Houston, TX (Preferred) — Build the Accounting Foundation for a National Luxury Smart Home Brand Scaling Toward $100M+
$125K–$140K Base + 15–20% Bonus | Hybrid (1 Day/Week)
Build the Financial Foundation
This is your chance to be the guardian of financial truth for a national luxury smart home company that's transforming from a collection of independent businesses into one cohesive platform. This is not a polished, buttoned-up accounting department where everything runs like clockwork. This is the opportunity to build that machine — and become the architect of order for a fast-scaling national brand.
You'll own accounting operations and the integrity of the general ledger across every branch, reporting directly to the CFO. You'll run the close, keep the books clean, lead the accounting team, and build the systems and controls that make every number underneath the business accurate, timely, and trustworthy.
The Company
Nation's leading luxury residential technology integrator — PE-backed.
The Mission
The accounting infrastructure is yours to build from the ground up. You won't be maintaining someone else's playbook — you'll be writing it.
The Opportunity
You'll have real ownership over accounting operations, direct partnership with the CFO, and the satisfaction of creating the systems and controls that power a national brand.
If you're a hands-on, CPA-credentialed accounting leader who thrives on bringing discipline and rigor to a fast-growing, multi-location business — someone energized by building systems, implementing controls, and creating order from complexity — this is your moment.
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About Our Client
Our client is the nation's leading luxury residential technology integrator — the only scaled, national luxury smart home company in the United States. They partner with ultra-high-net-worth homeowners, elite architects, custom builders, and interior designers to create seamless smart home experiences: lighting and shade control, whole-home audio/video, climate automation, security, networking, and integrated systems that make every day effortless, beautiful, and connected.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas and operating across the US, they are in the middle of an ambitious growth story: transforming from a collection of 15+ independent businesses into one cohesive national platform, building toward $100M in revenue and beyond.
The foundation is there — talented teams, premium clients, and growing revenue — but the accounting infrastructure needs a leader who can bring discipline, build scalable processes, and ensure the books stay clean as the company continues to scale. That's where you come in.
The Business Reality
PE-backed and scaling fast, this organization is unifying what started as 15+ independent companies into one national brand. Multi-entity consolidation, branch-level financial integrity, and a trusted general ledger are mission-critical as leadership drives toward $100M+ in revenue and beyond.
The Accounting Opportunity
The Controller who walks in with discipline, technical rigor, and a builder's mentality won't just maintain the books — they'll architect the financial infrastructure that powers a national brand. Every system, every control, every process is theirs to design and own.
What You'll Own
You will own accounting operations and the integrity of the general ledger across every branch. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you'll run the close, keep the books clean, and lead the accounting team that makes sure every number underneath the business — AP, AR, inventory, payroll — is accurate, timely, and trustworthy.
Your job is to become the guardian of financial truth for a national business. You're not just reconciling accounts. You're building the systems, controls, and discipline that make every number underneath the business accurate, timely, and trustworthy.
Month-End Close
Run a disciplined, on-time close process across all branches and consolidate everything into a corporate P&L leadership can trust.
General Ledger Integrity
Own the GL and chart of accounts; keep NetSuite as the single source of truth, reconciled to every sub-ledger at all times.
AP, AR & Payroll
Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll/billing across the branch network with standardized, scalable processes.
Internal Controls & SOPs
Design and enforce controls and accounting SOPs that hold up branch to branch as the company scales to $100M and beyond.
You're not just closing books. You're building the financial backbone of a national brand.
What This Role Demands
This role demands a hands-on, CPA-credentialed accounting leader who has run multi-location, multi-entity businesses. Technical excellence is non-negotiable, and so is a track record of building and leading accounting teams.
You love technical accounting. You see the world in black and white, and when you see something being done wrong, you raise a flag rather than sweep it under the rug. You're also a builder who creates order from complexity and designs the systems and controls that keep a fast-scaling brand financially sound. Candidates must pass both criminal and financial background checks.
CPA Required
CPA is non-negotiable. 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years as a Controller or Assistant Controller.
