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Financial Controller
Location: Preferred in Boston or Chicago; remote considered for candidates on the East Coast or Midwest
Compensation: $120,000 – $180,000 base salary + bonus + equity

We’re hiring a Financial Controller to lead the financial reporting, integration, and operational oversight of a fast-growing engineering services platform. This is a high-impact leadership role ideal for a hands-on finance professional with strong experience in M&A, multi-entity consolidations, and private equity environments.

Backed by an operationally focused private equity sponsor, this platform is scaling rapidly through acquisitions and organic growth. The Controller will play a critical role in establishing financial controls, leading integrations, and building scalable infrastructure from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financials across multiple entities in accordance with GAAP.

• M&A Integration: Lead post-acquisition financial integrations including ERP transitions, accounting standards alignment, and consolidation activities.

• KPI & Performance Reporting: Develop and deliver weekly KPI dashboards for operational leaders and investors.

• Cash Flow & Forecasting: Oversee cash management, liquidity planning, and forecasting across the platform.

• Audit & Compliance: Serve as the primary contact for audits and ensure compliance with all regulatory and tax reporting requirements.

• ERP & Systems Oversight: Manage ERP data workflows and financial system functionality, optimizing for automation and accuracy.

• Budgeting & Analysis: Lead budgeting and forecasting processes, perform variance analysis, and deliver actionable insights to executive leadership.

• Cost Management: Identify and recommend cost-saving initiatives across the organization.

• Lender & Investor Relations: Coordinate financial reporting and covenant compliance with financial institutions and equity sponsors.

• Payroll & Regional Finance Oversight: Supervise payroll functions and coordinate with entity-level bookkeepers and finance managers to standardize practices.

• Special Projects: Support M&A diligence, working capital reviews, asset valuation, and financial modeling for new transactions.

Qualifications

• CPA designation strongly preferred

• 5+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, ideally in M&A-driven or roll-up environments

• Expertise in GAAP, multi-entity consolidations, and project-based or construction accounting (PoC experience highly desirable)

• Proven success in private equity-backed or high-growth businesses

• Strong analytical, organizational, and systems implementation skills

• ERP and accounting software proficiency (QuickBooks, Microsoft Office; Sage a plus)

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a hands-on approach to process-building and problem-solving

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills across internal and external stakeholders

• Willingness to travel to portfolio companies as needed

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $120,000 – $180,000, based on experience

• Performance-based bonus opportunities

• Equity participation

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and retirement plans

Reporting

This role reports directly to the private equity sponsor’s leadership team and will be the first corporate-level financial hire for the platform.