Controller

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: Remote

Preferred Location: Eastern Time Zone / East Coast (EST)

Industry: Creative Agency / Digital Marketing / Marketing Technology / Professional Services

About the Role

Ignite Visibility is seeking a smart, ambitious, and deeply hands-on Controller to lead the company’s accounting and financial operations across a complex multi-entity corporate structure.

Reporting directly to our  EVP of Finance, this is a high-visibility leadership position for a senior accounting professional who balances strategic financial and accounting oversight with a strong willingness to roll up their sleeves and manage day-to-day details.

The ideal candidate brings extensive senior Controller experience, ideally having operated at scale in organizations up to $150M+ in revenue, combined with deep expertise in creative agencies, digital marketing, MarTech, or project-based professional services. You will partner directly with executive finance leadership (including close interaction with our PE team) to ensure financial accuracy, strong internal controls, timely multi-entity reporting, effective forecasting, and scalable financial processes.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting & Financial Operations

• Lead day-to-day accounting and financial operations across multiple entities with a highly hands-on approach.

• Oversee the full accounting cycle: general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, payroll, reconciliations, accruals, and journal entries.

• Own and drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure rapid, accurate delivery.

• Maintain accurate financial records and charts of accounts within NetSuite.

• Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.

• Continuously identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and scale accounting processes to support growth.

• Lead the annual financial audit process through collaboration with external audit firm. 

Multi-Entity Accounting & Reporting

• Manage accounting operations across a complex multi-entity corporate structure, including intercompany transactions, allocations, reconciliations, and eliminations.

• Prepare accurate entity-level reporting and consolidated financial statements.

• Deliver monthly financial reporting packages (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, EBITDA) with actionable insights for executive leadership.

• Partner with FP&A and executive leadership to analyze actual results against budgets and forecasts.

Agency & Professional Services Finance

• Apply a deep understanding of agency financial dynamics: revenue recognition, client profitability, utilization, project economics, and resource-related costs.

• Evaluate department and account-level margins, connecting staffing and operational execution directly to profitability and EBITDA.

Payroll, HR Systems & Compliance

• Oversee accounting-related payroll processes and partner closely with HR/People Operations, utilizing BambooHR and integrated payroll tools.

• Coordinate tax filings and compliance requirements with external accounting firm partners.

• Maintain strict internal controls and proactively mitigate financial and operational risk.

Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team, fostering a culture of accountability, precision, and continuous learning.

• Partner cross-functionally across Finance, Operations, Client Services, and executive leadership.

• Work closely with executive leadership and private equity stakeholder to align accounting operations with overarching corporate growth goals.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Senior Experience: 8-10 years of progressive accounting leadership, with proven experience operating successfully at the Controller level (experience in $150M+ environments preferred).

• Hands-On Mindset: A proactive, energetic, and ambitious professional who thrives on getting into the operational details while managing high-level accounting strategy.

• Agency / Professional Services Background: Deep experience within a creative agency, digital marketing agency, MarTech, or consulting firm is required.

• Systems Expertise: Hands-on experience with NetSuite (Required), QuickBooks Online (Preferred) and BambooHR (Strongly Preferred).

• Multi-Entity Consolidations: Proven expertise in multi-entity accounting, intercompany reconciliations, and complex financial consolidations.

• Financial Mastery: Strong expertise in GAAP, GAAP-compliant revenue recognition, EBITDA analysis, cash flow management, and internal controls.

• Location & Hours: Must be based in the Eastern Time Zone / East Coast (EST) or comfortable operating strictly on EST hours.

• Education & Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA or MBA preferred.

Ignite Visibility is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, disability, sex, age, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or presentation, pregnancy, genetics, veteran status or any other status protected by state or federal law.