Fractional Controller – Accounting Lead
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Senior accounting consultant responsible for maintaining financial integrity during key phases of business evolution. Requires extensive U.S. GAAP experience and remote independent work.
Responsibilities:
- Own and oversee a clean, dependable monthly close
- Ensure general ledger accuracy, reconciliations, and supporting documentation
- Maintain consistency across reporting periods during operational change
- Apply U.S. GAAP revenue recognition (including ASC 606) across blended service and milestone-based arrangements
- Evaluate timing, allocation, and dependency issues with sound professional judgment
- Identify and surface accounting questions early — before issues compound
- Oversee accounts payable, cash movement, and payment integrity
- Maintain control discipline appropriate for multi-party financial flows
- Ensure audit-ready records without unnecessary process overhead
- Support continuity and trust with existing U.S.-based stakeholders
- Produce clear, defensible financial reporting for leadership decision-making
- Communicate calmly and precisely in high-accountability situations
- Reinforce accounting processes that work
- Improve hygiene only where risk justifies change
- Avoid destabilizing core operations during sensitive periods
Requirements:
- 10+ years in senior accounting, controller, or equivalent roles
- Deep, hands-on experience with U.S. GAAP, including ASC 606
- Proven success in services-based, milestone, or hybrid revenue models
- Comfortable operating in environments where errors surface late and carry real consequences
- Precise, calm, and judgment-driven
- CPA or equivalent (Strongly Preferred)
- Experience supporting U.S.-based clients or stakeholders
- Prior exposure to complex fund flows or regulated financial environments
- Experience working remotely as an independent consultant
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