Controller (Independent Contractor) - hrEdge Consulting - Clearwater, Florida, United States

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:30:45 -0600

CFO Alliance is a professional consulting firm with an executive-level team of business performance experts who are incredibly technical and refreshingly human. Our suite of services includes CFO Leadership, Outsourced Finance, and Accounting management, and Mergers & Acquisitions Support. We are currently hiring for a Controller to support our High Growth Entrepreneurial client base.

The Controller serves as the outsourced accounting leader for one or more of our clients. This role will partner with other team members in the firm to provide personalized support.

The perfect candidate has proven experience and success in Controller level accounting experience. At CFO Alliance, we create clients who are raving fans, so having the right fit from soft skills is just as if not more important than the technical skills.

You will be:

Oversight and management of all accounting operations including accounting, financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, consolidating financials, etc.

Maintaining a system of controls to ensure that assets are used appropriately

Maintains general ledger, reconciliations, and prepare balance sheet

Review of monthly financial statements and KPIs

Month-end and year-end close processing and work papers

Quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting

Develop and implement process improvements to help streamline business operations

Analyze financial data and expenses

Prepare annual budgets and forecasts

Perform ad hoc projects and additional accounting duties as needed to support the client

APPLY Now! Why wait? CFO Alliance is waiting excitedly to learn more about you and how you can serve our clients in meaningful and significant ways.

Now for the fine print:

Requirements: Please apply if this is YOU!

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required; A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in accounting roles

Advanced Excel and modeling skills (pivots, lookups, complex formulas, and macro capability)

Strong accounting & finance knowledge and experience (month/year-end close, general ledger, financial systems, financial reporting, consolidations, cash flow modeling, reconciliations, AR, AP etc.)

Preferred: If you have these, a BIG plus for you and us!

Public or private accounting/consulting experience

Multiple industry experience

Private equity and/or mergers & acquisitions experience

Experience in a mix of accounting and finance roles

Experience with a variety of software

So let’s get started, submit your application here …