Fractional Controller

Fractional Controller — Adare Capital

Location: Florida / Remote
Engagement: Contract / Fractional
Company: Adare Capital

About Adare Capital

Adare Capital is a fractional CFO firm built for growing, privately held businesses that need stronger financial leadership, better visibility, and a finance function capable of supporting where the business is going next.

We work alongside business owners and their existing teams to bring structure, clarity, and accountability to the financial side of the business. Our clients are typically growing companies navigating greater complexity such as new locations, larger teams, tighter cash flow, evolving systems, acquisitions, or simply the need for better financial information to make decisions.

We are building a team of experienced finance professionals who are comfortable stepping into that complexity and making it better.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Controller to support Adare Capital clients and work closely with our fractional CFOs.

This is a hands-on role for someone who knows how to take ownership of the accounting function and ensure the numbers are accurate, the close is timely, processes are working, and leadership can trust the financial information they are receiving.

Depending on the client, you may be stepping into a well-established accounting department that needs stronger leadership or an organization where processes, reporting, and controls still need to be built.

You should be equally comfortable reviewing financial statements with a CFO, working through a reconciliation issue with a bookkeeper, and identifying a process that needs to be rebuilt.

What You'll Do

• Own and oversee the monthly financial close process.
• Review financial statements for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Manage and review account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and adjusting entries.
• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, and general ledger activity.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Identify and correct accounting issues, process gaps, and reporting inconsistencies.
• Improve the quality and timeliness of financial reporting.
• Manage and develop bookkeepers and other accounting team members.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow reporting, and management reporting.
• Prepare schedules and information for CPAs, tax advisors, lenders, auditors, and other outside partners.
• Help clients improve or transition accounting systems, workflows, and financial processes.
• Partner with the Adare fractional CFO to ensure the accounting function supports the company's broader financial strategy.
• Step into complex or imperfect environments and create structure without losing momentum.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who has actually owned the accounting function, not simply participated in it.

You should have:

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or equivalent responsibility.
• Strong command of GAAP and accrual accounting.
• Significant experience owning the month-end close and producing accurate financial statements.
• Strong understanding of balance sheet reconciliations, revenue and expense recognition, working capital, and cash flow.
• Experience managing or reviewing the work of bookkeepers and accounting staff.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work comfortably with accounting and ERP systems.
• Experience identifying accounting problems and implementing practical solutions.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial information to non-financial leaders.
• The judgment to know when something can be solved independently and when it should be escalated to the CFO.

CPA or CMA is a plus, but strong hands-on experience matters more to us than credentials alone.

Experience in industries such as construction, manufacturing, professional services, healthcare, or other growing privately held businesses is especially valuable.

You'll Be a Great Fit If You

You don't need perfect systems to do good work.

You can walk into a company, understand how the accounting function actually operates, identify what isn't working, and create a practical path forward.

You take ownership. You ask good questions. You follow through.

You care about accuracy, but you also understand that accounting exists to help a business operate and make better decisions.

Most importantly, you are comfortable working as part of a broader financial leadership team. At Adare, the Controller and CFO should complement one another — the Controller builds confidence in the numbers and the financial infrastructure; the CFO uses that foundation to help leadership look forward.

Why Adare Capital

Adare is building a different model for fractional financial leadership.

Our professionals have the opportunity to work with interesting growing businesses, solve meaningful financial challenges, and bring the experience of a sophisticated finance organization to companies that may not need — or be ready for — a full-time executive team.

If you enjoy building, improving, and helping business owners gain greater confidence in their financial operation, we'd love to hear from you.

Pay: $50.00 - $100.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40.0 per week

Application Question(s):

• How many years of experience do you have in a Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or equivalent role?
• Have you personally owned the month-end close process from start to finish?
• What hourly rate are you seeking for 1099 contract work?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Orlando, FL 32801