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analysis, cost-benefit analyses, and expenditure and revenue forecasting. Assists with projecting future Student Housing departmental financial needs and collaborates with Associate Director of Administration and Operati…
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Controller jobs in Los Angeles, CA
Controllers run the accounting function of a company. They own the close process, financial reporting, and internal controls, and manage the accounting team that keeps the numbers accurate and audit-ready.
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Assistant Financial Controller 13869 DDC - Glendale, AZ Job Description: Position allocated to Desert Diamond Sahuarita, will be housed at Desert Diamond West Valley property. Position Summary Under direct supervision of…
employee reimbursement processing, and various human resources administrative functions. This position ensures timely and accurate financial transactions, maintains compliance with organizational policies and regulatory…
We're Hiring: Assistant Controller Join our growing global restaurant & hospitality group in Glendale, CA! We're looking for an experienced accounting professional to support financial reporting, month-end close, reconci…
$75k - $85k
THE BASICS Role Summary: The Stores Accounting Analyst is responsible for the financial management, reconciliation, and reporting of Nadel's e-commerce and company store programs. This role serves as the primary accounti…
$224k - $280k
applications. Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting f…
Terms of employment Annual Salary See below for details Type of Work Full Time Type of Job Accounting Officer Location USA California Los Angeles Qualifications Education Bachelor's Degree Career 7Year...
Analyze company’s budget and accounting reports to maintain expenses control. Seeks new ways to increase company profits. Monitor the budget... ...and objectives. Evaluates the company’s priorities and financial resource…
Succeed Together - We’ve got each other’s backs. THE OPPORTUNITY We are seeking a highly capable, commercially minded Financial Controller and Business Partner to join our Specialist & Adventure Division supporting our N…
$80k - $100k
commercial General Contractor seeking a high-level Assistant Controller to support and help lead our accounting operations. This is a... ...Manage month-end and year-end close processes Prepare and review financial state…
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Payroll -Partner with the operations/account management and sales teams for optimal customer satisfaction -Assist in preperation of financial reporting packages -Lead Ad hoc projects -Invoice clients/overseas agents/vend…
Financial Investigator Employment Type: Full-Time, Mid-Level Department: Financial Investigation CGS is seeking a Financial Investigator to join our team providing legal support and investigative services to a large fede…
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What controllers earn in Los Angeles
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $53–$70 | $110k–$146k |
| Mid level | $70–$94 | $146k–$195k |
| Senior | $91–$129 | $189k–$268k |
Adjusted for the Los Angeles market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
GAAP and technical accountingFinancial reportingInternal controlsTeam managementMonth-end and year-end closeAudit managementERP systems (NetSuite, SAP)Cash flow managementProcess documentation
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How have you improved a close process you inherited?
Give the before and after in days, and the specific changes: reconciliation cadence, checklist ownership, or automation. Show the team came along with the change.
Tell me about your experience managing an external audit.
Describe owning the PBC list, keeping schedules ready year-round, and how the audit concluded — ideally with no material adjustments and a shorter fieldwork period.
How do you design internal controls without slowing the business down?
Show risk-based thinking: strong controls where dollars and fraud risk concentrate, lighter touch elsewhere, and automation where judgment is not needed.
How do you develop and retain your accounting team?
Mention clear ownership of areas, cross-training to remove single points of failure, and giving seniors visible stretch work like audit or systems projects.
Describe a technical accounting issue you had to research and resolve.
Pick something real — revenue recognition, leases, capitalization — and walk through the guidance you applied and how you documented the position.
How do you work with FP&A and the CFO?
Frame the controller as the source of trustworthy actuals: clean, timely closes that let FP&A forecast and the CFO speak to the board with confidence.
Tell me about a time you found or prevented a material problem.
Show vigilance plus process: how the issue surfaced, how you contained and corrected it, and the control you added afterward.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For controllers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Lead with the scope you controlled: revenue, entity count, team size, and audit firm relationships.
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Quantify close discipline, for example a consistent five-day close across a multi-entity consolidation.
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Name clean audit outcomes and any first-year audits or system implementations you led.
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Include CPA licensure prominently; most controller postings treat it as required.
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Show a systems story, such as migrating from QuickBooks to NetSuite, since controllers often own that transition.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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Senior Accountant
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Accounting Manager
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Assistant Controller
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Controller
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VP of Finance / CFO
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