{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"36915c2cd5d522fc6912aba8","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/36915c2cd5d522fc6912aba8","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/36915c2cd5d522fc6912aba8","title":"Controller | Multi-Entity Portfolio","description":"Build the Financial Foundation for a Growing Portfolio of Businesses\nMost Controller roles focus on reporting the past. This one is about helping shape the future.\nWe are building a long-term portfolio of businesses and investments—not simply operating one company. Today, our holdings include Kids Art Box, commercial and residential real estate, a neighborhood grocery store, land investments, and additional ventures that continue to grow. In the near future, the portfolio will expand to include additional industrial and commercial real estate, operating businesses, and an aircraft leasing company.\nWe're looking for a Controller who wants to be more than an accountant. This is an opportunity to become the financial partner to an entrepreneurial owner who enjoys building businesses, acquiring new opportunities, and solving complex problems. You'll work directly with the owner on virtually every significant financial decision—from evaluating acquisitions and launching new businesses to improving existing operations, allocating capital, and protecting the long-term financial health of the portfolio.\nYour role is to provide the financial discipline that ensures each venture is built on a solid foundation, remains profitable, and has the systems in place to scale successfully.\nWe love building new businesses—but they need to become profitable businesses, not expensive hobbies. You'll play a critical role in making that happen.\nAs our portfolio grows, this position has a clear path to becoming the senior financial leader for the organization, with responsibility for building and leading the accounting and finance team.\nWhy This Opportunity Is Different\nThis isn't a traditional family office or a role focused on maintaining a mature portfolio of investments.\nThe owner has spent his career building businesses—from startups to large operating companies. Over the years, he has founded, acquired, and grown dozens of businesses. Two of those businesses were built from the ground up into publicly traded companies with market capitalizations exceeding $7.5 billion each.\nWhile this role will not support those two public companies, it reflects the type of entrepreneurial environment you'll be joining. New ideas become new companies. Businesses are acquired, improved, and expanded. Real estate is developed. New opportunities are constantly evaluated.\nWe're looking for someone who enjoys building alongside an entrepreneur—someone who finds satisfaction in creating financial structure, improving operations, and helping transform promising ideas into profitable, well-managed businesses.\nIf your ideal job is simply closing the books each month, this probably isn't it.\nIf you want to help build the next great business while creating the financial systems that make sustainable growth possible, we'd love to meet you.\nLocation\nChattanooga, Tennessee (In-Person)\nThis is an in-person position based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.\nWe believe the best Controller is deeply engaged in the businesses they support—not just reviewing financial statements from a distance. You'll regularly interact with managers, visit operating businesses, understand how each company functions, and help turn financial information into better business decisions.\nIf you enjoy partnering with leadership, solving problems collaboratively, and seeing firsthand how businesses operate, you'll thrive in this environment.\nWhat You'll DoOwn the Financial Operations\nOversee accounting and financial operations across multiple companies and legal entities.\nEvaluate, manage, and improve the current outsourced bookkeeping function.\nDetermine the long-term accounting structure, including whether bookkeeping should remain outsourced or be brought in-house.\nPerform accounting functions directly where appropriate while building scalable processes.\nEnsure accurate financial records, reconciliations, journal entries, and intercompany accounting.\nLead timely month-end and year-end closes for every company.\nCoordinate with outside accounting firms for tax preparation and annual filings.\nMaintain consistent accounting policies and reporting standards across the portfolio.\nDeliver Financial Insight\nPrepare concise weekly executive reports summarizing cash position, profitability, key metrics, upcoming issues, and opportunities.\nProduce accurate monthly financial statements for every business.\nDevelop dashboards and KPIs that help management understand what is driving financial performance.\nAnalyze financial trends and identify opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency.\nPresent financial information in a way that helps non-financial managers make better decisions.\nProtect Cash & Plan Ahead\nManage cash flow across the portfolio.