Multi-Location, Multi-Entity Experience
Required, not preferred. Proven experience consolidating financials across multiple branches or legal entities.
U.S. GAAP & Internal Controls
Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, month-end close, reconciliations, and building internal control frameworks that scale. Proven experience managing an accounting team: hiring, training, and developing staff.
Hands-On ERP Expertise
Strong hands-on ERP experience required. NetSuite experience is strongly preferred, as you'll keep it the single source of truth across every branch.
Background checks: Candidates must pass both criminal and financial background checks.
A Career-Defining Opportunity (Why This Role, Why Now)
This is a career-defining opportunity to build something significant. You won't be maintaining someone else's playbook — you'll be writing it. You'll have real ownership over accounting operations, direct partnership with the CFO, and the satisfaction of creating the systems and controls that power a national brand.
The accounting infrastructure is yours to build from the ground up. As the company scales to $100M and beyond, the finance function grows with it — and so does your role.
The Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid — 1 Day/Week)
Houston, TX is the preferred location — that's where the corporate team is based and where the CFO operates. Strong candidates in other locations will be considered, but you need to be accessible and engaged with the team and branch network.
This is not a fully remote, out-of-sight role. This is being the financial backbone of a national operation — present, engaged, and plugged in.
Houston, TX HQ
Preferred location; home base of the corporate team, CFO, and leadership.
Hybrid Setup
1 day per week in office (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday — not Monday or Friday).
Branch Network
Minimal travel to locations required (estimated 10–15%) to build relationships and enforce controls across 12+ branches.
Open to Remote
Strong candidates elsewhere will be considered, but accessibility and engagement with the team is non-negotiable.
Travel: Primarily office/hybrid-based in Houston, TX. Minimal travel to branch locations required — estimated 10–15%.
Your First 12–18 Months: Three Strategic Priorities
Success in this role will be defined by three clear priorities. This isn't a maintenance role with a polished playbook and a clean ledger — it's an opportunity to build the financial foundation that defines what this organization becomes at scale.
Own the Close
Establish a disciplined, on-time month-end and year-end close process across all branches. Consolidate everything into a corporate P&L that leadership can trust. You're building the rhythm and rigor that makes the close routine, not heroic — every single month, without exception.
Keep the Ledger Clean
Take full ownership of the general ledger and chart of accounts. Ensure NetSuite is the single source of truth and stays reconciled to every sub-ledger — AP, AR, inventory, payroll. Lead the monthly reconciliation cadence so financial data stays trustworthy as the company grows. Nothing rolls forward unreconciled on your watch.
Build Controls That Scale
Design and enforce internal controls and accounting SOPs that hold up branch to branch. Train branch-level staff on them. You're creating the infrastructure that allows the company to scale without losing accuracy or visibility — from 12 branches today to wherever growth takes them.
Who We're Looking For: Your DNA
Architect of Order
You're energized by taking something messy and making it pristine. You see a tangled reconciliation or an inconsistent close process and think, "I can fix this." This isn't maintenance work for you — it's creation work.
Hands-On Leader
This isn't a "delegate and disappear" role. You'll personally run reconciliations, work directly in NetSuite, and be side-by-side with your team during month-end close. You lead by example and roll up your sleeves.
Disciplined & Rigorous
You don't cut corners. You understand that accurate, timely financial reporting is the foundation everything else is built on. You're obsessive about reconciliations and hold yourself and your team to the highest standards.
Builder, Not Maintainer
You want to write the playbook. You want to design the controls, standardize the processes, and create the SOPs that will support the company as it scales. You see the current state as a blank canvas, not a liability. You're eager to learn, develop your strategic skills, and take on increasing responsibility as the company scales.
Personal Integrity & Accountability
You're open about not knowing an answer and say "I don't know, I need to find out" instead of making something up. This role demands the highest level of integrity — someone everybody can trust. When you give an answer, people know it's well thought out, grounded in foundational truth, and not just coming off the cuff.
Clear Communicator
You can translate accounting complexity into plain language for non-finance leaders. You partner effectively with Operations, Sales, and branch-level GMs — building trust through transparency and competence.
