Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dak Consulting Group (DCG) is a finance and accounting consulting firm that provides experienced professionals to organizations with critical financial, accounting, and operational needs. The Controller Consultant will support clients with interim leadership, accounting transformations, process improvements, ERP initiatives, and complex financial projects while advising executives and leading finance operations.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted finance and accounting partner to CFOs, executives, and senior finance leaders, providing insight and recommendations to address business needs
- Take ownership of accounting and finance initiatives, from assessing current operations through implementation and execution
- Lead financial reporting and accounting operations while ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and established company policies
- Assess existing processes, controls, and workflows to identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement
- Design and implement stronger accounting policies, procedures, controls, and documentation
- Lead process improvement and finance transformation initiatives that improve efficiency, scalability, and reporting capabilities
- Support ERP implementations, system upgrades, integrations, and optimization initiatives
- Analyze financial information and reporting to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and provide meaningful insight to leadership
- Lead, mentor, and develop accounting professionals while introducing improved processes and best practices
- Step into hands-on leadership when required to stabilize accounting operations, resolve complex issues, or support a transition
- Adapt quickly to changing client priorities, organizational structures, systems, and business environments
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
- 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, public accounting, consulting, or comparable industry experience
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and financial analysis
- Demonstrated experience improving accounting processes, strengthening controls, and driving operational improvements
- Experience partnering with CFOs, executives, and senior finance leadership
- Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and client relationship skills
- Ability to quickly evaluate a client's environment, establish priorities, and independently drive solutions
- Experience with major ERP and accounting platforms such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar systems
- Strong Excel and financial reporting capabilities
- Consulting, project-based, interim, multi-entity, or transformation experience is highly valued
- CPA, CMA, CIA, or another relevant professional certification is a plus
Benefits
- A variety of consulting engagements across industries, company sizes, and business environments.
- Opportunities to support interim, project-based, fractional, and long-term consulting engagements.
- Remote, hybrid, and onsite opportunities based on client requirements.
- The opportunity to apply your existing expertise while expanding your consulting and project experience.
- Exposure to new industries, technologies, systems, and finance transformation initiatives.
- The opportunity to work alongside experienced finance and accounting professionals while making a measurable impact for clients.
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