The Role
We are seeking an Assistant Controller to lead close, financial reporting, controls, and consolidation for a high-growth, globally distributed US company, working remotely from South Africa.
You will own the full accounting picture across entities and teams, working directly with the Controller and CFO and standing behind the consolidated results.
What You'll Own
- Multi-entity close. Oversee the multi-entity close, consolidation, and financial statement preparation.
- Review. Review journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany eliminations, and reporting packages.
- Policies. Ensure consistent application of US GAAP and documented accounting policies.
- Audit and controls. Lead audit readiness, control improvement, and resolution of complex accounting matters.
- The team. Review and coach accounting team members across locations.
- Reporting. Present financial results, accounting risks, and recommended actions to the Controller or CFO.
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with close leadership and review responsibility
- Hands-on US GAAP reporting experience
- Experience with consolidations, multi-currency accounting, intercompany eliminations, and audit support
- Experience leading or reviewing the work of a distributed accounting team
- Substantial experience with a major ERP, such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or Microsoft Dynamics
- Strong written and spoken English, with the confidence to lead discussions with executives and auditors
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent professional qualification
Preferred
- CA(SA) (SAICA), ACCA, CIMA, US CPA, or equivalent strongly preferred
- Experience using AI tools in accounting workflows, with the judgment to review and correct AI-generated output
- Big 4 or public accounting experience followed by industry experience
- Working knowledge of ASC 606 and ASC 842
Who This Role Is For
An accounting leader ready to take the step toward Controller: technically strong across entities, comfortable making judgment calls with limited oversight, and credible with auditors and executives.
Why Join Through MAVI
- Own consolidated reporting for a global US company, working directly with the Controller and CFO
- Full-time, long-term placement, with MAVI handling cross-border contracts, compliance, and payroll
- Work to US GAAP with US auditors and US systems
- USD-denominated compensation aligned with experience and scope
- Progress toward Controller and Financial Controller opportunities through MAVI
Work Arrangement
This is a fully remote role with a single client company for the duration of the engagement. Full-time roles require a minimum of 4 hours of daily overlap with US Eastern Time (ET); part-time roles require a minimum of 2 hours.
About MAVI
MAVI places experienced finance and accounting professionals into senior, high-ownership roles at high-growth US companies. Founded in 2023 and backed by a $4 million seed round led by Harlem Capital, MAVI was recently featured in TechCrunch.
Our professionals join in-house finance teams in full-time, long-term roles, not short-term projects. The companies we work with range from venture- and PE-backed businesses to public companies and CFO advisory firms, including Athena Club, MotherDuck, and Within.
The work centers on judgment. As AI takes over more transactional accounting, the people who review the output, question it, and own the result matter more than ever. MAVI professionals work alongside US finance leaders, using AI tools to do more and applying the judgment to catch what those tools get wrong. At one client, an AR dashboard now used across the organization was built almost entirely by MAVI talent.
We stay involved throughout, from role alignment and interview preparation to onboarding and long-term career development.