Financial Controller

Were Hiring: Finance Manager & Controller Global Operations

Vacancies - 2

Location: Chennai(USA Time Zone) & Portland , Oregon

Employment Type: Full-time

Department: Service Delivery & Finance

Reports To: Head of Service Delivery & Finance

Position Overview

The Finance Manager & Controller (FMC) is responsible for ensuring financial integrity, operational accounting excellence, and strong fiscal governance across a global managed staffing organization. This role provides leadership with actionable financial insights, supports multi-country operations, and aligns staffing economics with overall business performance.

The ideal candidate has experience managing global finance operations in people-intensive environments and thrives in fast-growing, operationally complex organizations.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting

• Consolidate multi-currency financials across global entities
• Ensure accurate recording of revenue, cost of services, payroll, and operating expenses
• Prepare financial statements, management reports, variance analyses, and KPI dashboards

Global Operations & Staffing Finance

• Oversee finance operations across global service centers (payroll, AR/AP, expenses, petty cash, inventory tracking)
• Partner with operations on staffing economics, utilization, headcount forecasting, and capacity planning
• Support hiring and promotion decisions by validating financial impact against budgets
• Maintain cost allocation models across centers, clients, and service lines

Budgeting, Forecasting & FP&A

• Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecast cycles
• Build workforce-driven financial models focused on labor costs, productivity, and margins
• Monitor key metrics: service revenue, gross margin, contribution margin, center-level P&Ls
• Identify optimization opportunities and support data-driven leadership decisions

Business Partnering

• Act as a strategic finance partner to senior leadership (CFO, COO, department heads)
• Provide insights on profitability, pricing, labor efficiency, and client economics
• Support cross-functional initiatives across finance, operations, HR, and global teams

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience
• Minimum 3 years in a controller or finance leadership role
• Experience in global, multi-entity, people-driven businesses (staffing, BPO, outsourcing, professional services)
• Hands-on experience managing cross-border payroll, compliance, and operations
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills

Preferred

• CPA, CMA, or equivalent certification
• Experience with ERP systems and workforce planning tools
• Background in high-growth or operationally complex environments
• Knowledge of cost-to-serve models and labor-driven financial analytics