[Hiring] Controller @Aston Carter

Role Description

This consulting controller role allows an experienced accounting professional to apply deep expertise in financial reporting, audit, tax, and accounting operations in a fully remote, project-based environment. You will review and refine complex accounting content, develop realistic business cases, and help shape next-generation technology solutions without the demands of traditional client work, close cycles, or travel. The engagement offers flexible scheduling within a 30-40 hour workweek over a 12-week period, with the potential to extend.

• Review accounting-related scenarios, answers, and analyses to ensure technical accuracy and completeness.
• Analyze financial reporting, audit, tax, and broader accounting-related content for quality, clarity, and correctness.
• Provide expert feedback and recommendations to improve the accuracy, structure, and usefulness of accounting and finance content.
• Develop realistic accounting and finance business cases based on professional experience in areas such as controllership, financial reporting, audit, tax, and finance operations.
• Create clear, well-structured explanations of accounting concepts, standards, and practices for a variety of use cases.
• Identify inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and gaps in accounting and finance materials, and propose practical improvements.
• Apply knowledge of technical accounting topics such as SOX compliance, revenue recognition, lease accounting, treasury, internal controls, and month-end close processes to evaluate and refine content.
• Collaborate asynchronously within a remote project team while maintaining high quality standards and meeting project timelines.
• Work independently, managing your own workload and schedule to deliver consistent, high-quality outputs across the full engagement.
• Leverage user-level familiarity with AI and large language model tools to review, evaluate, and enhance AI-generated accounting content.

Qualifications

• Approximately 7+ years of substantive accounting experience, with a strong experience in practical, hands-on work.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: public accounting, corporate accounting, audit, tax, advisory, FP&A, financial reporting, or finance operations.
• Technical accounting expertise in areas such as financial reporting, controllership, audit, internal controls, SOX compliance, revenue recognition, lease accounting, treasury, and month-end close.
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex accounting concepts clearly and concisely.
• Proven ability to work independently and manage tasks in a fully remote environment.
• General familiarity with AI and large language model tools at a user level.
• Availability to work 30-40 hours per week over the full 12-week engagement.

Requirements

• Master's degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline is preferred but not required.
• CPA certification is preferred but not mandatory; practical expertise and experience are highly valued.
• Experience that spans multiple domains such as audit, tax, advisory, FP&A, financial reporting, and finance operations.
• Experience developing or reviewing technical accounting documentation, policies, or training materials.
• Comfort working in a consulting or project-based environment with evolving priorities.
• Interest in contributing to the development of next-generation technology solutions in accounting and finance.

Benefits

• This role operates in a fully remote work environment, allowing you to contribute from any suitable location with reliable internet access.
• The position offers a flexible schedule within a 30-40 hour workweek, with a requirement to maintain that commitment across the full 12-week engagement and the possibility of extension.
• Work is project-based rather than client-facing, meaning there are no traditional close cycles, no travel requirements, and no direct client service obligations.
• You will primarily use digital collaboration tools and AI/LLM platforms to review, analyze, and enhance accounting-related content in a focused, professional, and technology-driven setting.

Company Description

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence.