Corporate Controller

Addison Group is partnering with a privately held, private equity-backed technology company to identify a Corporate Controller to join their growing finance and accounting leadership team.

This organization is in full growth mode, backed by significant capital investment and executing on major infrastructure initiatives. EBITDA is trending upward as the business scales, making this an exciting time to join a high-visibility leadership team and help shape the next phase of growth.

Corporate Controller will report directly to the CFO and oversee a team of 7 accounting professionals. This is a highly visible role with broad exposure across the organization.

Location:

Remote, with quarterly travel to Champaign, IL. Preference for candidates located in the Chicago area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and elevate the month-end and year-end close process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong internal controls while continuously improving reporting efficiency.
• Own all technical accounting matters, including revenue recognition, lease accounting, equity transactions, and other complex GAAP areas; serve as the internal subject matter expert.
• Proactively identify accounting issues and risk areas, determining when to resolve internally versus engaging external auditors for technical guidance.
• Strengthen and streamline accounting operations, implementing best practices, tightening processes, and building scalable workflows to support a growing organization.
• Partner cross-functionally with procurement, operations, FP\&A, and executive leadership to ensure financial alignment and operational transparency.
• Play a key leadership role in an upcoming ERP implementation, helping drive system selection, design, data integrity, and process optimization to ensure a smooth transition.
• Develop and mentor a team of 7 direct reports, fostering accountability, professional growth, and a high-performance culture.
• Oversee audit coordination and external reporting, serving as the primary liaison with external auditors and ensuring audit readiness at all times.
• Support strategic initiatives and infrastructure investments, providing financial insight and operational guidance as the business scales.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (Master’s or MBA preferred)
• CPA strongly preferred
• 8\+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibility
• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Proven experience managing and developing teams
• Demonstrated success improving processes and building scalable accounting functions
• Prior ERP implementation or major system upgrade experience preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with strong business acumen

Compensation \& Benefits:

• Base Salary: $170,000 – $200,000
• 20–30% annual bonus target
• 401(k) with company match
• Comprehensive health insurance benefits
• Remote flexibility with executive-level visibility