Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Controller Maverick Position :
Controller

Reports To:

President

Location:

Downtown St. Petersburg, FL — Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 remote)
About the Company Maverick exists to simplify the business of homebuilding. At a time when the US faces a growing housing affordability crisis, it has never been more difficult to start and manage a homebuilding business.

Our mission is to free builders from these challenges – and help them get back to building.

Today, we specialize in two critical areas: insurance and home warranty management. We have built cutting-edge technology, developed unique financial products, and embraced an advisory-focused sales-and-service model to empower builders of all sizes. Our aim is to level the playing field, ensuring even the smallest builders have access to the tools, capabilities, and risk management options of their largest competitors.

What Sets Us Apart Maverick isn’t your typical company. Born in 2021 through the merger of two well-established businesses, we combine the stability of a proven, profitable company with the dynamism of a startup. Our culture is deeply rooted in innovation, driven by ambitious growth plans, and led by a team committed to pushing the boundaries of creative solutions. With significant financial backing, we are poised to tackle age-old problems in the construction industry with forward-thinking, modern solutions.

Summary Come join a team of Mavericks! We are seeking a Controller to own Maverick’s finance function end to end. Maverick runs its own books. Accounting, reporting, and financial operations for this business are owned here — with oversight from our corporate controller and external auditors, and with vendor invoice approval and payment handled by a corporate shared services team, but with the work, the judgment, and the accountability sitting with you.

You and one Senior Accountant are the department.

You will step into a function in good working order. We run a disciplined monthly close and produce a financial package leadership relies on. The opportunity ahead sits upstream of that: the operational processes feeding the close and the reporting — premium and commission flows, carrier settlement, cash application, and the systems behind them — are where the next round of improvement lives.

Making those faster, cleaner, and more automated is a substantial part of this role.

This role suits someone who wants the whole scope rather than a slice of it. You will close the books, but you will also sit in on program economics discussions, tell the President what a product line genuinely earns, and decide which process gets automated next. Reporting directly to the President and working alongside the Chief Underwriting Officer and VP of Product, you will have a real hand in how this business is run.

Responsibilities Accounting & Financial Reporting Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close — general ledger, journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals — and deliver accurate financial statements on a predictable calendar.

Maintain the chart of accounts and accounting policies appropriate to an MGU, an insurance agency, and a warranty administrator operating under one roof.

Own the year-end audit and any carrier, lender, or corporate review: prepare the schedules, manage the requests, and serve as the single point of accountability.

Deliver the monthly financial package and the reporting our leadership, corporate, and partner stakeholders rely on, and ensure Maverick’s numbers stand up to outside scrutiny without rework.

Insurance & Warranty Accounting Own premium trust and fiduciary accounting — ensuring premium funds are held, segregated, reconciled, and disbursed in accordance with Florida Statute 626.561 and the requirements of every state in which we operate.

Reconcile carrier statements and manage carrier settlements: premium due, commissions retained, taxes and fees, and outstanding balances, on the cadence each partner requires.

Own commission accounting end to end — agency and MGU commission, contingent and profit-sharing arrangements, and producer compensation.

Support bordereaux production and reconciliation for warranty programs,…