Controller Engagement Manager | 82i
82i is building a new kind of finance firm designed to accelerate people into leadership roles. We work hands-on inside founder-led companies, helping them build reliable financial infrastructure, operate with discipline, and make better decisions. Our goal isn't just to deliver excellent client work — it's to develop our team into strong future finance leaders and operators.
The Opportunity
As a Controller Engagement Manager at 82i, you're not just a senior accountant with a new title.
You're the person founders and CEOs rely on to trust the numbers — and use them to build better businesses.
You already have strong accounting and financial operations fundamentals. In this role, you'll expand into:
Leading client engagements end-to-end with full ownership of financial integrity
Bridging accounting operations and executive-level decision-making
Developing and managing consultants across multiple engagements
Building scalable financial infrastructure inside growth-stage companies
Developing judgment around priorities, risk, and organizational trust
What You'll Do
You'll be embedded inside growing, founder-led companies — owning the accounting and financial operations while serving as a strategic finance partner to leadership.
Lead month-end close: journal entries, reconciliations, financial statement prep
Own general ledger integrity and transaction accuracy across client companies
Manage AP, AR, payroll, and core accounting processes
Own cash flow visibility and support capital planning conversations
Ensure GAAP compliance and design scalable controls and documentation
Translate accounting data into clear, decision-ready insights for executive teams
Lead, develop, and support consultants across your engagements
Serve as the primary finance and accounting partner to founders and CEOs
Your job is not just to close the books. Your job is to ensure leadership can trust the numbers.
Who This Role Is For
This role is ideal for someone who:
Has 5–8 years of progressive accounting or financial operations experience
Has led month-end close, managed accounting teams, and worked directly with leadership
Is comfortable owning outcomes in fast-moving, often ambiguous environments
Prioritizes solving problems over waiting for perfect direction
Communicates clearly with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
Wants to grow beyond accounting into true finance leadership
Typical backgrounds: Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, or Assistant Controller at a growth-stage company or public accounting firm.
CPA or CPA-track preferred.
Why 82i
Growth is capability-based, not tenure-based
Exposure to multiple clients, industries, and systems
Remote-first with flexible schedules
Annual fully paid firm-wide team trip
A team that pushes you to be better — no drama, no politics, just growth
Our Mission
Make entrepreneurship easier by aligning expertise, incentives, and capital around long-term value creation.
Interested? Apply here: https://eighty2i.notion.site/30c8f79be7538164a700fed1c6b5f414?pvs=105