Financial Controller

Description

The Controller is a senior finance leader responsible for the integrity, timeliness, and scalability of the company’s accounting and financial reporting environment. The successful candidate will bring technical depth, a builder mindset, strong operating discipline, and the ability to lead through complexity and change. This role will standardize accounting across a decentralized, multi-entity organization, strengthen the close and control environment, integrate acquisitions, and translate financial information into clear business implications.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for building a scalable, disciplined controllership function that supports the Company’s continued growth and acquisition strategy. The successful candidate will bring strong technical accounting and financial leadership, with the ability to standardize processes, strengthen internal controls, accelerate close and reporting, integrate acquisitions, and improve financial visibility and accountability across a decentralized organization.

Platform Accounting Group is a rapidly growing professional services firm providing tax, accounting, assurance, IT consulting, and wealth management services to small and medium-sized businesses and their owners. With more than 50 offices across 15+ states and continued growth ahead, Platform offers a dynamic environment with flexible work arrangements and a strong commitment to professional development and work-life balance.

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close and consolidation across a multi-entity organization, with clear calendars, ownership, review standards, reconciliations, and escalation protocols.
• Oversee the general ledger, intercompany activity, eliminations, accruals, revenue and expense recognition, fixed assets, and balance-sheet integrity.
• Prepare and review financial statements, management reporting, supporting schedules, and variance explanations; ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, company policies, and debt-reporting requirements.
• Improve the accuracy, speed, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting.

• Lead finance integration from diligence and pre-close planning through opening balance sheets, purchase accounting, and steady-state operations.
• Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Operations, and external advisors on transaction accounting, integration risks, and required actions.
• Develop repeatable playbooks and integrate acquired firms into the chart of accounts, close calendar, policies, controls, reporting, and systems while maintaining business continuity.

• Research and document complex accounting matters, including business combinations, revenue recognition, debt and equity, leases, goodwill, intangible assets, and impairments.
• Lead the external audit, maintain year-round audit readiness, and ensure clear accounting policies, position papers, and supporting documentation.
• Design and maintain scalable internal controls, approval authorities, segregation of duties, and remediation plans across the platform and local offices.
• Strengthen controls over cash, revenue, payroll, payments, expenses, journal entries, master data, system access, and financial reporting.

• Standardize and automate accounting processes to reduce manual work, duplication, and key-person dependency.
• Optimize ERP, consolidation, close-management, accounts payable, expense, and reporting tools; improve data quality, interfaces, access controls, and reporting reliability.
• Establish scalable accounting structures and metrics for close performance, reconciliation quality, audit readiness,…