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Factory Controller
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As Factory Controller, you will be the finance partner to our Suffolk tea factory, challenging costs and waste, and helping drive efficiency, volume growth and future investment. You will…
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Operations Technology Project Manager/Senior PM
Jobgether
Remote, United States
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…boxes, wiring, concrete foundations, standards, signal heads, controller cabinets and traffic signal detector loops, major electrical services and gear such as those for industrial or…
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Global Controller
Bachmann Chemical and Engineering
Remote, United States
The Global Controller is central to the strength and future readiness of BCE's global finance organization. This leader owns the accounting operations, financial reporting, controllership…
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Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
GPAC
Dallas, TX
- $100,000 to $120,000 USD / year
…Dallas, TX area. Our client is seeking a senior finance leader (Controller / CFO) to lead accounting and…
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Senior Manager, Software Development, Amazon Leo
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
Sunnyvale, CA
Manage the software lifecycle of SDN deliverables from concept to operations, encompassing our SDN Controller software deployed in the Cloud and SDN Agents deployed on satellites, gateways,…
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Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.
Georgetown, KY
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Senior Accountant
Direct Biologics
Remote, United States
…startup organization. The position will report directly to the Controller. This individual will prepare operational results under US GAAP and ensure internal control and tax compliance for…
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Accounting Supervisor
Digital Control Inc.
Remote, United States
- $104,800 to $133,800 USD / year
Stay current on relevant payroll, tax, and accounting requirements and communicate impacts to the Controller.
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Billing & Accounts Receivable Coordinator
GPAC
Cleveland, OH
- $55,000 to $65,000 USD / year
- Works directly with the Controller and leadership
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Billing & Accounts Receivable Coordinator
GPAC
East Canton, OH
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- Works directly with the Controller and leadership
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Billing & Accounts Receivable Coordinator
GPAC
Seville, OH
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Billing & Accounts Receivable Coordinator
GPAC
Valley City, OH
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Billing & Accounts Receivable Coordinator
GPAC
Uniontown, OH
- $55,000 to $65,000 USD / year
- Works directly with the Controller and leadership
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Billing & Accounts Receivable Coordinator
GPAC
Chippewa Lake, OH
- $55,000 to $65,000 USD / year
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Billing & Accounts Receivable Coordinator
GPAC
Chagrin Falls, OH
- $55,000 to $65,000 USD / year
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Billing & Accounts Receivable Coordinator
GPAC
North Royalton, OH
- $55,000 to $65,000 USD / year
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Billing & Accounts Receivable Coordinator
GPAC
Doylestown, OH
- $55,000 to $65,000 USD / year
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Billing & Accounts Receivable Coordinator
GPAC
Dalton, OH
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Director of Tax
University of Iowa
IA
…regulations. The position reports directly to the University Controller and leads the university’s preparation of IRS Forms 990 and 990-T. The position monitors new federal and state…
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Decision Associates
Harborcreek, PA
…client, Decision Associates is seeking a dynamic and experienced Controller to lead the company's finance…
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Accounting & Financial Outsourcing Consultant - Equine
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Remote, United States
…Our team partners with organizations to serve as their CFO, controller, and/or accounting team, allowing clients to focus on other key business processes integral to their success. By…
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Accounting and Financial Outsourcing Manager - Equine
Dean Dorton
Lexington, KY
…Our team partners with organizations to serve as their CFO, controller, and/or accounting team – allowing clients to focus on other key business processes integral to their success. By…
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Accounting and Financial Outsourcing Senior Manager - Nonprofit
Dean Dorton
Remote, United States
…Our team partners with organizations to serve as their CFO, controller, and/or accounting team – allowing clients to focus on other key business processes integral to their…
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Accountant
Datamark, Inc.
El Paso, TX
- $56,000 USD / year
The accountant will produce monthly financial reports within a specified timeline. Support the Financial Analyst and Controller in providing variance explanations and analysis of financial…

Bristlecone Companies

Controller

Chicago, IL, United States

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Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 28, 2026

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WHO WE ARE

Bristlecone Companies https://www.bristleconecompanies.com/ is a permanent capital holding company that acquires and builds mission-critical businesses with one defining characteristic: customers who don’t leave. We are company builders at heart, committed to deepening customer relationships, creating environments where talented people thrive, and amplifying the legacies of founders who have entrusted us with their life’s work.

