Controller - CFO Path

Our client, a rapidly growing SaaS company in Fintech, is seeking a Controller on a CFO track for full-time roles in Nashville or Chicago.

• Lead Finance: Manage accounting operations, monthly closes, and revenue recognition.
• Scale Growth: Transition to a mid-market ERP (NetSuite/Intacct) and expand the finance team.
• Strategic Insights: Develop SaaS metrics (ARR, Churn, LTV/CAC) and build financial models for leadership.
• Compliance & Treasury: Oversee cash flow, taxes, audits, and internal controls.
• CFO Apprenticeship: Partner with the CEO on investor relations, capital planning, and M&A.
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  Requirements: CPA with 7+ years of finance experience (3+ in leadership), SaaS expertise, proficiency with QuickBooks Online, Stripe, and ERP migrations, and a builder mindset.
  
  Benefits: Clear path to CFO, equity stake, flexible work environment, competitive pay, benefits, and 401(k) match.
  
  Partnering with a trusted talent firm, dedicated to providing a premium hiring experience.

Skills:
Accounting, Accounting Close, Cash Flow, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Finance, Financial Control, Financial Modeling, Head of Finance, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Leadership, LifeTime Value (LTV), Mergers and Acquisitions, Metrics, NetSuite, Operations Management, Revenue Recognition, Software as a Service (SaaS), Treasury

About the Company:
Thorndale Partners

Thorndale Partners llc was founded by merging assets from two long standing Nashville based staffing agencies with 17 years in the market and a back office funding partner with over 40 years of funding and managing the back office for multiple professional staffing businesses. We have three divisions:

Thorndale Technology : supporting all levels of IT staffing for corporations, technology companies, and startups.

Thorndale Health : Supporting all levels of technology related staffing for healthcare organizations, healthcare technology companies, and healthcare consulting firms.

Thorndale Finance : Supporting staffing for the Accounting and Financial roles for all the organizations our other divisions support as well.

Our goal is to quietly become the team retained by clients providing the best options to the highly competitive and tight candidate market. We work primarily on private search and hold the information about candidates we work with in the highest level of confidentiality.

We are and will continue to be the firm noted for the highest level of integrity and accuracy in details related to job opportunities and the backgrounds of candidates we represent.

Company Size:
50 to 99 employees

Industry:
Other/Not Classified

Founded:
2012

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