Controller

The Role:
SPARC Behavioral Health is seeking an experienced Controller to lead full back office accounting operations, including treasury management, and drive process improvement across a growing, multi-entity healthcare organization. This role owns the monthly close, financial statement reporting, and audit preparation, while leading a Senior Accountant and Payroll Specialist and partnering closely with the CFO on broader finance initiatives. The ideal candidate is hands-on, comfortable in a fast paced environment with evolving systems, and motivated to build stronger processes rather than simply maintain existing ones.
The organization is a private equity backed portfolio company, and this role should expect the reporting cadence, lender covenant requirements, and diligence rigor that come with that ownership structure.
AS the Controller, you will have responsibility for:
Own the monthly close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and preparation of financial statements
Lead treasury and cash management, including cash positioning and bank relationships
Own payroll end to end, including processing, compliance, and recordkeeping
Lead and mentor a Senior Accountant and a Payroll Specialist, providing review and development support
Serve as the organization's NetSuite subject matter expert, maintaining data integrity and troubleshooting system issues
Support an active NetSuite systems stabilization effort, including entity structure cleanup and intercompany elimination processes
Lead audit preparation and serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors
Identify and implement process improvements to increase close efficiency and reporting accuracy, with a goal of driving toward a 10 business day close
Maintain and strengthen internal controls across accounting functions
Support intercompany accounting and reconciliations across multiple entities
Support tax compliance and reporting, including coordination with external tax preparers on income tax provisions, multi-state filings, and any sales/use tax obligations across entities
Partner with the CFO on ad hoc financial analysis, technical accounting questions, lender and investor reporting, and special projects
Assist with policy documentation and standardization of accounting procedures
Experience
BA and CPA required
5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a Controller or Assistant Controller capacity
Hands on NetSuite experience strongly preferred
Experience owning or closely overseeing payroll processing, including compliance, recordkeeping, and payroll tax knowledge
Strong technical accounting knowledge (GAAP) with demonstrated experience preparing financial statements
Experience managing or mentoring staff
Prior experience supporting external audits and preparing audit ready documentation
Experience in a private equity backed or investor reported environment strongly preferred
Healthcare, behavioral health, or multi site services industry experience a plus, including familiarity with multi payer, multi state revenue considerations
Track record of improving or building accounting processes, not just executing existing ones
Strong communication skills and comfort operating with some ambiguity in a lean finance team

Employment type
Full-Time

Work arrangement
Yes