Controller
Role Overview
This is a senior part-time Controller role where you will manage financial operations for multiple business units, creating department-level P&L statements and ensuring accurate expense allocation. You'll work closely with leadership to establish scalable accounting processes, provide insights for cash flow management, and support data-driven decisions on growth and profitability. The role involves hands-on tasks like month-end close, reconciliations, and developing tools for transparent financial tracking.
Perks & Benefits
The role is fully remote, offering flexibility with part-time hours and potential to expand to full-time, ideal for those seeking work-life balance. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, it likely involves collaboration with leadership in similar time zones, providing opportunities for career growth into a more permanent position. The culture emphasizes strategic impact, allowing you to shape financial systems and contribute directly to departmental performance and company scalability.
Full Job Description
About the Role
We’re looking for a part-time Controller to help bring clarity and structure to our company’s financial operations. We operate several business units and each needs its own financial picture and departmental P&L tracking.
This person should be highly detail-oriented and strategic — someone who can dig into the numbers, organize our revenue and expenses by department, and help us make data-driven decisions about growth, hiring, and profitability.
You’ll work closely with leadership to establish scalable accounting processes, ensure accurate reporting, and provide the insights needed to manage cash flow and departmental performance.
Key Responsibilities
Create and maintain department-level P&L statements for each business unit
Categorize all revenue and expenses by department, ensuring transactions are allocated correctly
Review shared or lump-sum transactions and itemize or allocate costs across departments as needed
Partner with leadership to track profitability by department
Assist with accounting processes including month-end close, reconciliations, and reporting
Develop systems or tools (e.g., spreadsheets, dashboards, or integrations with QuickBooks) for more transparent and efficient tracking
Monitor cash flow and budgeting, flagging risks and opportunities
Support financial forecasting and staffing planning based on client volume and growth projections
Qualifications
5+ years in accounting or controllership roles, preferably with non-profit or startup experience
Strong understanding of multi-department or multi-entity financial reporting
Expertise in QuickBooks or similar accounting software
Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets (data modeling, pivots, and lookups)
Proven ability to allocate shared expenses and reconcile departmental reporting
Strong communication and documentation skills — able to turn complex financial data into clear insights
Prior fractional, consulting, or small-business controller experience preferred
What Success Looks Like
Each business unit has clear, accurate, and regularly updated financials
Shared costs and cross-department expenses are correctly allocated
Profit-share calculations are reliable and easy to review
Leadership has real-time visibility into department-level performance, cash flow, and hiring readiness
Role Details
Part-time with potential to expand to full-time
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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