\nPrepare rolling cash flow forecasts.\nReview and approve accounts payable before payment.\nMonitor working capital and liquidity across all businesses.\nRecommend financing, capital allocation, and cash management strategies when appropriate.\nHelp ensure each business has the financial resources necessary to grow responsibly.\nPartner with Business Leaders\nWork alongside ownership and business managers to develop annual budgets and ongoing forecasts.\nHelp managers understand the financial impact of operational decisions.\nEvaluate pricing, margins, labor, inventory, and other business drivers to improve profitability.\nProvide financial analysis for acquisitions, new ventures, capital projects, and investment opportunities.\nParticipate in the evaluation, financial due diligence, structuring, and integration of future business, real estate, and other investment acquisitions.\nServe as a trusted advisor by providing objective financial guidance—even when it means challenging assumptions.\nBuild Better Systems\nStrengthen internal controls and financial reporting.\nStandardize accounting procedures across all companies.\nImprove reporting speed, accuracy, and usefulness.\nEvaluate existing accounting systems and recommend improvements as the portfolio grows.\nLead future accounting system implementations or migrations where appropriate.\nBuild scalable financial systems capable of supporting future acquisitions and continued growth.\nBuild the Finance Team\nHelp determine the long-term accounting organization.\nRecruit, hire, train, and manage bookkeeping and accounting staff as the organization grows.\nDevelop processes that allow the finance function to scale efficiently.\nWho Will Thrive Here\nYou may be an excellent fit if you:\nLove bringing order to growing businesses.\nEnjoy creating systems instead of simply following them.\nThink like an owner and naturally look for ways to improve profitability.\nAre equally comfortable reviewing journal entries and discussing business strategy.\nLike variety and enjoy learning how different businesses operate.\nEnjoy solving problems rather than repeating the same routine every month.\nAre proactive and naturally identify issues before they become problems.\nWant your work to directly influence business decisions instead of simply reporting historical results.\nGet excited about helping build a long-term portfolio of successful businesses.\nQualifications\nExperience managing multiple companies, business units, or legal entities is highly desirable.\nStrong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and cash management.\nStrong proficiency with QuickBooks Enterprise is highly preferred. Our companies currently operate on QuickBooks Enterprise, and familiarity with the platform will allow you to make an immediate impact. As the organization grows, you'll help evaluate when individual businesses are ready to transition to more sophisticated ERP or accounting systems and play a key role in planning and implementing those upgrades.\nAdvanced Microsoft Excel skills.\nBachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.\nSeven or more years of progressive accounting experience, preferably including Controller or Assistant Controller responsibilities.\nExcellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.\nHigh integrity, sound judgment, and exceptional attention to detail.\nSuccess in Your First Year\nWithin your first year, you'll:\nEstablish consistent, timely month-end closes across every company.\nDeliver reliable weekly financial reporting that ownership depends on.\nImplement rolling cash flow forecasting across the portfolio.\nStrengthen internal controls and financial processes.\nOptimize the bookkeeping function and establish clear accounting standards.\nImprove budgeting and forecasting throughout the organization.\nBuild meaningful KPI reporting that helps drive better business decisions.\nBecome the trusted financial partner to ownership.\nGrowth Opportunity\nWhile the initial title is Controller, this role is intentionally designed with room to grow.\nAs the portfolio expands through new businesses, real estate investments, and acquisitions, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to build the finance organization, hire and develop a team, modernize financial systems, and evolve into the senior financial executive responsible for the financial performance of an increasingly diverse group of businesses.\nIf you're looking for a traditional Controller role where every month looks the same, this probably isn't it.\nIf you're energized by entrepreneurship, enjoy building systems that scale, and want to help shape the future of a growing portfolio of businesses, we'd love to meet you.