Controller, Finance & Banking, Accounting & Finance

Base pay range

$/yr - $/yr

Katalyst Group is recruiting on behalf of a PE‑backed industrial services company in Chicago, The Controller will serve as the company’s senior accounting leader, owning the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reporting in a complex, fast‑growing, Private Equity–backed environment. This role is responsible for leading GAAP‑compliant reporting within a Percentage of Completion revenue model, strengthening internal controls, and driving excellence across the monthly close, audit, and lender reporting processes.

Partnering closely with the CFO, the Controller will lead accounting integration for acquisitions, oversee purchase accounting, and act as the business owner for Sage ERP—optimizing systems, standardizing processes, and centralizing accounting functions across a multi‑entity organization to enable scale, efficiency, and data integrity.

The ideal candidate is a technically strong, hands‑on accounting leader with Big 4 training and proven experience in PE‑backed companies undergoing rapid growth and acquisition activity. They bring deep expertise in POC accounting, multi‑entity consolidations, and building control environments that stand up to audit and lender scrutiny. This individual is highly organized, system‑savvy, and comfortable operating in the details while communicating clearly with executives.

They thrive in high‑change environments, lead teams through transformation, and take ownership as a proactive business partner to the CFO—bringing structure, urgency, and continuous improvement to both people and processes.

Compensation:
Base salary will vary based on experience but will range from $175K-$225K, plus annual incentive bonus of 20–30% of base salary.

This is a remote opportunity, but the organization is keen to hire someone in the Chicagoland area.

For immediate consideration and more information on this exciting career opportunity, please submit your resume via the Katalyst Group Careers page () or email your resume directly to us at

Katalyst Group is a provider of executive search, project and interim placement solutions with expertise in supporting Accounting, Finance, and Business Transformation executives with special projects created by workforce gaps. As a human capital partner for our clients, we solve business problems across organizations in the areas of Risk and Compliance, Governance, and Technology.

Katalyst was founded in 2019 to help finance executives rapidly assemble project resources to address special projects, and recruit individuals for key hires within their respective organizations. The Katalyst team are former accounting, finance, program and project management professionals that have made a career of curating networks and connecting the dots. Our values‑based culture extends to those we engage; therefore, we are selective and discerning about the organizations we support to ensure they are a good fit for those we represent.

Executive

Full‑time

Accounting/Auditing

Consumer Services

• Pension plan
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance