Controller

Ellicott City, MD | In Office (flex hours & true 40 hour work environment!) The Company Our client is a private equity-backed services company that has grown from roughly $30-40M to nearly $100M in revenue over the past two to three years through an active acquisition strategy, with more deals in the pipeline. This is a stable, founder-and-PE-backed business with low turnover and a genuinely flexible, family-oriented culture. The Role Newly available Controller seat reporting to the CFO, owning the full accounting function and managing two Staff Accountants. The company is moving from a flexible, informal close to a tighter, more disciplined monthly close, and this person will lead that transition while also integrating newly acquired businesses onto one chart of accounts and ERP system. What You'll Own Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, reviewing financials for leadership and the PE sponsor Company is regularly acquiring other organizations after recently partnering with a PE firm and this person will own M&A integrations Manage and develop two Staff Accountants Strengthen internal controls and close documentation Own the external audit and tax relationship end to end Partner with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and variance reporting Consolidate financials across entities, including newly acquired businesses Oversee cash management, AP/AR escalations, and banking relationships Prepare board and sponsor-ready reporting packages and KPI dashboards What You Must Bring Hands on experience integrating the financials of acquired companies into a parent organization Multi entity consolidation experience Proven record of building or overhauling a close process and shortening the close timeline Specific, measurable examples of processes you have improved, automated, or made scalable Experience in a growth stage company in the $50M to $300M range (this is not a fit for someone who has only worked in very large corporate environments) Strong technical accounting skills and experience leading and developing staff Ability to work on site in the Mid Atlantic region Strongly Preferred Interest in growing into FP&A and strategic finance Experience in a private equity backed or acquisitive company (a plus, not a requirement) Big 4 or large public accounting professionals ready to move into industry are encouraged to apply Compensation $160 to ~200k base Quarterly performance bonus 401k with discretionary match Life insurance and long-term disability Monthly medical deductible contribution In office, with day-to-day flexibility once ramped up. This is a full ownership seat at a company in genuine growth mode, with a clear mandate and real influence with the sponsor. If someone wants to build process, not just maintain it, this is the seat. #J-18808-Ljbffr Synergy Search