While our mandate is broad, our approach is focused: we develop deep domain expertise and partner with management teams to build enduring market leaders through both organic and inorganic growth. We seek essential businesses with predictable cash flow, exceptional retention, and leading positions in specialized markets. Our investment discipline is grounded in deep fundamental research, and our ownership philosophy is defined by decentralization, continuous improvement, and an indefinite time horizon.

Rooted in an ethos of stewardship, we find meaning in the work itself, in the pride of ownership, and in the quiet rigor of doing things the right way. Our team is lean by design: autonomy is given early, standards are high, and the reward for great work is more responsibility. If you are driven, deeply curious, and energized by the opportunity to build alongside people who share your standards and ambition, you will thrive here.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Bristlecone is hiring a Controller to own the accounting operations, financial reporting, and compliance that turn our growing portfolio of acquired businesses into a coherent whole. Our buy-and-hold strategy shapes how we build: it rewards investment in process, systems, and people that compound over years. You will inherit a function in motion and set the trajectory for its next layer of operational maturity. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will:

Own the monthly close and consolidation across HQ and our operating companies, and set the chart of accounts, close calendar, and reporting standards across the portfolio.
Use automation and AI to systematically eliminate manual work, shorten the close, and give leadership real-time visibility into performance.
Manage financial reporting for our investors and lenders, and explain not just what the numbers say but what changed and why.
Support our annual budgeting process and maintain rolling forecasts across HQ and our operating companies, with the opportunity to lead both as we scale.
Onboard newly acquired businesses to our systems and reporting rhythm - opening balance sheets, chart of accounts mapping, and ERP migration - and make the process repeatable.
Manage cash, AP, and treasury across entities.
Administer our cap table and equity plans, and maintain an accurate, forward-looking view of our major obligations (debt, earn outs, and incentive plan payments).
Own tax compliance and audit readiness with our outside advisors, and help shape our tax planning as we grow.
Own payroll, benefits, and insurance administration.

Success looks like numbers we can rely on without question, a function that absorbs each new acquisition without adding headcount linearly, and processes that get more automated and less manual every quarter. Over time, you will have the opportunity to grow into a broader finance leadership role, including FP&A and M&A diligence, as Bristlecone scales.

WHO YOU ARE

While we care far more about who you are than where you've been, the role requires an active CPA and 5+ years of accounting experience, beginning in public accounting and including hands-on ownership of a multi-entity close and consolidation. Experience in recurring-revenue businesses, or at a holding company, serial acquirer, or PE-backed company, is a plus. More importantly, you are:

An owner of the numbers - you’ve run a close end-to-end, you’re comfortable in the details, and you treat integrity as the floor, not the goal
Advanced in Excel and NetSuite (Ramp experience a plus), with demonstrated use of automation and AI tools (Claude Cowork, Codex, or similar) to make accounting work faster and more accurate, and an eye on emerging tooling
Equipped with strong technical accounting judgment alongside commercial sense: you understand the grey, not just the rule, and can articulate the “so what” behind the numbers
A clear, crisp, and thoughtful communicator who establishes trust quickly with executives through precision, candor, and reliability
Hands-on and resourceful, equally comfortable reconciling an account, negotiating a renewal, or managing outside advisors, and energized by a lean team where you own the outcome
Insatiably curious, actively reflective, and always looking for a better way to do the work
A builder at heart - motivated by shaping a finance function that gets stronger with every business we add

This role is based in Chicago, with occasional travel to our operating companies. Compensation includes a competitive base salary, annual bonus, and equity participation structured for long-term compounding.

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Financial reporting
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Leadership
Budget management
ERP
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