Senior Controller

Who you are

• Active, unrestricted CPA license (in good standing)
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years leading teams
• 4+ years of direct experience leading a GL or R2R function inside a shared services center (SSC or GBS) that supports multiple entities or business units
• Hands-on OneStream experience (preferred), or Oracle Hyperion/HFM or another comparable CPM tool, in a close, consolidation or reporting role (not only as a report consumer)
• Public company experience with SOX 404: designing, documenting, operating and remediating R2R controls, and working directly with external auditors
• Experience managing offshore or outsourced accounting teams, including work transition, quality review and cross-time-zone coordination
• Experience with at least two acquisition integrations, covering chart of accounts mapping, opening balances, data conversion and first close
• Experience building a high performing team and in-depth knowledge of staffing models and scaling teams in a shared services environment to include hiring, restructuring roles and developing GL team leaders
• Proven change leadership on a major process or system change (for example an ERP implementation, close transformation or shared services transition)
• Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge across accruals, fixed assets, leases (ASC 842), revenue (ASC 606) and business combinations (ASC 805)
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working in large, multi-entity data sets
• Operational and hands-on experience working for start-ups and small businesses in a back-office support environment
• NetSuite and QuickBooks Online experience, ideally across many entities
• Experience leading nearshore teams in Latin America
• Experience in a private equity-backed, roll-up or serial-acquirer environment with many small entities
• Experience supporting a company through IPO readiness or the first years of SOX compliance
• Exposure to close and reconciliation tools such as BlackLine, FloQast or OneStream Account Reconciliations
• Lean, Six Sigma or similar process improvement training
• Hands-on leadership: leads from the front and still does the work when the close requires it
• Operational execution ‘know-how’: clearly understands how to turn strategy into operational tasks and can build standard operating procedures while applying a ‘just do it’ attitude
• Control mindset: documents, evidence and reviews by default
• Scalability thinking: designs processes that absorb the next acquisition without rework
• Clear communication: explains accounting issues to non-accountants, presidents and executives
• Cross-cultural team leadership: builds trust and accountability with offshore colleagues
• Composure under deadlines: manages multiple close calendars and integrations at the same time

What the job involves

• The Senior Controller, GL Shared Services owns the record-to-report (R2R) process for the approximately 100 Network Companies supported by MFP, a number that grows with each acquisition
• This is a hands-on operational execution and leadership role: working collaboratively with MFP’s Industry Controllers, you will run the monthly, quarterly and year-end close, for the GL task responsibilities, own the training and standards used to perform the functions, and build a scalable, SOX-ready shared services team for GL as MFP grows through acquisition
• You will lead a blended onshore and Colombia-based offshore team, growing to 10-15 people by 2027, integrate newly acquired companies onto standard processes and systems, and partner with Network Company Controllers, FP&A, Tax and the Chief Accounting Officer
• Success means a faster, more accurate, well-controlled close that can absorb new companies without a matching increase in headcount
• 1. Close and general ledger operations (about 40%)
• Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close calendar across all Network Companies, delivering a consistent close within 8-10 business days
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations and flux analysis before submission to consolidation if needed, alongside the Industry Controller review
• Stay hands-on: prepare or step in on complex entries, reconciliations and technical accounting memos when the team needs it
• Oversee core GL activity, including:
• Balance sheet reconciliations (cash, credit card, A/R, A/P, intercompany, clearing accounts)
• Fixed assets, depreciation and disposals
• Prepaid expenses and amortization
• Payroll, bonus, revenue and expense accruals
• Deferred revenue entries and reversals
• Income tax entries provided by Teamshares Tax
• Inventory adjustments tied to annual physical counts
• Year-end adjustments and audit workpapers
• Ensure trial balances, variance analysis and close checklists are loaded to OneStream accurately and on time
• Maintain the chart of accounts standard and approve new account requests
• 2. SOX compliance and internal controls (about 10%)
• Support and adhere to the Teamshares R2R controls to a public company (SOX 404) standard
• Own GL control matrix, process narratives and flowcharts
• Enforce segregation of duties, journal entry approval thresholds and reconciliation sign-off standards
• Partner with Internal Audit and external auditors on walkthroughs, testing, audit requests and deficiency remediation
• 3. People leadership and offshore team management (about 20%)
• Lead, coach and develop a growing team of both Senior and General Ledger
• Direct the offshore GL team and partner in Colombia: define work allocation, standard work instructions, review points and quality metrics
• Build the team structure, job levels, onshore/offshore mix and hiring plan to reach 10-15 staff by 2027 and scale with acquisitions
• Set goals, run performance reviews and create development paths that retain strong performers
• Build a culture of accountability, documentation and continuous improvement across time zones
• 4. Acquisitions and integration (about 10%)
• Lead the general ledger workstream for onboarding new Network Companies into MFP Shared Services
• Work with MFP’s Sr. Transition Controller to take responsibility for GL staffing plans based on MFP’s integration playbook
• Collaborate to refine the integration playbook after each onboarding so the next one is faster
• 5. Systems, automation and change management (about 10%)
• Act as the R2R liaison for OneStream (close checklists, account reconciliation module, reporting) and for GL processes across the ERPs used by Network Companies
• Represent R2R in future ERP and systems initiatives, including requirements, design, testing (UAT) and post-go-live stabilization
• Identify and deliver automation, such as reconciliation tools, recurring entries and standardized templates
• Working with the Shared Services Lead, assist in change management for process and system changes: stakeholder communication, training, documentation and adoption tracking
• 6. Stakeholder partnership and reporting (about 10%)
• Member of MFP’s Core Team to contribute to the input to the strategic design, operational execution and teaming of the shared services leadership team
• Partner with MFP Industry Controllers, FP&A, Tax and Treasury to meet service expectations
• Develop and maintain Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and report monthly on close KPIs
• Respond to requests from the CFO, Chief Accounting Officer and Shared Services leadership, and raise risks to deadlines early
• Systems & Tools:
• NetSuite ERP - Prior experience preferred
• Quickbooks Online - Legacy ERP at many acquired companies
• Bill.com - Accounts payable and payments
• Gusto - Payroll
• AI Tools - Leveraging toolsets such as ChatGPT, Claude, Co-Pilot
• Microsoft Office Suite - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams

Benefits

• Remote-first
• Location-independent salary
• Comprehensive health coverage, 100% paid for by Teamshares
• Parental leave - 3 months for partners, +3 additional months for a delivering parent
• Retreats & offsites - We come together twice a year at great locations
• Building Wednesday - No internal meetings on Wednesdays so you can focus on deep work
• Remote office stipend