Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. System Six provides full-cycle cloud accounting services to clients nationwide. The Financial Controller oversees complex financial operations for multiple clients, particularly sponsor-backed and acquisition-focused businesses, and leads client onboarding, M&A accounting, reporting, and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the outsourced controller for multiple PE-backed and recently acquired clients. You onboard new and newly acquired businesses by assessing their books, setting close calendars and reporting standards, and giving clear direction. You support clients through M&A activity, including diligence, purchase accounting, consolidation, and integration
• Act as the primary client contact, building relationships with business owners, finance teams, sponsors, and external audit/tax partners. You communicate clearly, manage expectations, and advise with confidence
• Oversee accounting operations and ensure accuracy across the GL, AP/AR, and reconciliations. You prepare and review financial statements, lead the monthly close, and perform variance analysis
• Lead Account Managers by delegating complex tasks, reviewing work, and coaching with clarity and empathy. You train others in advanced accounting practices that apply across client portfolios
• Own process improvement and software integration. You evaluate, recommend, and implement new systems, often stepping into client-specific software and systems inherited through acquisitions. You design workflows to integrate technology seamlessly and continuously look for ways to enhance quality, efficiency, and scalability

Skills

• PE-backed and M&A client experience. This is a must-have for this role
• You've supported PE portfolio companies, recently acquired businesses, and clients in the middle of a deal, and you know how differently each of those situations feels for the people living through it
• You have hands-on experience with M&A accounting and rollups, and you can step in wherever a client is in that process
• You can step into a newly acquired or newly onboarded client, work out quickly what is right and wrong in both their books and their overall finance processes
• You can quickly establish trust and give the client, the client's finance team, and our own team a clear plan for cleanup, close, and reporting
• You're comfortable with purchase accounting, opening balance sheets, multi-entity consolidations, and diligence or lender requests
• You've remotely managed a portfolio of clients with sophisticated financial needs across various industries
• You bring 8+ years of accounting and finance experience, including leading month-end close processes, implementing internal controls, preparing audit-ready financials, and guiding clients through complex financial environments
• You prepare and review accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and deliver clear, actionable insights
• You're fluent in GAAP, lease accounting, and revenue recognition, and know how to communicate financial data in a way that empowers client decision-making
• You've had vast experience with cashflow forecasting and budget vs actual analysis, etc
• You have deep experience managing or coordinating bookkeeping, AP/AR, general ledger integrity, reconciliations, and revenue recognition
• You know how to build, lead, and improve consistent, scalable accounting processes across clients and teams
• You've also worked closely with auditors, tax teams, and compliance partners, maintaining thorough documentation and strong internal controls year-round
• Hands-on experience in NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online, Advanced Excel, Bill, Ramp, Gusto, and ADP
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• You build strong relationships with business owners, finance teams, sponsors, and external partners
• You communicate clearly across digital channels and bring warmth to team and client interactions
• You maintain rigorous standards for accuracy, deliver consistent results, and lead with resourcefulness
• You manage complex client situations with patience while ensuring accounting integrity, knowing when to dig in and when to seek collaboration
• You delegate effectively, mentor finance staff, and coach others toward excellence
• You approach your work with humility, actively seek coaching, and give constructive feedback
• Continuous improvement drives how you work
• Karbon is a plus
• CPA firm or public accounting experience strongly preferred

Benefits

• A 100% remote environment, with flexibility during daytime professional hours
• A quarterly bonus structure based upon a percentage of client profit generated by your book of business
• All of your work equipment
• Insurance
• 401k matching
• PTO
• Family leave
• Annual in-person gatherings
• Growth opportunities, including support to grow with System Six and promotion from within

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