Senior Controller

RDI•Los Angeles, CA

3h•Onsite

About The Position

RDI is hiring a Senior Controller to own the finance function end to end. You will lead our monthly close, GAAP financial statements, ASC 606 revenue recognition, the billing tracker, lender reporting, and the forward forecast model. You will also oversee the outsourced accounting team that supports our day-to-day financials, AP, and AR. This is a role with real ownership at a thirty-person, PE-backed specialty CRO. The function has good bones, an engaged CEO, and an outsourced partner already handling the day-to-day. We are looking for someone to step in and elevate the work. The monthly close is the foundation. Revenue is recognized on a cost-based input method under ASC 606 — Cumulative Actuals ÷ EAC × TCV, study by study — and getting it right matters to the board, the lender, and the operating team. The billing tracker is how we connect work performed to invoices issued, and we want someone who will own it, not inherit it. You will oversee our outsourced accounting partner, who handles the bookkeeping, AP processing, and AR. The relationship works, and your job is to direct it, hold it to a standard, and decide what to keep outsourced versus bring in house as we grow. You will own monthly borrowing-base reporting, covenant compliance with our lender, and the forecast model we share with the board each quarter and rely on between meetings. Thirty people, growing thoughtfully. You will work closely with the CEO, who has a background and education in finance and is engaged in the numbers. You will be close to every meaningful decision the company makes — capital, hiring, pricing, study economics — and your work will inform all of them. We try to make that visibility feel like opportunity, not pressure. We are a modern, technology-forward company, and we expect this seat to operate that way. The scope is broader than a traditional Senior Controller role because we believe one strong person, well supported by good systems, can carry it. We are looking for someone who agrees and is excited to prove it.

Requirements

Five to eight years of progressive accounting experience
Experience running ETC/EAC against contract value in a clinical research, CDMO, consulting, construction, or similar services environment
Experience directing an outsourced accounting partner or a small in-house team
Technically strong, ambitious, and ready to own a full function
Willingness to treat the company as their own and act accordingly

Nice To Haves

CPA strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Lead monthly close
Prepare GAAP financial statements
Manage ASC 606 revenue recognition
Oversee billing tracker
Handle lender reporting
Manage forward forecast model
Oversee outsourced accounting team (bookkeeping, AP, AR)
Direct outsourced accounting partner and hold them to a standard
Decide what to keep outsourced versus bring in-house
Own monthly borrowing-base reporting
Manage covenant compliance with lender
Manage forecast model shared with the board
Identify opportunities to improve business operations outside of finance (process, systems, vendor relationships, operating reporting)