Controller Versique is partnering with a well-established, privately held organization in the Twin Cities to identify an experienced Controller to lead its accounting, financial reporting, treasury, tax, internal controls, and financial institution reporting functions. This is a highly visible leadership role supporting a sophisticated equipment finance and leasing business with domestic and international operations. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting leadership and meaningful experience in equipment finance, equipment leasing, lease portfolio accounting, or a closely related asset-based finance environment. Code: 48458
Category: Finance & Accounting
Job Description:
The Controller will be responsible for the integrity of the company's financial reporting and control environment while serving as a key partner to management. This individual will oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting; treasury and cash management; borrowing-base and covenant compliance; tax reporting; lease portfolio accounting and analytics; audits; and the accounting team. The role requires someone who can operate strategically while remaining close enough to the details to understand the economics, accounting, and risk profile of an equipment finance portfolio.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $180K–$220K base salary
Benefits:- The company offers a benefits package; specific medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, insurance, and other benefit details should be inserted here once confirmed by the client.
- Worksite Location South MetroRoles & Responsibilities
- Own the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
- Prepare internal financial statements and provide meaningful analysis of company performance, lease portfolio metrics, and operating results.
- Lead quarterly reviews and the annual financial statement audit in partnership with the company's external CPA firm.
- Oversee treasury, cash management, banking relationships, and financial institution account activity.
- Manage borrowing-base calculations, lender reporting, covenant compliance, and the annual lending institution bank audit.
- Oversee lease portfolio management and accounting, including classification, reporting, analysis, collections, and payment-related processes.
- Ensure timely and accurate income, sales, property, and other tax compliance reporting; coordinate annual income tax returns with external CPA firms.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, procedures, financial systems, and safeguards over company assets.
- Monitor risk-management programs and oversee the corporate insurance program and relationship with the company's insurance advisor.
- Lead and develop the accounting team, including staff supporting general accounting, tax, collections, payments, and related functions.
- Oversee financial reporting for foreign subsidiaries and support international accounting and VAT requirements in Canada and Europe.
- Research technical accounting matters and lead or support special projects that improve controls, communication, productivity, and financial decision-making.
- Serve as a key financial partner to management by providing timely information, analysis, and insight to support business decisions.
- Potentially support accounting needs related to affiliated family business interests.
Required Skills & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.10+ years of progressive accounting experience; direct experience in equipment finance, equipment leasing, lease accounting, or a closely related asset-based finance environment is strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of equipment finance economics, lease portfolio accounting, lender reporting, borrowing-base calculations, and covenant compliance.
Minimum of 3 years of supervisory or accounting leadership experience with demonstrated people-management skills.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and technical accounting principles.
CPA certification preferred, but not required.
Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power10 or similar financial/accounting systems is a plus.
Experience with treasury, cash management, audit coordination, tax compliance, and internal controls.
International accounting and Value Added Tax experience in Canada and/or Europe preferred, but not required.
Strong analytical judgment, communication skills, and the ability to think creatively while maintaining a high level of accuracy and control.
Why This Opportunity:
High-impact Controller role with broad ownership across accounting, treasury, tax, lender reporting, controls, and lease portfolio finance.
Opportunity to work in a specialized equipment finance business where understanding the portfolio, collateral, risk, and underlying asset economics is central to the role.
Direct partnership with senior management in a long-established, privately held organization.
Exposure to domestic and international entities, external banking partners, auditors, tax advisors, and insurance relationships.
About Versique:
Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions. Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections. We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success. Versique is proud to be an award-winning company, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Let's find your people, together. Versique is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
