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Job Title: Controller (Consulting Project - Fully Remote)
Job Description
This consulting controller role allows an experienced accounting professional to apply deep expertise in financial reporting, audit, tax, and accounting operations in a fully remote, project-based environment. You will review and refine complex accounting content, develop realistic business cases, and help shape next-generation technology solutions without the demands of traditional client work, close cycles, or travel. The engagement offers flexible scheduling within a 30-40 hour workweek over a 12-week period, with the potential to extend.
Responsibilities

• Review accounting-related scenarios, answers, and analyses to ensure technical accuracy and completeness.
• Analyze financial reporting, audit, tax, and broader accounting-related content for quality, clarity, and correctness.
• Provide expert feedback and recommendations to improve the accuracy, structure, and usefulness of accounting and finance content.
• Develop realistic accounting and finance business cases based on professional experience in areas such as controllership, financial reporting, audit, tax, and finance operations.
• Create clear, well-structured explanations of accounting concepts, standards, and practices for a variety of use cases.
• Identify inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and gaps in accounting and finance materials, and propose practical improvements.
• Apply knowledge of technical accounting topics such as SOX compliance, revenue recognition, lease accounting, treasury, internal controls, and month-end close processes to evaluate and refine content.
• Collaborate asynchronously within a remote project team while maintaining high quality standards and meeting project timelines.
• Work independently, managing your own workload and schedule to deliver consistent, high-quality outputs across the full engagement.
• Leverage user-level familiarity with AI and large language model tools to review, evaluate, and enhance AI-generated accounting content.

Essential Skills

• Approximately 7+ years of substantive accounting experience, with a strong experience in practical, hands-on work.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: public accounting, corporate accounting, audit, tax, advisory, FP&A, financial reporting, or finance operations.
• Technical accounting expertise in areas such as financial reporting, controllership, audit, internal controls, SOX compliance, revenue recognition, lease accounting, treasury, and month-end close.
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex accounting concepts clearly and concisely.
• Proven ability to work independently and manage tasks in a fully remote environment.
• General familiarity with AI and large language model tools at a user level.
• Availability to work 30-40 hours per week over the full 12-week engagement.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Master's degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline is preferred but not required.
• CPA certification is preferred but not mandatory; practical expertise and experience are highly valued.
• Experience that spans multiple domains such as audit, tax, advisory, FP&A, financial reporting, and finance operations.
• Experience developing or reviewing technical accounting documentation, policies, or training materials.
• Comfort working in a consulting or project-based environment with evolving priorities.
• Interest in contributing to the development of next-generation technology solutions in accounting and finance.

Work Environment
This role operates in a fully remote work environment, allowing you to contribute from any suitable location with reliable internet access. The position offers a flexible schedule within a 30-40 hour workweek, with a requirement to maintain that commitment across the full 12-week engagement and the possibility of extension. Work is project-based rather than client-facing, meaning there are no traditional close cycles, no travel requirements, and no direct client service obligations. You will primarily use digital collaboration tools and AI/LLM platforms to review, analyze, and enhance accounting-related content in a focused, professional, and technology-driven setting
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of New York, NY.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $75.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 7, 2026.
About Aston Carter
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.