Job Title
Controller
Position Overview The Controller is responsible for overseeing all accounting and financial reporting functions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strong internal controls. This role partners closely with executive leadership and stakeholders to support strategic decision making, scalable growth, and value creation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the accounting function including general ledger, month end close, and financial reporting
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reporting packages for executive leadership and operating partners
- Maintain compliance with GAAP, debt covenants, and applicable regulatory requirements
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis in collaboration with leadership and PE sponsors
- Develop, document, and enforce internal controls and accounting policies to support audit readiness and transaction activity
- Manage external audits and act as the primary liaison with auditors, tax advisors, and third party service providers
- Supervise and mentor accounting staff, promoting professional development and scalable processes
- Support cash flow management, working capital optimization, and liquidity forecasting
- Provide financial insights to support M&A activity, integrations, and exit readiness
- Lead or support ERP implementations, process improvements, and automation initiatives as the business scales
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA strongly preferred
- 10 or more years of progressive accounting experience
- Prior experience in a Controller or senior accounting leadership role
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls
- Experience supporting audits, lender reporting, and PE driven reporting cadence
- Proven ability to lead teams in fast paced, deadline driven environments
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
Preferred Experience
- Experience in a PE backed or highly leveraged environment
- Exposure to acquisitions, integrations, or carve outs
- Public accounting background or combination of public and industry experience
- Experience supporting high growth or multi entity organizations
- Familiarity with ERP systems and reporting tools commonly used in PE backed companies
Desired Skills and Experience
- GAAP financial reporting and technical accounting
- Month end, quarter end, and year end close management
- Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
- Cash flow management and liquidity forecasting
- Internal controls design and SOX readiness
- Audit management and external auditor coordination
- Debt covenant compliance and reporting
- ERP systems and financial systems optimization
- Process improvement and accounting automation
- M&A support, integrations, and carve out accounting
- Financial modeling and data driven decision support
- Multi entity and consolidated reporting
- Team leadership, mentoring, and performance management
- Cross functional collaboration with executive leadership
- High growth and transaction driven environment experience
Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
California residents:Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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Company Profile:
Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.
Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries.
Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.
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Benefits Information:
Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility.
Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.
We look forward to working with you.
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