Finance Controller

Finance Controller (Remote – Philippines) Salary: Starts at $2,500 USD net/month Schedule: MST US business hours Experience Level: 10+ years overall Industry Advantage: Consulting About the Role: Summit360 Solutions is looking for a Financial Controller to become our CEO's right hand for all things accounting and finance. This is a hybrid strategist/doer role: you will operate at a high level on financial strategy, state tax compliance, and process improvement, while also staying hands-on in the books during month-end close. You'll start by managing our third-party accounting team, learn our full financial operation end-to-end, and grow into the senior finance leader for the business as we scale. Key Responsibilities Full month-end close process, including AR and, depending on experience, payroll oversight. Manage and hold accountable our third-party outsourced accounting team (currently billed at an hourly managed-services rate), acting as the primary point of contact and quality-control layer over their work. Lead new state nexus tax registrations as the business expands into new jurisdictions. Serve as the CEO's right-hand partner for all accounting and finance matters — flagging issues, recommending fixes, and translating financial detail into decisions he can act on. Shadow the CEO directly during the transition period (ideally starting during a live month-end close) to learn the full financial picture of the business. Over time, work alongside our FP&A lead to gradually shift day-to-day management of the third-party accounting relationship, while staying involved as a senior escalation point. As the company grows, help build out and eventually lead an internal finance team under you. Qualifications 5-10+ years of deep, hands-on NetSuite experience — this is non-negotiable and the single most important technical qualification for this role. QuickBooks Online (QBO) experience is a strong nice-to-have, not required. Full Controller-level background — comfortable operating at a strategic, high level and equally comfortable getting into the weeds of the books yourself. US-based accounting experience (US GAAP, US multi-state tax exposure) — you'll be supporting a US company and need to speak that language fluently. Prior experience leading or managing teams is welcome, but you need to be a genuine "player-coach": someone who can direct others and still personally execute the work, not purely a delegator. Experience managing or working alongside a third-party/outsourced accounting or bookkeeping firm is a strong plus. CPA preferred, but not required if experience and technical depth are strong Work Arrangement Must be based in the Philippines with a reliable internet connection and a suitable remote work setup Availability to work with U.S. business hours (Mountain Time) for regular check-ins and collaboration Proven ability to work autonomously in a fully remote environment with minimal day-to-day oversight