Youll be the finance engine behind growing private companies: tight month-end closes, management reporting that actually gets read, forecasts leaders can steer by, and systems and controls built to scale. Youll own the internal finance function for a portfolio of clients from a broad range of industries. Many engagements will tap you as a hands-on fractional controller and trusted advisor to owners and leadership teams; others will lean on you to build finance processes from the ground up. Either way, every file is yours to run.
Deadlines are real; overtime isnt a lifestyle. We staff sensibly, treat extra hours as the rare exception, and back that up with true schedule autonomy and remote flexibility-so your evenings stay yours.
If youve built your foundation in public accounting or run the close as a controller in industry, and youre ready to trade 70-hour busy-season marathons for high-impact work, tangible ownership, and genuine balance, then we would love to hear from you.
How Youll Create Impact Day-to-Day - Own the close - Run full-cycle accounting and month-end close for your client files, review the teams work, and deliver clean, reconciled books on a timeline leaders can count on.
- Keep leadership laser-focused - Prepare monthly internal management packages and variance reports against budgets and forecasts, translating the findings into clear, action-ready recommendations.
- Shape the roadmap - Build annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and cash-flow models, aligning owners around targets that push the business-without breaking it.
- Turn data into insight - Create and maintain dashboards and KPI reporting that spotlight trends, margins, and red flags before anyone else sees them.
- Build the foundation - Design and implement accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls across key cycles so the finance function scales with the business.
- Make systems work harder - Lead ERP implementations, clean-ups, and process improvements, finding automation opportunities that cut manual effort.
- Keep everything compliant - Oversee payroll, sales tax, and other government and regulatory filings so nothing slips through the cracks.
- Make year-end painless - Prepare airtight year-end working papers and support, and quarterback conversations with external accountants, auditors, and tax advisors.
Result: clients see you as the steady, trusted partner who keeps their operations running on accurate numbers-while you build mastery across industries without the grind of traditional public practice.
RequirementsOur ideal candidate...- CPA designation required.
- Significant controllership and/or public accounting experience - ideally supporting private, owner-managed, or growth-stage companies.
- Assurance experience at a public accounting firm is an asset.
- After the base experience requirements are met, we hire first and foremost, strong analytical and problem solvers.
- Relationship builder - You maintain professional relationships with clients and team members alike with open and effective communication.
- You take pride in making sure everything is correct; account balances that do not reconcile make you crazy. You find joy in solving that unsolvable problem.
Please mention these bonus skills if you have them
- ERP systems experience (NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Sage)
- Construction industry experience
- FP&A or financial modelling experience
BenefitsWhy Treewalk Feels Different Its Treewalk for a reason: we invest in your growth, trust your judgment, and protect your life outside the ledger.
- No-Strings Learning Fund - We pay 100% of your CPA modules, annual dues, and any pro-dev courses you choose-and well never claw it back if you move on.
- Freedom Over Face-Time - Own your deadlines, shape your schedule. Hit a midday workout, do the school run-just bring the results.
- Day-One Peace of Mind - Extended health, dental, vision, and parental-leave benefits start the moment you join.
Annual Salary - $105,000
