Controller

About the role

Legatis Legatis is an Obra Capital–backed firm that acquires and manages complex legacy tort and environmental liability portfolios across a multi-entity structure. We are hiring our first dedicated Controller to own the accounting function end to end and lead the implementation of a new multi-entity ERP that will replace our current outsourced bookkeeping. This is a build-and-operate role for someone who wants ownership, not a seat in a large hierarchy. Purchase accounting, complex technical GAAP, and tax provision computation are handled by our external CPA and tax firms — you will implement their guidance and own the numbers operationally. You will not be expected to be the technical-accounting expert of last resort.

Responsibilities

• Own the general ledger, close, and financial statements across entities, including intercompany eliminations and consolidation
• Bank reconciliations, sub-ledger tie-outs, and internal controls
• Run the full accounts-payable and treasury operation: payment execution, wire approval, cash positioning, and banking administration
• Lead ERP implementation as the in-house business owner, partnering with an implementation consultant on configuration, then own and maintain the system in steady state
• Build scalable accounting processes, policies, and controls as the business transitions from outsourced bookkeeping to an internal finance function
• Establish and own the monthly close calendar, ensuring timely reconciliations, review procedures, and reporting deliverables
• Coordinate with external audit, tax, technical-accounting firms, banks, and other outside advisors

Qualifications

• CPA with 7–12 years of accounting experience, including public accounting; financial services sector preferred
• At least one company-side audit cycle
• Multi-entity accounting experience
• Ability to manage people, processes, and projects
• Comfort operating lean and owning process, not just executing it
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large, messy, or incomplete data sets
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-accounting stakeholders
• Hands-on experience implementing or migrating to an ERP