Is This Austin Controller Job Right for a Multi-Entity Accounting Leader?

Published on: Sep 17, 2026

Posted September 17, 2026 by Frontline Source Group. Job ID 14314601

A privately held international manufacturing and distribution company is hiring a direct hire Controller for its Austin, Texas U.S. operations. The role is primarily remote, requires GAAP, multi-entity consolidation, and treasury experience, and is open across Central Texas from Round Rock to San Antonio. Frontline Source Group recruits the search and backs every direct hire with the 5-Year Placement Warranty.

TL;DR: Direct hire, full-time Controller. Primarily remote with onboarding onsite, then periodic Austin-area meetings roughly monthly to quarterly. Multi-entity GAAP close, consolidations, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, banking, and line of credit management for a vertically integrated international business. Prior Controller experience strongly preferred, CPA preferred but not required. Health, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, 401(k), paid time off. Apply at frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply.html and reference Job ID 14314601.

What kind of company is hiring this Austin Controller?

The client is an established, privately held international organization with operations spanning the United States and international markets. The company runs a vertically integrated business model that covers manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, and distribution. It combines the complexity of an international business with the entrepreneurial environment of a smaller company: the U.S. team works closely across accounting, operations, sales, and executive leadership, which gives the Controller broad exposure and real influence across the business. The company's name is shared with qualified candidates once Frontline Source Group confirms fit and interest.

Where is the Controller job located and how remote is it?

The position is primarily remote, but candidates must live within reasonable commuting distance of the Austin and Central Texas area. Candidates do not need to live in Austin proper. The company is open to candidates throughout the surrounding Central Texas markets, including Round Rock, Georgetown, Temple, Waco, San Marcos, New Braunfels, Buda, Dripping Springs, and potentially San Antonio, as long as they are comfortable traveling into the Austin area as needed.

How often will the Controller be onsite?

Expect more in-person interaction during onboarding, followed by periodic onsite meetings that occur approximately monthly to quarterly depending on business needs. This is a hybrid arrangement in practice: home-based day to day, Austin-based when leadership collaboration calls for it.

What does the Controller role involve?

The Controller is a key member of the finance and accounting organization and provides technical accounting leadership for the company's U.S. operations. The role suits an experienced accounting professional who enjoys being hands-on while also looking beyond the numbers to understand the broader business. The Controller works closely with U.S. and international finance team members and executive leadership to oversee financial reporting, multi-entity accounting, budgeting, treasury activities, and financial analysis.

Financial close and consolidated reporting

• Lead and support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close and reporting activities
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP
• Oversee accounting across multiple legal entities and sets of books
• Manage consolidation activities and ensure accurate intercompany accounting
• Maintain appropriate accounting controls, processes, and financial reporting procedures
• Partner with external tax professionals and auditors as needed

Budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis

• Provide financial analysis, KPI reporting, and budget to actual variance analysis
• Support and help lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process
• Partner with operations, supply chain, sales, and executive leadership to understand financial impacts across the business
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, and financial visibility

Treasury, banking, and cash management

• Monitor cash flow and short-term cash requirements
• Manage banking activities, including line of credit administration and lender relationships

Systems, international coordination, and special projects

• Work collaboratively with international finance resources supporting overseas operations
• Support accounting system improvements and potential future ERP initiatives
• Assist with special projects, new business initiatives, systems implementations, and other strategic financial needs as the organization continues to grow

What experience does the Austin Controller job require?

The company wants a Controller who has already owned a multi-entity close and consolidated GAAP reporting, ideally in a product-based business. International accounting exposure is helpful but not required; strong multi-entity experience matters more.

Required background

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Progressive accounting and finance experience with strong Controller-level responsibilities
• Strong knowledge of GAAP
• Demonstrated experience with multi-entity accounting and consolidated financial reporting
• Strong month-end close and financial reporting experience
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Strong Excel and financial analysis capabilities
• Experience with QuickBooks or comparable accounting and ERP systems
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Comfort operating in a smaller, entrepreneurial organization where responsibilities extend beyond a traditional corporate Controller role
• Self-directed, adaptable, resourceful, and willing to take ownership of new challenges

Preferred background

• Prior Controller experience strongly preferred; exceptional Assistant Controller candidates with comparable responsibility may be considered
• Experience within manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, supply chain, or another product-based organization strongly preferred
• Treasury, cash management, banking, and line of credit experience preferred
• ERP implementation, conversion, or process improvement experience
• International accounting exposure
• CPA preferred but not required

What are the salary and benefits for the Controller job?

The company offers a competitive base salary aligned with Controller-level responsibility in the Austin market; the range is discussed with qualified candidates during the recruiter screen. This is a full-time, direct hire position with the company, and Frontline Source Group never charges candidates a fee.

• Competitive base salary
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Long-term disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Primarily remote work environment with periodic collaboration in the Austin area
• Flexibility to live throughout the broader Central Texas region
• Broad exposure to an international, vertically integrated business
• Direct work with senior leadership and a role in shaping the finance organization as it grows

How does the hiring process work through Frontline Source Group?

This search is led by Kathy Granger, Senior Executive Recruiter for Accounting and Finance at Frontline Source Group. Kathy is a Texas CPA with an MPA and BBA from UT Austin McCombs, 20 plus years of accounting and finance experience including prior tenure at Arthur Andersen and Ernst and Young, and a former role as Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Independent Bank, so candidates are screened by someone who has closed the books herself. Candidates apply through frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply.html, complete a recruiter screen focused on multi-entity close, consolidations, and treasury depth, and may complete skills testing before being presented. Frontline prepares candidates before every client interview; see frontlinesourcegroup.com/interview-instructions.html.

What makes Frontline Source Group different for accounting and finance leaders?

Frontline Source Group is a nationwide staffing and executive search firm founded in Dallas in 2004 with 32 plus offices, 5,619 plus completed placements, a 98.94% executive placement retention rate, and a 5.0-star Trustpilot rating across 675 plus verified reviews. The firm is a Forbes Best Professional Recruiting Firm for 9 consecutive years (2018 to 2026), Forbes Best Executive Recruiting Firms #148 (2026), 9-time ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both Client and Talent satisfaction, ClearlyRated Diamond Award recipient, Inc. 5000 honoree, Expertise.com Best Staffing Agency, and a member of the American Staffing Association (ASA). Direct hire placements are backed by the 5-Year Placement Warranty, 20 times longer than the 90-day industry standard guarantee, which is why clients trust Frontline with Controller and CFO searches and why candidates land in roles built to last. Frontline's accounting and finance staffing team places Controllers, Assistant Controllers, Accounting Managers, CFOs, and senior accountants across Texas, and the Austin office serves the greater Austin metro and Central Texas corridor.

How do you apply for the Austin Controller job?

Apply at frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply.html and reference Job ID 14314601. Include a current resume that highlights your multi-entity close, consolidated GAAP reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and any treasury or line of credit management. Companies that need a Controller, CFO, or accounting leadership in Austin or anywhere in Texas can request talent at frontlinesourcegroup.com/employer-request-form.html or review engagement options at frontlinesourcegroup.com/pricing.html.

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