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We are dedicated to providing tailored strategies that align with our clients' values and missions, focusing on service, integrity, and excellence. Our team is passionate about driving impactful change by equipping our partners with the tools and technologies they need to thrive in a digital age.\nPosition\nWe're looking for a hands-on Controller to own Servant's day-to-day accounting and financial operations. This person will bring our accounting function in-house, establish reliable processes, and give leadership clear, timely visibility into the financial health of the business.\nWorking directly with the COO and partnering across Growth, Delivery, Resource Management, and People Ops, the Controller will oversee the full accounting cycle, tax compliance, payroll accounting, and financial reporting. They'll also connect contracts, project delivery, and billing while improving visibility into cash flow and project profitability.\nThis is an opportunity to build a scalable finance function in a lean, technology-forward environment, using automation and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and accuracy.\nWhat You'll Do\nAccounting & Financial Operations\nOwn the full accounting cycle, including general ledger, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and monthly close.\nPrepare timely, accurate financial statements, including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow.\nManage accounts payable, vendor payments, expenses, and approval workflows.\nOwn client and contract invoicing; monitor accounts receivable, resolve billing discrepancies, and improve collections.\nPrepare commission journal entries and accruals, ensuring expenses are recorded accurately in the appropriate periods.\nOwn payroll accounting, including payroll entries and reconciliation of payroll expenses, employer taxes, benefits costs, and payroll liabilities.\nOversee applicable state and local tax compliance, coordinating registrations, filings, reconciliations, and payments with Rippling and external tax advisors. Monitor deadlines and maintain supporting documentation.\nPartner with People Ops to review payroll tax reporting, resolve discrepancies, and support accurate, timely filings and payments. People Ops retains ownership of payroll processing, employee changes, and benefits administration through Rippling.\nCoordinate income tax preparation, annual financial reviews, and other external accounting requirements with outside advisors.\nMaintain accurate financial records, documentation, policies, and internal controls.\nFinancial Reporting & Business Partnership\nDeliver monthly financial reporting with clear explanations of performance, trends, and variances.\nGive the COO and leadership team visibility into revenue, expenses, margins, cash flow, and working capital.\nMonitor cash flow and proactively flag risks, timing gaps, and opportunities for improvement.\nPartner with the COO on budgets, forecasts, and financial projections; analyze actual results against plan and recommend corrective actions.\nServe as the primary owner of accounting and financial reporting in leadership discussions, providing clear insights and recommendations.\nProject Accounting & Services Operations\nPartner with Growth, Delivery, and Resource Management to connect signed contracts, project setup, delivery, and client billing.\nImprove visibility into project costs, engagement margins, utilization, and services profitability.\nMaintain consistency across accounting, project management, CRM, and billing systems.\nReview project budgets, cost allocations, and revenue recognition in accordance with applicable standards and company policies.\nCoordinate the accounting treatment and documentation of qualifying software development costs, including capitalization, with the COO and external advisors.\nIdentify opportunities to improve billing accuracy, reduce revenue leakage, and strengthen financial accountability.\nSystems & Process Improvement\nOwn and optimize financial workflows in QuickBooks and Bill.com.\nImprove data consistency across connected systems and streamline recurring accounting processes through automation, integrations, and responsible use of AI-enabled 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