teamshares - Sr. Controller - General Ledger Shared Services

Remote - Central or Eastern Time zone+ Equity3w ago

Remote Senior NA Private Equity Payments Controller Assistant Controller Close Reporting CPA CPM Coaching

Requirements

• 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. • ## 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 • ## Competencies • 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.

Responsibilities

• 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. • Trust Comes First • Builds trust with Network Company presidents, controllers, auditors and the GL team through accurate numbers, transparency about issues and following through on commitments • Take Initiative • Spots gaps in the close, controls or team before they become problems, and acts without waiting to be asked • Understands the pressures on small business owners, acquired-company staff and offshore colleagues, and leads change with patience and respect • Make Things Better • Continuously improves the close, controls and integration playbook so each month and each acquisition goes better than the last • Act Thoughtfully • Weighs risk, controls and people impact before making changes, and makes sound, well-documented judgments • Delivers an accurate and timely close, meets audit commitments and is someone the team and leadership can count on • ## What Success Looks Like • Assess the current close, team, controls and offshore model; publish a prioritized R2R roadmap; own the close calendar end to end • Standard close checklist and reconciliation policy live for all Network Companies; R2R risk and control matrix complete; integration playbook documented • First 12 months • Close consistently within Teamshares deadlines and targeting approximately 50-60% of close activities in 2026 across all Network Companies; zero material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in R2R; team on track to 10-15 staff by 2027, with a defined onshore/offshore team split

Benefits

• Fully remote, with daily collaboration with the Colombia-based team, which largely shares Eastern business hours. • Extended hours during close and year-end, and occasional early or late calls with offshore teams. • Travel up to 15%. • Medical, dental and vision, with FSA/HSA options. • Most plans are 100% of employer paid premiums for employees. • 15 vacation days, 12 paid holidays, 5 sick days and 3 floating holidays (this is accrued, limits with carryover). • Ongoing support from Teamshares accounting, finance and small business experts. • Work from anywhere in the continental U.S. (no international countries permitted for this employment).