Controller

United StatesUnited States·Champaignmid
Finance & AccountingController
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Overview

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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Finance & AccountingController

Responsibilities

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  • 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 4, 2026

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