Corporate Controller

HHAeXchange • Washington, DC

9d • $175,000 - $200,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Corporate Controller is a key member of the Accounting leadership team and serves as the senior accounting operations leader responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the Company’s GAAP financial reporting. Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, this role oversees the monthly close process, consolidations, financial reporting, technical accounting, treasury operations, tax coordination, internal controls, and external audit activities. This leader will build and develop a high-performing accounting organization, strengthen scalable processes and controls, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that support the Company’s growth. The ideal candidate brings deep technical accounting expertise, strong business acumen, exceptional leadership capabilities, and a passion for leveraging technology and automation to enhance month end close processes and accounting operations.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position is opened to candidates that are located within the Washington, DC, New York City, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis-St. Paul metro areas.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including 5+ years leading accounting teams and overseeing month end closes
• Active CPA license
• Experience managing month-end closes, financial reporting, and accounting operations within a complex organization
• Experience in a publicly traded company, private equity-backed company, or similarly rigorous reporting environment
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and technical accounting requirements
• Experience leading accounting process improvement initiatives and financial system implementations
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively engage executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a demonstrated commitment to process excellence and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing a high performing team in a fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to design, document, and optimize operational processes
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to build executive-facing reports and dashboards

Nice To Haves

• Experience within a SaaS or subscription-based business model
• Experience with merger and acquisition accounting and post-acquisition integration activities
• Experience leveraging automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled solutions within accounting and finance functions
• ERP: NetSuite
• CRM: Salesforce
• Data Warehouse: Snowflake
• Payroll/HRIS: ADP
• Sales Tax: Avalara
• AP/Expense Management: Coupa, Concur, Brex
• Business Intelligence & Reporting: Tableau, NetSuite Analytics Warehouse

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting organization across accounting operations, GAAP close, payroll, reporting, and technical accounting functions
• Establish clear performance expectations and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Identify capability gaps and create development plans that support employee growth and succession planning
• Lead a distributed and remote workforce while maintaining high levels of engagement, execution, and accountability
• Set clear performance expectations, conduct regular 1:1s, and manage workload distribution
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration
• Own the accounting calendar and overall financial close process, ensuring accurate and timely completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities
• Reduce month-end close process from 9 business days to 5 through process optimization, automation, and enhanced cross-functional coordination
• Lead the team and processes responsible for general ledger accounting, consolidations, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled timely and reconciling items are appropriately investigated and resolved as part of the monthly close process
• Establish and maintain close governance processes, reporting deadlines, and accountability measures across the accounting organization
• Partner closely with Order-to-Cash to improve the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of billing, collections, and cash application activities that are critical inputs to the financial close process
• Prepare and review financial reporting packages for executive leadership, lenders, investors, and external stakeholders as required
• Partner with FP&A to support financial forecasts, explain variances, and provide insights into business performance
• Own the preparation of the annual audited financial statements and project manage the annual audit to completion
• Oversee the accounting treatment for complex and non-routine transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP
• Lead accounting analyses, policy development, and compliance related to ASC 606 revenue recognition, ASC 805 purchase accounting, CECL (Current Expected Credit Losses), and other technical accounting areas
• Evaluate emerging accounting guidance and regulatory requirements and develop implementation plans for newly adopted standards
• Maintain accounting policies and ensure consistent application across the organization.
• Establish and maintain an effective internal control environment that supports accurate financial reporting and operational effectiveness
• Partner with internal audit and external auditors to ensure successful execution of annual audits and other compliance initiatives
• Oversee company treasury activities, including operating cash management, daily cash reporting, and short-term liquidity planning
• Manage rolling cash flow forecasting processes and provide visibility into liquidity trends and working capital considerations
• Oversee debt compliance reporting and lender reporting requirements, ensuring timely and accurate submissions
• Oversee quarterly estimated tax filings, annual tax return preparation processes, and sales tax compliance activities
• Coordinate income tax reporting and compliance activities with external tax advisors and internal stakeholders
• Lead the transformation of the Company's financial close process, reducing close timelines from 9 business days to 5 through process optimization, automation, and enhanced operating discipline
• Identify and implement improvements to accounting processes, systems, controls, and organizational structure to increase efficiency, and support business growth
• Drive adoption of artificial intelligence and automation solutions to streamline accounting operations, improve data quality, and enhance business insights
• Partner with IT, Business Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to improve scalability, standardization, and operational effectiveness across accounting processes and workflows
• Lead accounting integration activities related to acquisitions and strategic transactions
• Oversee purchase accounting, opening balance sheet validation, annual impairment analyses, and related accounting requirements
• Support enterprise transformation initiatives, organizational changes, and business expansion efforts
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief Accounting Officer and broader leadership team on accounting, financial reporting, and operational matters
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or HHAeXchange leader.

Benefits

• competitive health plans
• paid time-off
• company paid holidays
• 401K retirement program with a Company elected match
• other company sponsored programs

What This Job Offers

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