CrossCountry Consulting
Managing Director - Accounting Advisory (Operational Accounting/Controller)
$282K–$402K
Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years of related experience; 7+ years of hands-on Controllership experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
About the job
Lead Accounting Advisory client engagements and practice growth, delivering controllership, financial reporting, operational transformation, and AI-enabled solutions while developing teams and client relationships.
What you'll do
- Oversee client accounting close, reporting, compliance, systems implementation, and finance transformation engagements.
- Lead account and practice management, including staffing, budgets, proposals, business development, and service offerings.
- Mentor teams and develop firm-approved AI-enabled solutions for clients.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of related advisory and controllership experience, including a strong professional-services foundation.
- 7+ years of hands-on controllership experience in emerging growth, middle-market, and/or PE-backed portfolio companies.
- Deep operational accounting expertise and in-depth knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; based in or willing to relocate to California and able to serve the West Coast market.
Nice to have
- Software/SaaS, Healthcare, or broad B2B industry exposure.
- CPA or CA certification.
Pay
$281,750 - $402,500 USD base salary
Tools
NetSuite, Sage, MS Dynamics, QuickBooks, Workiva, DFIN, Tableau, PowerBI
AI focus
Advise clients on AI and automation to streamline close processes, improve forecasting, and support data-driven decisions; responsibly use firm-approved AI tools and help develop AI-enabled client solutions.
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