Hybrid Associate Controller bei Silver Falls Capital

Description

Silver Falls Capital is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Associate Controller to lead accounting operations across a growing portfolio of diversified manufacturing and SaaS businesses. This critical role manages the month-end close process, ensures financial accuracy, and drives compliance across entities with varying revenue models and operational complexity.

As a key leader within the Finance & Accounting team, the Associate Controller will shape a scalable, efficient controls environment that grows with our acquisition footprint. This includes developing and documenting standard operating procedures with a continuous improvement mindset.?This position plays a pivotal role in business reporting, financial planning, and cross-functional collaboration—focusing on delivering results rather than simply completing tasks. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting knowledge with leadership skills, mentoring a high-performing team of business partners and problem solvers.

 Key Success Factors:

• Agile leader that fosters an environment of continuous improvement and consistent accountability.  
• Strong sense of ethical responsibility and confidentiality. A trusted advisor unafraid to offer candid feedback to team members and Executive leaders. 
• Ability to interpret complex financial data and glean strategic decision-making from insights. 
• Proficiency in financial statement preparation and month-end close process. 
• Ability to design, implement, and monitor effective internal controls.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Lead day-to-day operations of the accounting team, providing support and guidance while ensuring transactions are GAAP compliant, auditable, and in adherence to controls. 
• Own and manage the full month end close process, with a focus on shortening timelines, improving accuracy, and ensuring reconciliations meet both internal and external reporting standards. 
• Partner with tax and audit professionals across the portfolio to support year-end reporting and audit readiness. 
• Implement and manage a unified accounting support model across the Silver Falls Capital portfolio.? 
• Lead visual management initiatives to promote accountability, track metrics, and highlight team accomplishments or areas requiring immediate attention.? 
• Maintain organized documentation for invoices, collections, payments, journal entries, and reconciliations.? 
• Drive improvements in working capital metrics, including DSO, DPO, inventory turns (INVX), and the overall cash conversion cycle.? 
• Review and approve customer and vendor onboarding, including credit terms and financial contract compliance. 
• Oversee and proactively approach regulatory changes, filings and reporting requirements including but not limited to B&O, AvaTax Management, 1099’s etc. Ensuring consistent and thorough review processes that scale and adapt with new acquisitions.  
• Oversee cash flow forecasting, initiate ACH/wire payments, and ensure alignment with company-specific cash triggers.? 
• Deliver bi-weekly profit and loss snapshots for each operating company, highlighting variances, reclassifications, and areas of improvement prior to formal month-end close. 
• Lead continuous improvements in ERP and financial reporting systems, including system integrations and cross-entity unification.? 
• Assist in the development of direct reports to aid in growth, capability building, and team achievement. 
• Performs other related duties or projects as assigned.   

Supervisory Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop Staff and Senior Accountants through the talent development process. Providing performance feedback, mentoring, and career path planning. 
• Build a collaborative, resilient team culture with strong cross-functional support coverage and escalation readiness. 
• Foster a culture of transparency, curiosity, and accountability across finance and operating teams. 

Expected Behaviors Aligned with Cultural Values and Anchors:

• Act With Respect and Integrity: Demonstrate professionalism and confidentiality while engaging in truth-driven, issue-based problem solving.  
• Be Curious and Take Action: Proactively seek improvements, challenge the status quo, and contribute to smarter, faster results. 
• Teamwork Matters: Consistently work to win as a team, through your team, supporting each other in achieving goals for the business and our customers. 
• Be Transparent & Data-Driven: Escalate gaps early, embrace visible metrics, and guide sustainable solutions. 
• Embraces Cross Functional Ownership: Leaning into business processes to support financial discipline across operations. 

Required Education, Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting 
• 5+ years of expanded scope of accounting experience 
• At least two years of accounting team leadership or management. 
• Background in manufacturing or SaaS based businesses. 
• Advance knowledge of excel and database management. 
• Demonstrated critical thinking and data-driven decision making. 
• Demonstrated track record of driving high volume transactions and process efficiencies. 

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:

• MBA, CPA, or CMA designation  
• Strong communication and public speaking skills for presenting financial performance. 
• Demonstrated working capital performance management. 
• ERP system implementation and optimization experience. 
• Familiarity with multi-entity accounting environments.  

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Physical in office attendance required. 
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.  

About Silver Falls Capital 

Silver Falls Capital, LLC, is a private investment company that is focused on the acquisition and successful operation of businesses for the long term. With decades of hands-on experience running and improving businesses, we bring leadership, business acumen and investments to help companies and their teams achieve full potential. 

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age (over 40), or disability (including AIDS, and cancer-related medical condition).
 

Please note that we do not accept inquiries from agencies or recruiters for this position.