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Controller
Location
Massachusetts
Posted
100 days ago
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Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Controller
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• Design, implement, and manage all accounting policies and internal controls • Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes • Manage all day-to-day finance functions • Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and tax professionals • Collaborate with the CEO and operations leads • Select and implement scalable financial software and ERP tools
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
- At least 4 years in a Controller or Assistant Controller role
- Deep expertise in US GAAP
- Track record of managing complex financial operations
- Comfortable with ambiguity and building processes from scratch
- Uncompromising eye for accuracy
- Ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Vision + dental
- 401K
- Unlimited PTO
- Parental Leave
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