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Controller
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote
Experience
3 years
Job description
A hands-on Financial Controller role to own day-to-day finance, bookkeeping, and compliance for Silver Lining, including standing up and running AI-assisted finance tooling as the human-in-the-loop reviewer.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Own day-to-day bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online — transaction categorization, journal entries, accruals, and a disciplined month-end close
- Maintain a clean, auditable chart of accounts and consistent coding
- Manage AP and AR end to end; run, reconcile, and chase aging
- Ensure vendors are paid on time and receivables are collected and applied correctly
- Perform and document bank, credit card, and balance-sheet account reconciliations on a fixed cadence
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies, leaving a clear audit trail
- Support payroll processing and reconciliation; ensure payroll is recorded accurately and on schedule
- Prepare and file required statutory, tax, and compliance filings on time
- Coordinate with external accountants and auditors; prepare clean workpapers and respond to requests
- Track filing deadlines so nothing slips
- Produce clean, reliable monthly financial reporting packs — P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow
- Deliver reporting on a predictable schedule with variance notes that a non-financial reader can follow
- Help design and stand up AI and automation tooling for finance (reconciliation, data prep, reporting)
- Act as the control point: review and validate tool output before it is relied upon, and own the final sign-off
- Continuously tighten the process so more of the routine work is automated and time goes to judgment and review
- Explain financial adjustments and results clearly to non-financial founders and leadership
- Flag risks, cash concerns, and compliance issues early and plainly
What we're looking for
- Proven bookkeeping / controller experience for a small business, with hands-on QuickBooks Online expertise
- A repeatable, documented process for producing P&Ls, AR/AP, and bank reconciliations — able to show how you close a month
- Comfort and confidence using AI and automation tools in a finance context
- Strong, plain-English communication — able to make complex financial detail simple for non-financial leaders
- High integrity, sharp attention to detail, and genuine ownership of compliance and deadlines
- Ability to work independently and remotely with minimal oversight
Nice to have
- QuickBooks ProAdvisor or equivalent active certification
- Experience as the human-in-the-loop reviewer in an AI-augmented or highly automated finance function
- Experience supporting a lending, fintech, or multi-entity business
- Familiarity with US tax and statutory filing requirements
- Track record introducing automation or AI tooling into a finance function and owning the controls around it
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About Silver Lining
Silver Lining is building toward a modern, AI-assisted finance function, aiming to automate routine reporting, reconciliation, and data-preparation work.
Key facts
- Building toward a modern, AI-assisted finance function
- Has been running day-to-day finance operations in-house
- Works with external accountants