Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- Atlanta, GA, United States
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
A fast-growing, private equity-backed SaaS company is seeking a strategic and hands-on Corporate Controller to lead and scale its accounting and financial operations. This is a high-impact leadership role for a CPA with strong technical accounting expertise, SaaS experience, and a passion for building processes, teams, and infrastructure to support growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead monthly close and financial reporting across multiple entities
- Ensure compliance with ASC 606 revenue recognition standards
- Oversee general ledger activities, account reconciliations, accruals, and journal entries
- Manage cash operations, banking relationships, and lender reporting requirements
- Coordinate annual audits and work closely with external auditors and advisors
- Monitor compliance with banking covenants and reporting obligations
- Prepare investor reporting and support executive leadership with financial insights
- Partner with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
- Manage and optimize financial systems and accounting technology platforms
- Drive automation and process improvements to support scalability
- Ensure compliance with sales tax and other regulatory requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting; MBA or advanced degree preferred
- Experience in a Controller or Assistant Controller leadership role
- SaaS or technology industry experience strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of ASC 606, deferred revenue, and US GAAP
- Experience in private equity-backed environments and lender covenant reporting
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems such as Sage Intacct, NetSuite, or similar
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Role:
- Interim Controller
- Job Type:
- Interim
Company profile
GHJ is a national advisory, accounting and tax firm that provides audit, accounting, tax, profit participation and advisory services to businesses and nonprofit organizations. Its services include outsourced accounting, fractional CFO support, data analytics, forensic work, exit and transaction planning, and employee benefit plan and nonprofit audits. Headquartered in Los Angeles, GHJ has offices in Buffalo, Denver, Orange County and San Jose and is affiliated with HLB International, a global network of advisory and accounting firms that gives it access to resources in over 150 countries.
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California, United States
