Teamswell

Senior Controller – Strategic Financial Advisor

Teamswell
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, MexicoSeniorWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in financial management, including month-end and year-end close processes, compliance, and strategic financial analysis. Proficient in building budgets, forecasts, and scalable financial systems while effectively communicating complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.

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Month-End And Year-End Close ProcessGAAP ComplianceFinancial Analysis And RecommendationsCPA Or MBA PreferredInternal Controls

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own the month-end and year-end close process, ensuring accurate, timely, and audit-ready financial statements
  • Manage day-to-day accounting operations, including A/P, A/R, payroll coordination, reconciliations, and internal controls
  • Build and maintain rolling budgets, forecasts, and cash flow models
  • Partner directly with the CEO on strategic and operational decisions, providing financial analysis and recommendations
  • Identify financial risks, inefficiencies, and business growth opportunities, and recommend solutions
  • Challenge assumptions and decisions when financial data does not support them
  • Oversee compliance, tax filings, and relationships with external accountants, auditors, and financial institutions
  • Develop dashboards and reports covering margins, cash position, and unit economics
  • Support pricing, vendor, and cost-structure decisions with rigorous financial analysis
  • Build scalable financial processes and systems as the company grows

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting/finance, including experience at the Controller level or above
  • A genuine big-picture mentality: connect financial data and business strategy
  • A solutions-first approach: propose ways to fix problems
  • Confidence and diplomacy to push back on the CEO or leadership when warranted by the data
  • Strong technical accounting foundation, including GAAP, close processes, and internal controls
  • Experience in consumer products, CPG, or a similar product-based business is a strong plus
  • Comfort operating in a lean, fast-moving environment while owning details and strategy
  • CPA and/or MBA preferred but not required if experience demonstrates equivalent capability
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to translate financial complexity into clear guidance for non-finance stakeholders

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Hard Skills
Accounting OperationsA/P ManagementA/R ManagementPayroll CoordinationReconciliationsBudgetingForecastingCash Flow ModelingFinancial ReportingTax Filings
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsConfidence And DiplomacySolutions-First ApproachBig-Picture MentalityAbility To Challenge Assumptions
Tools & Technologies
Financial DashboardsReporting Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
CPAMBA
Industry Keywords
Consumer ProductsCPGProduct-Based Business