\nPay: $90,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year\nWork Location: In person","company":"Dreadnaught","rawCompany":"dreadnaught","city":"Chattanooga","state":"TN","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T23:27:40.455Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-3031.01","title":"Treasurers and Controllers","slug":"treasurers-and-controllers"},{"code":"13-2011.00","title":"Accountants and Auditors","slug":"accountants-and-auditors"},{"code":"11-3031.00","title":"Financial Managers","slug":"financial-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"523940","title":"Portfolio Management and Investment Advice","slug":"portfolio-management-and-investment-advice"},{"code":"551112","title":"Offices of Other Holding Companies","slug":"offices-of-other-holding-companies"},{"code":"551114","title":"Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices","slug":"corporate-subsidiary-and-regional-managing-offices"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Controller | Multi-Entity Portfolio","description":"Build the Financial Foundation for a Growing Portfolio of Businesses\nMost Controller roles focus on reporting the past. 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You'll work directly with the owner on virtually every significant financial decision—from evaluating acquisitions and launching new businesses to improving existing operations, allocating capital, and protecting the long-term financial health of the portfolio.\nYour role is to provide the financial discipline that ensures each venture is built on a solid foundation, remains profitable, and has the systems in place to scale successfully.\nWe love building new businesses—but they need to become profitable businesses, not expensive hobbies. You'll play a critical role in making that happen.\nAs our portfolio grows, this position has a clear path to becoming the senior financial leader for the organization, with responsibility for building and leading the accounting and finance team.\nWhy This Opportunity Is Different\nThis isn't a traditional family office or a role focused on maintaining a mature portfolio of investments.\nThe owner has spent his career building businesses—from startups to large operating companies. Over the years, he has founded, acquired, and grown dozens of businesses. Two of those businesses were built from the ground up into publicly traded companies with market capitalizations exceeding $7.5 billion each.\nWhile this role will not support those two public companies, it reflects the type of entrepreneurial environment you'll be joining. New ideas become new companies. Businesses are acquired, improved, and expanded. Real estate is developed. New opportunities are constantly evaluated.\nWe're looking for someone who enjoys building alongside an entrepreneur—someone who finds satisfaction in creating financial structure, improving operations, and helping transform promising ideas into profitable, well-managed businesses.\nIf your ideal job is simply closing the books each month, this probably isn't it.\nIf you want to help build the next great business while creating the financial systems that make sustainable growth possible, we'd love to meet you.\nLocation\nChattanooga, Tennessee (In-Person)\nThis is an in-person position based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.\nWe believe the best Controller is deeply engaged in the businesses they support—not just reviewing financial statements from a distance. You'll regularly interact with managers, visit operating businesses, understand how each company functions, and help turn financial information into better business decisions.\nIf you enjoy partnering with leadership, solving problems collaboratively, and seeing firsthand how businesses operate, you'll thrive in this environment.\nWhat You'll DoOwn the Financial Operations\nOversee accounting and financial operations across multiple companies and legal entities.\nEvaluate, manage, and improve the current outsourced bookkeeping function.\nDetermine the long-term accounting structure, including whether bookkeeping should remain outsourced or be brought in-house.\nPerform accounting functions directly where appropriate while building scalable processes.\nEnsure accurate financial records, reconciliations, journal entries, and intercompany accounting.\nLead timely month-end and year-end closes for every company.\nCoordinate with outside accounting firms for tax preparation and annual filings.\nMaintain consistent accounting policies and reporting standards across the portfolio.\nDeliver Financial Insight\nPrepare concise weekly executive reports summarizing cash position, profitability, key metrics, upcoming issues, and opportunities.\nProduce accurate monthly financial statements for every business.\nDevelop dashboards and KPIs that help management understand what is driving financial performance.\nAnalyze financial trends and identify opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency.\nPresent financial information in a way that helps non-financial managers make better decisions.\nProtect Cash & Plan Ahead\nManage cash flow across the portfolio.\nPrepare rolling cash flow forecasts.\nReview and approve accounts payable before payment.\nMonitor working capital and liquidity across all businesses.