” model, building long-term partnerships with clients by deeply understanding their organizations and roles rather than relying on keyword matching. TRAC has particular experience supporting search funds, SaaS companies, and startups, and its team members each have 10+ years of staffing experience, specializing within different divisions to help clients scale effectively.

📋 Description

• Step into an interim Controller role before or immediately following an acquisition • Assess the current accounting environment, systems, processes, controls, and team capabilities • Take ownership of the general ledger, month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, and supporting schedules • Identify and resolve historical accounting, reporting, and classification issues • Convert cash-basis accounting environments to accrual or GAAP accounting when needed • Establish reliable accounting processes, close procedures, controls, and reporting routines • Evaluate and improve charts of accounts, entity structures, and management reporting • Lead or support accounting system and ERP cleanup, implementation, migration, and integration projects • Partner with external auditors, advisors, and other key stakeholders • Assess accounting personnel and identify hiring, training, or development needs • Support the search and evaluation process for a permanent Controller • Onboard, train, and transition responsibilities to the permanent Controller • Complete each assignment once the accounting function is stable and the new Controller is prepared to take ownership • Move on to support the next business or acquisition after a successful transition

🎯 Requirements

• 7–10 years of progressive accounting and controllership experience • Strong hands-on experience with general ledger management, month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, and internal controls • Experience stabilizing or improving accounting functions in growing, changing, or underdeveloped environments • Experience converting businesses from cash-basis accounting to accrual or GAAP accounting • Strong technical accounting knowledge and sound judgment • Experience with ERP or accounting system implementations, migrations, cleanup, or integrations • Experience with platforms such as Sage Intacct, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar cloud-based systems • Strong understanding of accounting policies, revenue recognition, AP/AR, treasury, balance sheet reconciliations, and audit support • Experience evaluating accounting teams, improving processes, and training employees • Advanced Excel skills • Experience working with private equity-backed, founder-led, or lower middle-market businesses is a plus • CPA or Master's degree in Accounting is preferred but not required • Must live in the Eastern or Central time zone with ready access to commercial air travel • Must be living in the United States • Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship • This is not a consulting role • Not available to third parties

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement • Opportunity to work across a variety of businesses and industries • Exposure to operating leadership • Potential opportunities for continued growth into broader finance and operational roles