Blue-Signal-Search~22d ago
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Controller Location: Hybrid in Champaign, IL Our client is building for the future and looking for a hands-on Controller to help strengthen the accounting foundation of a fast moving,
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Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities while ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
- →Oversee day-to-day accounting operations and maintain strong discipline across general accounting processes.
- →Support leadership with financial analysis, reporting packages, and materials for senior stakeholders.
- →Strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and compliance practices across the function.
- →Manage audit readiness and coordinate effectively with outside audit and tax partners.
- →Oversee treasury related activities, cash visibility, and key banking relationships.
- →Serve as the accounting leader for acquisition integrations, ensuring successful transition of financial processes, reporting, controls, and accounting operations following transactions.
- →Partner with operational leaders to improve workflows, reduce friction, and increase financial visibility.
- →Provide leadership to the accounting team and offer direction across adjacent billing operations.
- →Help optimize ERP and related financial systems to support a growing and increasingly complex business.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Progressive accounting leadership experience with significant controllership responsibility, either as a Controller, Assistant Controller, Director of Accounting, or similar accounting leadership role.
- Strong background in financial reporting, close management, and accounting operations.
- Proven success leading accounting and finance integration work tied to acquisitions.
- Experience building or improving processes in a company that is scaling.
- Track record of leading teams and creating accountability in a collaborative environment.
- Strong systems experience, including ERP platforms and reporting tools.
- CPA preferred.
- Public accounting background is a plus.
- Experience in a multi-site, infrastructure, services, or similarly complex operating environment is helpful.
- High visibility role with meaningful partnership across leadership.
- Opportunity to shape a growing accounting organization during an important stage of expansion.
- Exposure to acquisition activity and the chance to improve how integration is executed.
- Broad scope across reporting, controls, systems, process improvement, and team leadership.
- A chance to grow with a business that is actively investing in its future.
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Location & Eligibility
Where is the job
Champaign, United States
On-site at the office
Who can apply
US
Listing Details
- First seen
- June 4, 2026
- Last seen
- June 26, 2026
Posting Health
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- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 51%
- Scored at
- June 4, 2026
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