Senior Controller in Nashville, Tennessee

Location

Nashville, Tennessee

Job Type

Full-time

Company

Frontline Source Group - Nationwide Staffing & Executive Search

Senior Controller

Our client located in Nashville, TN is adding a Senior Controller to their team. They are seeking a hands-on, high-accountability Senior Controller to lead and scale the accounting function during a critical growth phase.

Company Profile:

Auto Insurance and Repair

Global and growing

Senior Controller Role:

This is a build-and-standardize role. The Senior Controller will be responsible for managing the accounting team, strengthening financial controls, building scalable processes, and ensuring accurate, timely financial reporting across a multi-entity environment.

Someone who sees gaps as opportunities to create structure, clarity, and accountability.

Will require both strategic process thinking and daily operational oversight.

As the Senior Controller you must be comfortable rolling up your sleeves while simultaneously building a finance infrastructure that supports long-term scalability.

Partner closely with executive leadership to provide financial analysis, budgeting insight, and forecasting support as the company continues to grow.

Lead, mentor, and manage the accounting team (including Controller-level staff and accounting clerks)

Assess current team capabilities and design a scalable accounting structure for growth

Hire, develop, and onboard additional accounting personnel as needed

Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations

Build accountability, cadence, and operational discipline within the department

Own and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process

Ensure timely and accurate financial statements across all entities

Improve close timelines and reporting accuracy

Oversee bank reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations

Maintain fixed asset, depreciation, and debt schedules

Ensure proper intercompany accounting and allocations across shared services

Provide financial analysis to support executive decision-making

Assist leadership with annual budgeting and periodic forecasting

Monitor performance against budgets and identify financial trends

Develop reporting that helps leadership understand profitability, cost drivers, and operational efficiency

Support leadership with financial insights as the business scales

Develop, document, and implement standardized accounting policies and procedures

Establish internal controls to protect company assets and ensure financial integrity

Build SOPs for all core accounting functions (AP, AR, reconciliations, payroll coordination, etc.)

Create approval workflows and spending controls

Ensure audit-readiness and compliance best practices

Oversee accounting for multiple business units and affiliated entities

Standardize revenue recognition and expense allocation methodologies

Partner with Claims, Repair Platform, and Technology teams to ensure accurate operational reporting

Monitor company-wide spending against budget in coordination with leadership

Evaluate current accounting systems and recommend improvements

Lead or support future accounting system upgrades or ERP implementations as the business grows

Implement automation where possible to improve efficiency and reduce manual work

Improve reporting frameworks for greater transparency and operational decision-making

Support cash flow management and forecasting processes

Monitor payables and receivables cycles

Identify opportunities to improve working capital efficiency

Provide clean, reliable financial data to executive leadership for planning purposes

Senior Controller Background Profile:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (CPA strongly preferred)

7+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role

Strong technical accounting knowledge (GAAP)

Experience managing accounting in a multi-entity environment

Demonstrated experience building or restructuring accounting teams

Experience documenting accounting policies and implementing internal controls

Strong financial reporting and financial analysis capabilities

Experience working with external accounting firms, auditors, or tax advisors

Experience with QuickBooks or similar accounting platforms, particularly in multi-entity environments

Experience migrating from QuickBooks or smaller accounting platforms to more robust systems or ERP solutions as a company scales

Experience working with small-to-medium sized companies ($40M–$100M in revenue)

Experience coordinating with external accounting, tax, and audit firms

Experience working in entrepreneur-led or founder-led companies

Experience with budgeting and financial forecasting

Background in growth-stage, private, or operationally complex businesses

Experience in service-based or multi-location operations strongly preferred

Company Benefits and Features:

Base plus Bonus

PTO and Holidays

Multiple Health Plans

Company retreats

And more!