What Makes This Opportunity Different
Build, Not Maintain
- This is not a polished accounting department where everything already runs like clockwork. This is the opportunity to build that machine and become the architect of order for a fast-scaling national brand.
- PE-backed and scaling fast, unifying 15+ independent companies into one national brand.
- Multi-entity consolidation, branch-level financial integrity, and a trusted general ledger are mission-critical.
- Every system, every control, every process is yours to design and own.
Direct Partnership with the CFO
- You'll report directly to the Chief Financial Officer — a new, strategic finance leader building the finance function from the ground up.
- You'll be the CFO's right hand in establishing financial truth and building scalable accounting infrastructure.
- Direct access to executive leadership and real influence over how the finance function is built.
What You'll Be Doing
Own the Close
Run a disciplined, on-time month-end and year-end close across all branches; consolidate branch-level activity into the corporate P&L; ensure the close happens consistently, accurately, and on schedule every single month.
Keep the Ledger Clean & Own Reconciliations
Own the general ledger, chart of accounts, and monthly reconciliation cadence (inventory, AR aging, bank accounts, sub-ledger to GL); ensure NetSuite is the single source of truth; nothing rolls forward unreconciled.
Build and Enforce Internal Controls
Design and maintain internal controls and accounting SOPs that hold up branch to branch; train branch-level staff; create infrastructure that allows the company to scale without losing accuracy or control.
Manage AP, AR & Payroll Operations
Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable across the branch network; ensure processes are standardized, efficient, and scalable.
Support the Audit & Lead the Team
Own the audit-ready file and serve as primary contact for external auditors; hire, train, and develop accounting staff; build a team culture of precision and accountability.
Required Education & Experience
We're looking for a seasoned accounting leader with a proven track record across multi-location, multi-entity businesses. The ideal candidate combines deep technical command of the general ledger with the leadership skills to build and develop a high-performing accounting team.
6+ Years Experience
6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years as a Controller or Assistant Controller.
Multi-Entity Fluency
Required: multi-location, multi-entity business experience, including consolidating financials across entities and tying accounting to field operations.
ERP & NetSuite
Required: strong hands-on ERP experience. NetSuite strongly preferred and a major differentiator.
Technical Excellence
Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, close processes, reconciliations, and scalable internal control frameworks. You love GAAP, see the world in black and white, and raise a flag when something is done wrong.
Team Leadership
Experience managing an accounting team, including hiring, training, and developing accounting staff.
Background Checks
Must pass both criminal and financial background checks.
Competencies, Abilities & Skills
Technical Accounting Excellence
You love GAAP, you see the world in black and white, and when you see something being done wrong, you raise a flag rather than sweep it under the rug. Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, reconciliations, and internal controls, and you're willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work alongside your team.
Systems & Process Expertise
Strong hands-on ERP experience required; NetSuite experience strongly preferred and a major differentiator for this role. Experience building and maintaining accounting processes at scale within an ERP. You make the system work, not the other way around.
Clear Communication
Excellent written and verbal skills; comfortable translating accounting complexity into plain language for non-finance leaders, operations managers, and branch GMs alike.
Builder Mindset
Energized by creating processes, controls, and systems — not just maintaining them. You see the current state as a blank canvas and thrive on designing the infrastructure that scales.
Personal Integrity & Accountability
Hold the highest level of integrity. When you don't know something, you say "I don't know, I need to find out" rather than making something up. Your answers are grounded in foundational truth.
Growth-Oriented & Ambitious
You're eager to learn, develop your strategic skills, and take on increasing responsibility as the company scales.
Compensation & Benefits
Base Salary
Based on experience.
Bonus
15–20% of base
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
401(k) with Company Match
HSA & FSA
PTO & Paid Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Professional Development & Leadership Programs
Next Steps: Apply Now
If you're a hands-on, CPA-credentialed accounting leader who thrives on bringing order and discipline to a growing business, we want to hear from you. This is more than a job — it's your chance to write the playbook, build the infrastructure, and become the financial architect of a national brand.
You won't be maintaining someone else's system. You'll be building yours. Your future awaits. Apply now.
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