Senior Financial Controller

**Job Title:** Senior Financial Controller **Company:** Associated Veterinary Partners **Location:** Remote **Hours:** 9am - 5pm EST **Salary:** $150,000 - $170,000 (depending on experience) **Position Summary:** The Senior Financial Controller is a strategic and hands-on leader responsible for AVP’s financial planning, reporting, and operational finance functions across a growing, multi-site veterinary partner network. This role owns the finance strategy and reporting, with a strong emphasis on deploying AI and automation to streamline financial operations, improve forecasting accuracy, and free the finance team to focus on higher-value analysis and partner support. The Senior Financial Controller will report directly to the CEO and serve as a key member of the executive leadership team. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Financial strategy & leadership:** Own AVP’s financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range modeling to support growth and partner clinic performance. - **AI & automation:** Lead the identification, evaluation, and implementation of AI-powered tools and automation across accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, month-end close, reporting, and forecasting to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy. - **Process modernization:** Partner with IT and data teams to integrate AI/ML capabilities into finance systems (ERP, FP&A tools) and establish KPIs to measure automation ROI and adoption. - **Financial reporting & compliance:** Ensure timely, accurate consolidated financial statements and reporting in accordance with GAAP; manage external audit, tax, and regulatory compliance. - **Multi-site consolidation:** Oversee financial consolidation and standardization across partner clinic locations, including chart of accounts, close processes, and reporting cadence. - **Cash flow & treasury:** Manage cash flow forecasting, working capital, banking relationships, and capital planning. - **M&A support:** Support due diligence, financial modeling, and integration planning for new partner clinic acquisitions. - **Accounts Payable oversight:** Own the AP function across the partner network, ensuring timely, accurate vendor payments, strong internal controls, and automation of invoice processing and approvals. - **Payroll oversight:** Own the payroll function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across all partner locations, and drive automation to reduce manual payroll processing time. - **Team leadership:** Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance team — including AP and Payroll staff — fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technology adoption. - **Board & stakeholder reporting:** Prepare financial reporting and analysis for the CEO, board, and investors, translating financial data into actionable business insight. - **Risk & controls:** Maintain strong internal controls and risk management practices appropriate to a multi-entity organization. **Experience Requirements:** - 10+ years of finance leadership experience, including experience at the Senior Controller, Director, or VP level. - Experience in multi-site healthcare, veterinary, or professional services organizations strongly preferred; experience in a private equity-backed or roll-up/consolidation environment is a plus. - Demonstrated success leading finance process automation or AI implementation initiatives (e.g., RPA, AI-enabled forecasting, intelligent document processing, ERP AI modules). - Experience with multi-entity financial consolidation, GAAP reporting, and month-end/quarter-end close processes. - Experience managing FP&A, accounting, treasury, accounts payable, and payroll functions, including team leadership and development. - Experience supporting M&A due diligence and post-acquisition financial integration. - Proficiency with modern financial systems and ERP platforms (e.g., NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks) and familiarity with AI/automation tools used in finance operations. NetSuite exper…