\nRecommend financing, capital allocation, and cash management strategies when appropriate.\nHelp ensure each business has the financial resources necessary to grow responsibly.\nPartner with Business Leaders\nWork alongside ownership and business managers to develop annual budgets and ongoing forecasts.\nHelp managers understand the financial impact of operational decisions.\nEvaluate pricing, margins, labor, inventory, and other business drivers to improve profitability.\nProvide financial analysis for acquisitions, new ventures, capital projects, and investment opportunities.\nParticipate in the evaluation, financial due diligence, structuring, and integration of future business, real estate, and other investment acquisitions.\nServe as a trusted advisor by providing objective financial guidance—even when it means challenging assumptions.\nBuild Better Systems\nStrengthen internal controls and financial reporting.\nStandardize accounting procedures across all companies.\nImprove reporting speed, accuracy, and usefulness.\nEvaluate existing accounting systems and recommend improvements as the portfolio grows.\nLead future accounting system implementations or migrations where appropriate.\nBuild scalable financial systems capable of supporting future acquisitions and continued growth.\nBuild the Finance Team\nHelp determine the long-term accounting organization.\nRecruit, hire, train, and manage bookkeeping and accounting staff as the organization grows.\nDevelop processes that allow the finance function to scale efficiently.\nWho Will Thrive Here\nYou may be an excellent fit if you:\nLove bringing order to growing businesses.\nEnjoy creating systems instead of simply following them.\nThink like an owner and naturally look for ways to improve profitability.\nAre equally comfortable reviewing journal entries and discussing business strategy.\nLike variety and enjoy learning how different businesses operate.\nEnjoy solving problems rather than repeating the same routine every month.\nAre proactive and naturally identify issues before they become problems.\nWant your work to directly influence business decisions instead of simply reporting historical results.\nGet excited about helping build a long-term portfolio of successful businesses.\nQualifications\nExperience managing multiple companies, business units, or legal entities is highly desirable.\nStrong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and cash management.\nStrong proficiency with QuickBooks Enterprise is highly preferred. Our companies currently operate on QuickBooks Enterprise, and familiarity with the platform will allow you to make an immediate impact. As the organization grows, you'll help evaluate when individual businesses are ready to transition to more sophisticated ERP or accounting systems and play a key role in planning and implementing those upgrades.\nAdvanced Microsoft Excel skills.\nBachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.\nSeven or more years of progressive accounting experience, preferably including Controller or Assistant Controller responsibilities.\nExcellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.\nHigh integrity, sound judgment, and exceptional attention to detail.\nSuccess in Your First Year\nWithin your first year, you'll:\nEstablish consistent, timely month-end closes across every company.\nDeliver reliable weekly financial reporting that ownership depends on.\nImplement rolling cash flow forecasting across the portfolio.\nStrengthen internal controls and financial processes.\nOptimize the bookkeeping function and establish clear accounting standards.\nImprove budgeting and forecasting throughout the organization.\nBuild meaningful KPI reporting that helps drive better business decisions.\nBecome the trusted financial partner to ownership.\nGrowth Opportunity\nWhile the initial title is Controller, this role is intentionally designed with room to grow.\nAs the portfolio expands through new businesses, real estate investments, and acquisitions, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to build the finance organization, hire and develop a team, modernize financial systems, and evolve into the senior financial executive responsible for the financial performance of an increasingly diverse group of businesses.\nIf you're looking for a traditional Controller role where every month looks the same, this probably isn't it.\nIf you're energized by entrepreneurship, enjoy building systems that scale, and want to help shape the future of a growing portfolio of businesses, we'd love to meet you.\nPay: $90,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year\nWork Location: In person","datePosted":"2026-08-04T23:27:40.455Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T23:27:40.455Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Dreadnaught","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Chattanooga","addressRegion":"TN","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"36915c2cd5d522fc6912aba8"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/36915c2cd5d522fc6912aba8"}}