# Controller

> Pavago · South Africa (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-05-06

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** Candidate Sourcing

## Description

### **🚀 Controller (FP&A + Financial Reporting + Team Leadership + GAAP/IFRS)**

**Full-Time Remote | U.S. Business Hours**

### **💼 About the Role**

We’re hiring an experienced and hands-on **Controller** to lead accounting operations, financial reporting, compliance, and close processes for a growing business.

This is not a bookkeeping-only role.

This is a leadership position for someone who can:

-   own the numbers,
-   lead accounting operations,
-   strengthen financial controls,
-   mentor accounting teams,
-   and provide executive-level financial insights.

You’ll work closely with:

-   leadership,
-   FP&A,
-   auditors,
-   operations,
-   and finance teams

to ensure the company maintains:

-   accurate books,
-   strong controls,
-   clean reporting,
-   and scalable financial operations.

If you thrive balancing detailed accounting oversight with strategic financial leadership — this role is a strong fit.

### **🔥 What You’ll Own**

### **Month-End & Year-End Close**

-   Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles
-   Maintain a **5-business-day close standard**
-   Review and approve:

-   journal entries
-   reconciliations
-   accruals
-   payroll allocations
-   depreciation
-   intercompany transactions

-   Deliver complete financial packages including:

-   P&L
-   Balance Sheet
-   Cash Flow Statements

### **Financial Reporting & Executive Insights**

-   Prepare GAAP/IFRS-compliant financial statements
-   Deliver executive-ready:

-   variance analyses
-   commentary
-   dashboards
-   reporting packages

-   Support:

-   board reporting
-   investor reporting
-   leadership decision-making

-   Translate financial data into actionable business insights

### **Internal Controls & Compliance**

-   Design and strengthen internal accounting controls
-   Ensure compliance across:

-   accounting standards
-   tax requirements
-   audits
-   regulatory obligations

-   Manage external audit processes and PBC schedules
-   Maintain audit-ready documentation and reporting

### **Budgeting, Forecasting & Cash Management**

-   Partner with FP&A teams on:

-   budgets
-   forecasts
-   scenario modeling
-   capital planning

-   Monitor:

-   liquidity
-   working capital
-   debt compliance
-   cash flow

-   Provide recommendations to improve financial performance

### **Accounting Team Leadership**

-   Lead and mentor accounting staff and bookkeepers
-   Review work for:

-   accuracy
-   completeness
-   timeliness

-   Establish scalable accounting processes and quality standards
-   Improve team performance and operational efficiency

### **Process Improvement & Systems**

-   Drive:

-   ERP implementations
-   accounting automation
-   workflow optimization
-   SOP development

-   Improve reporting systems and operational scalability
-   Identify inefficiencies and reduce manual accounting processes

### **✅ Required Experience & Skills**

-   Bachelor’s degree in:

-   Accounting
-   Finance
-   related field

-   7+ years progressive accounting or finance experience
-   2+ years leadership or supervisory experience
-   Strong knowledge of:

-   GAAP
-   IFRS
-   financial controls
-   close management

-   Hands-on experience with:

-   NetSuite
-   SAP
-   Oracle
-   QuickBooks Enterprise
-   ERP systems

-   Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills
-   Strong financial analysis and reporting experience

### **⭐ Nice-to-Have Experience**

-   CPA / ACCA / MBA credentials
-   Previous Controller or Finance Manager experience
-   ERP implementation or M&A integration exposure
-   SaaS, professional services, or real estate industry experience
-   Experience with:

-   Power BI
-   Tableau
-   Looker
-   dashboard reporting tools

### **🧠 What Makes You a Strong Fit**

-   You balance accounting accuracy with business insight
-   You are highly organized and deadline-driven
-   You communicate confidently with executives and leadership
-   You can lead teams while remaining hands-on operationally
-   You proactively identify risks and process improvements
-   You thrive building scalable financial systems and controls

### **📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like**

-   Review reconciliations and approve journal entries
-   Monitor close progress and accounting deliverables
-   Prepare financial reports and variance commentary
-   Meet with leadership to review business performance
-   Support audit and compliance requirements
-   Mentor accounting team members and review work quality
-   Improve accounting workflows and automation opportunities
-   Analyze financial trends and provide operational recommendations

**In short:**  
You ensure the company’s financial operations are accurate, compliant, scalable, and strategically valuable.

### **📊 Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)**

-   Month-end close completed within 5 business days
-   Zero material audit adjustments
-   100% on-time regulatory and tax filings
-   Accurate and timely executive reporting
-   Strong accounting team performance and quality
-   Improved efficiency through automation and process optimization

### **🌟 Why This Role Stands Out**

-   High visibility with leadership and executives
-   Opportunity to influence financial strategy and operations
-   Blend of:

-   accounting leadership
-   FP&A
-   reporting
-   controls
-   process improvement

-   Exposure to scaling financial operations in growing businesses
-   Strong ownership and impact across the organization

### **🧪 Interview Process**

-   Initial Phone Screen
-   Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
-   Practical Financial Review Task
-   Client Interview
-   Offer & Background Verification

### **👉 Apply Now**

If you:

-   enjoy leading accounting operations,
-   thrive in fast-paced business environments,
-   can balance detailed accounting with strategic insight,
-   and want ownership over financial operations and reporting,

this role is a strong fit for you.

## Apply

[Apply at Pavago](https://apply.workable.com/pavago/j/D25D051C08/apply)

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