[Remote] Financial Controller

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CapNexus is a technology services and consulting firm delivering cloud, AI, and enterprise implementation services. The Financial Controller will own and modernize the accounting and financial reporting function, lead close and reporting activities, implement AI-enabled finance tools, and support investor, lender, and stakeholder reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and deliver accurate financial statements on an accelerated timeline
• Manage the general ledger, AR, AP, payroll, revenue recognition (ASC 606), and account reconciliations
• Oversee and review the work of CapNexus's accounting team and outsourced accounting partner, driving accuracy and accountability
• Establish and maintain internal controls, accounting policies, and audit readiness
• Produce management and board reporting packages, KPI scorecards, and cash dashboards
• Support FP&A: budgeting, reforecasting, variance analysis, and cash-flow forecasting
• Own the chart of accounts and ensure data integrity across systems
• Evaluate, select, and implement AI-enabled tools to automate the close, reconciliations, reporting, and AP/AR workflows
• Design and maintain automated, real-time reporting dashboards spanning financial and operational metrics
• Continuously redesign finance workflows to reduce manual effort and cycle time through AI and automation, and measure the results
• Champion data hygiene and system integrations across ERP, billing, CRM, and expense platforms
• Prepare investor, PE sponsor, and lender reporting packages, including covenant compliance
• Support due diligence, quality-of-earnings, and external audit processes

Skills

• * Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• * 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years as a Controller or Assistant Controller
• * Deep U.S. GAAP knowledge and demonstrated ownership of a full-cycle close
• * Hands-on experience with modern ERP/accounting systems (e.g., NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks, or Xero)
• * Demonstrated use of AI and automation tools in a finance or accounting context — for example close automation, AI bookkeeping, BI/dashboarding, or LLM-assisted workflows
• * Advanced Excel and financial-modeling skills; comfort working directly with data
• * Strong communication skills and the ability to translate numbers into decisions for non-finance leaders
• CPA strongly preferred
• * Experience in a private-equity-held / PE-backed business (portfolio company) — strongly preferred, including sponsor and lender reporting cadences
• * Experience in a professional-services, consulting, or technology company with project-based revenue and ASC 606 recognition
• * Track record of selecting and implementing finance technology and leading finance-transformation initiatives
• * Experience managing an outsourced or offshore accounting function
• * Familiarity with SaaS/services metrics and AWS or cloud cost economics is a plus

Benefits

• Remote (U.S.), with periodic travel to Boston
• Own and build a modern finance function from the ground up in an AI-first company.
• High-visibility role partnering directly with the CEO and business-unit leaders.
• A mandate to adopt the best modern tooling — you won't be fighting to modernize, you'll be leading it.

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