Controller (Part-Time, Advisory) - Fully Remote

FYI For Your Information • Silver Spring, MD

8d • Remote

About The Position

FYI - For Your Information, Inc. is seeking an experienced, part-time Controller to serve as a trusted financial advisor to its leadership team, including the President and CEO. This is a fully remote, advisory role. The Controller will act as the primary liaison between the company and its external accounting and tax compliance firm, ensuring financial records, monthly closes, and tax filings are accurate, timely, and clearly understood by leadership.

The role provides financial oversight and advice on performance, cash flow, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, accounting policies, financial processes, and federal contract requirements. It also defines and reports key financial and operational metrics, maintains dashboards and management reports, and recommends improvements to financial systems, reporting tools, and data flows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or senior accounting leadership role.
• Federal government contracting accounting experience, such as DCAA compliance, indirect rate structures, incurred cost submissions, and Deltek Costpoint.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, month-end and year-end close, and financial statement preparation.
• Working knowledge of business tax compliance and experience reviewing outside CPA or tax firms' work and holding them accountable.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with cloud accounting software such as QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or Xero.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain financial information to non-financial leaders.
• Self-directed and comfortable working independently in a remote, part-time setting, with availability during Eastern Time business hours.
• Located in the U.S. and authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building financial dashboards with tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker Studio, Fathom, Jirav, or advanced Excel/Google Sheets.
• Active or inactive CPA license.
• Prior experience as a fractional, part-time, or outsourced Controller supporting small to mid-sized businesses.
• Experience using AI or automation tools to streamline reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company's main point of contact with its external accounting and tax compliance firm.
• Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and year-end close timelines, deliverables, and document requests.
• Review financial statements, reconciliations, and journal entries prepared by the external firm for accuracy and completeness.
• Oversee tax compliance deadlines, including federal, state, and local filings, estimated payments, and applicable sales/use and payroll taxes; ensure the firm has the required information.
• Identify issues, ask questions, and hold the external firm accountable for quality and timeliness.
• Advise leadership on financial performance, cash flow, budgeting, and forecasting; explain results and recommend actions.
• Assess and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and financial processes, including compliance with federal contract requirements such as FAR and DCAA.
• Support audits, lender or investor requests, and other external financial reporting as needed.
• Identify risks and opportunities related to margins, costs, pricing, and working capital.
• Define key financial and operational metrics for leadership to track.
• Build and maintain financial dashboards and management reports that provide leadership with a real-time view of the business.
• Assess how financial data is held and accessed and recommend improvements to systems, reporting tools, and data flows, including whether an in-house accounting system is needed.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with a loaded benefits package.
• 401K.
• Tuition/education assistance.
• Personal computer allowance.
• Pet insurance.
• Opportunity to work a hybrid work schedule.
• Opportunity to work with a knowledgeable, high-achieving, diverse, experienced, and fun team.
• Opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior