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with an organization to find a driven and hands-on Corporate Controller to help lead and elevate our accounting function during an exciting... ...role, you’ll partner closely with the CFO to oversee financial reporting,…
Finance & Accounting · Phoenix, AZ
Controller jobs in Phoenix, AZ
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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$44–$108/hr
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Corporate Controller $200,000 - $225,000 base salary (depending on experience) Greater Phoenix, AZ (Remote – Open to PST and MST travel... .... This role will lead the company’s accounting operations and financial report…
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historical activity and coordination with global operations. Strengthen treasury operations by improving processes, maintaining controls and policies, and reconciling cash accounts. Requirements: ~ BS in Accounting or Fi…
Phoenix, AZ Job Description: The Arizona Lottery Business Services Division is seeking a Budget Analyst to support budgeting, financial analysis, and organizational spending evaluation. The ideal candidate will have expe…
Job Summary (List Format): - Provide backup support to the Financial Services district. - Facilitate and perform administrative tasks such as EFT authorizations, stop payments, warrant processing/tracking, deposits, agen…
$33 - $40 per hour
equipment, materials, and job cost adjustments · Partner with Project Managers to manage budgets, forecasts, change orders, and project financial performance, including cost-to-complete and margin analysis · Process and…
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and motivated individual to join our team as a Budget Analysis Supervisor. Supervises and performs advanced budgetary analysis and financial report preparation. Assists the Comptroller (Budget Officer) with budget prepar…
supports the Treasury Department in the oversight and management of financial forecasting, data analytics, customer service and maintenance... ...CORE FUNCTIONS 1. Implements and maintains the processes and controls to m…
$25 per hour
professional looking to expand their knowledge of ERP systems, financial reporting, and process improvement. What You'll Do •... ...gain exposure to: • Accounts payable operations and internal controls • SAP and ERP fina…
expert in the development and negotiation of complex, multi-arm, and high-acuity clinical trial budgets. This role provides advanced financial and compliance expertise, ensuring alignment with institutional objectives, r…
$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…
$70k - $100k
Contractor Seeking a detail-oriented, systems-savvy Assistant Controller to support our accounting operations. This is a key leadership... ...and executive team to oversee accounting operations, ensure financial accuracy…
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What controllers earn in Phoenix
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $44–$59 | $92k–$122k |
| Mid level | $59–$78 | $122k–$163k |
| Senior | $76–$108 | $158k–$224k |
Adjusted for the Phoenix 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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