$70k - $85k
accounting work involving general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, financial reporting, fixed asset accounting, audit support, and month-... ...implementation and documentation of accounting internal controls. System…
Finance & Accounting · San Diego, CA
Controller jobs in San Diego, 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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$51–$125/hr
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$165k
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life of everyone affected by mental illnesses.Primary Responsibilities/Function: The Controller position is responsible for both day-to-day accounting operations and strategic financial stewardship and planning. This pos…
$140k - $160k
Controller – Hands-On Location: San Diego or Santa Fe Springs, CA | Onsite Employment: Full-Time, Exempt Salary: $140,000–$16... ...accounting function and play a key role in strengthening the financial operations of our…
$20.87 - $29.71 per hour
: POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for performing basic accounting activities including account analysis and responding to and resolving inquiries from internal and external customers. KEY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Receives,…
$35 - $37 per hour
Compensation: $35-37/hr (DOE) Job Description: Analyze financial transactions and perform detailed reconciliations of general ledger... ...processes, streamline reporting, and strengthen internal controls. Provide guidan…
$45 - $52 per hour
Title: Senior Accountant Company: Technology Industry Compensation: $45-52/hr (DOE) Job Description: Prepare and record journal entries related to payroll, bonuses, commissions, paid time off (PTO), and employee benefits…
$28 - $32 per hour
operations, including journal entries, account reconciliations, financial analysis, reporting, and audit support. This role works... ...departments to resolve accounting issues. Follow internal controls and accounting po…
$90k - $110k
function, including month-end close, general ledger accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, and process improvement... ...general accounting activities • Ensure compliance with internal controls, company polici…
$76k - $102.5k
general accounting and administrative functions to meet contractual requirements for operational and basic accounting. Completes all financial transactions in a timely and accurate manner. Participates in monthly forecas…
Job Description Job Description Vice President of Accounting / Controller MyPoint Credit Union | San Diego, CA Reports To: Chief Financial Officer Status: Exempt | Full-Time Lead the Financial Integrity of a Growing Cred…
Exempt: Yes Department: Admin Reports To: Controller Location: San Diego Status: Full Time Description : TruMed Systems, Inc. is the fastest growing vaccine storage and handling company. TruMed serves individual clinics,…
$30.68 - $36.49 per hour
of moderately difficult to complex professional accounting and financial analysis in the preparation and maintenance of financial... ...local agencies and management; ensures that funds are budgeted, controlled, accounte…
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What controllers earn in San Diego
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $51–$68 | $106k–$142k |
| Mid level | $68–$91 | $142k–$189k |
| Senior | $88–$125 | $183k–$260k |
Adjusted for the San Diego 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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