Controller

SmartBug Media is the most decorated HubSpot agency, recognized as a leader in crafting digital solutions that empower organizations to thrive across the entire customer lifecycle. From marketing and sales to revenue operations, customer success, and e-commerce, we combine sound strategies, cutting-edge AI, and digital innovation to deliver solutions that de-risk the future and drive sustainable growth.

With a fully remote team of over 250 professionals, we excel at creating intelligent web and digital ecosystems—from corporate websites to complex web applications—seamlessly integrated with AI-powered solutions. By aligning SmartBug's expertise with our clients' unique business realities, we build scalable, innovative tools that become engines for growth, setting the course for long-term success.

SmartBug Media is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Controller to lead our financial operations. You will be responsible for ensuring a high-quality, GAAP-compliant monthly close, daily accounting operations, managing the consolidation of three subsidiaries, and overseeing an offshore bookkeeping team. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is proficient in modern accounting technology.

Responsibilities:
• Act as the primary point of contact for financial data integrity and internal controls
• Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within the accounting function
• Architect of the Chart of Accounts and financial structures to support scalable reporting
• Oversee and mentor a third-party bookkeeping and billing offshore team of three dedicated resources
• Respond to requests from cross-functional teams, including pulling reports and participating in process improvements
• Ensure transparency, collaborate with external auditors and prepare audit-ready documentation
• Drive the monthly financial close process within 5 business days
• Lead monthly budget variance analysis in collaboration with cross-functional leaders
• Build and maintain KPI dashboards that track company performance
• Manage revenue & AR Aging process, along with collection oversight weekly
• Opportunity to grow into a senior manager/director and scale with the company as the finance team expands alongside the company’s growth

Required Skills & Responsibilities:
• Education:Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance and CPA or relevant professional certifications preferred
• Experience:5-7 years of extensive, hands-on finance and accounting experience, including consolidation
• Leadership Experience: 3-5 years of experience in a leadership or managerial role, with a proven track record of managing direct reports or external vendors/offshore teams
• Technical Proficiency:Expert-level knowledge of QuickBooks Online (QBO), proficiency in Excel, G-Sheets (GoogleSuite), and Numeric (accounting tasks and close management software), or similar tools
• Power Skills:Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical mindset, “you don’t just report numbers, you look for the why behind the variance”, and a proven track record of working independently and collaboratively. Ability to work in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Technical Proficiency:Experience in optimizing finance and accounting tech stack integrations to automate financial dashboards and manual accounting entries/processes
• Power Skills: Experience in a digital marketing agency or professional services environment