Financial Controller

Lyra Technology Group•Jacksonville, FL

9h•$125,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Scarlett Group is seeking a hands-on Financial Controller to lead and modernize its financial operations. Reporting to the President/CEO, the Controller owns accounting accuracy, financial reporting, forecasting, cash management, compliance, internal controls, and financial operating discipline. The role is Scarlett Group’s primary finance partner with Lyra Technology Group and is responsible for building a scalable, self-sufficient finance function that meets Lyra’s reporting requirements, provides timely and actionable insight, protects cash and margin, and supports profitable growth across the company’s service lines. The finance function is lean, so the position combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution. The Controller oversees consolidated and service-line financial performance; full-cycle accounting and controls; monthly close and Lyra reporting; budgeting, forecasting, and cash management; financial KPIs and business insight; finance systems and data integrity; compliance and risk; and the development of the finance team. The role works closely with the President/CEO, practice leaders, Operations, Sales, Service Delivery, Advanced Services, Human Resources, and Lyra support teams. The position is hybrid and based in Jacksonville, Florida. Target on-target earnings are $125,000–$135,000.

Requirements

At least 7 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience with a demonstrated record of leading finance and accounting functions.
Experience owning full-cycle accounting, monthly close, balance-sheet reconciliations, AP, AR, payroll, billing, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and audit support.
Ability to produce timely GAAP-compliant financial statements and explain results to non-financial executives.
Experience building budgets, rolling forecasts, cash forecasts, financial models, KPI scorecards, and variance analysis.
Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting or ERP, PSA, and business-intelligence platforms.
Commercial judgment and a process-improvement and control mindset, with the ability to translate financial data into specific management action.
Strong written and verbal communication, sound judgment, attention to detail, and ability to handle information with appropriate confidentiality.
Comfort working hands-on while building scalable processes, with ownership and urgency to communicate proactively.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CMA, or MBA.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Autotask PSA, and Power BI.
Experience in technology services, MSP/MSSP, IT consulting, recurring-revenue, or professional-services environments, including MRR/ARR billing, project accounting, revenue recognition, service-line profitability, and vendor-to-client reconciliation.
Experience supporting a private-equity-backed, multi-company, or parent-company financial reporting structure.
Experience implementing finance automation, workflow, RPA, or AI-enabled tools within a controlled accounting environment.

Responsibilities

Own consolidated and service-line P&L reporting, including revenue, gross profit, operating expense, Adjusted EBITDA, and cash performance.
Partner with the President/CEO and practice leaders on pricing, margin improvement, service-line profitability, staffing decisions, and resource allocation.
Analyze actual results against budget and forecast, explain variances, and recommend actions to executive leadership and, as requested, Lyra, the board, or ownership.
Establish financial accountability across leadership while keeping operational ownership with the leaders responsible for execution.
Complete Lyra’s monthly reporting requirements accurately and on time, including financial statements and KPIs, cash sweep form, MD&A, P&L variance analysis, and balance-sheet reconciliation package.
Achieve and maintain an accurate, GAAP-compliant month-end close within Lyra’s required timetable, targeting completion within 5–6 business days.
Coordinate leadership input for the MD&A and serve as Scarlett Group’s primary finance liaison with Lyra support teams.
Maintain alignment with Lyra accounting policies, reporting templates, chart-of-accounts mapping, approved Adjusted EBITDA addbacks, and shared-cost allocations.
Own full-cycle accounting, including the general ledger, payroll, AP, AR, client invoicing, revenue recognition, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany activity, and month- and year-end close.
Maintain complete, well-supported monthly balance-sheet reconciliations and ensure recurring and project-based revenue is billed completely, accurately, and on time.
Implement vendor-to-client reconciliation controls to identify unbilled services, licensing, usage, pass-through costs, and other revenue leakage.
Maintain documented accounting policies, approval authorities, close checklists, review controls, and audit-ready support; coordinate external audits, tax preparation, insurance, banking, and risk-management relationships.
Own the annual budget submission using Lyra’s prescribed model and timetable, and build and maintain a monthly rolling 12-month forecast and long-range financial model.
Incorporate business and financial assumptions into budgets and forecasts, identify risks and opportunities, and track whether corrective actions deliver expected results.
Manage cash forecasting, banking relationships, treasury operations, operating liquidity, and the monthly Lyra cash sweep; monitor and explain free cash flow conversion.
Prepare ROI, payback, and sensitivity analyses for significant investments and establish financial review and approval processes for material spending, contracts, compensation changes, and capital expenditures.
Maintain a monthly executive scorecard and provide account-level and service-line profitability reporting.
Partner with Operations to report utilization, labor leverage, staffing capacity, and revenue per employee; keep KPI definitions, source data, calculations, and reporting consistent and reconcilable to the general ledger.
Own financial process integrity across Business Central, Autotask PSA, Power BI, payroll, banking, expense, and related systems; maintain Lyra-compliant mappings and reporting classifications.
Validate system integrations, prioritize automation and AI initiatives with documented business cases and reviews, and ensure adopted tools meet security, confidentiality, and compliance requirements.
Ensure compliance with GAAP, tax filings, annual audit requirements, and applicable regulations; maintain appropriate internal controls and support client-contract, SOC 2, cyber-insurance, and regulated-client requirements.
Identify and promptly escalate financial, accounting, tax, liquidity, billing, fraud, or control risks.
Build, mentor, and develop the finance team; foster accuracy, accountability, urgency, collaboration, confidentiality, and continuous improvement.
Document core processes and cross-train responsibilities to reduce single-person dependency and strengthen business continuity.