Managing Director, Office of the CFO // Controllership Excellence (Chicago)

Portage Point Partners

Chicago, IL 60613

United States

Posted July 1, 2025

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Valid until July 31, 2025

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Managing Director, Office of the CFO // Controllership Excellence

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Portage Point Partners (Portage Point) is a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm intensely focused on the middle market. Our blue chip team leverages bulge bracket experience in consulting, operations, finance, accounting, investment banking and investing to provide unmatched transactional, operational, financial and strategic perspectives to middle market stakeholders. The Portage Point cross-functional platform is uniquely architected to offer fully integrated capabilities and solutions that identify value capture, mitigate risk and positively impact outcomes at every stage of the ever-changing middle market business lifecycle. From ideation to monetization, Portage Point delivers excellence across transaction advisory services (TAS), transaction execution services (TES), office of the CFO (OCFO), performance improvement (PI), interim management (IM), investment banking (IB) and turnaround and financial restructuring (TRS).
Recognized for accelerated growth, Portage Point is back by New Mountain Capital and is consistently featured in rankings from Inc. 5000, The Financial Times and Consulting Magazine. This recognition is a testament to the focus on excellence, intensity and pace and ability to attract blue chip talent committed to delivering impactful solutions.
The OCFO team partners with middle market stakeholders to provide strategic finance solutions and operational / technical accounting support across the entire business and investment lifecycle. Leveraging backgrounds in accounting, finance, operations, investment banking, investing and consulting, the OCFO team provides holistic perspectives and capabilities to deliver results that are unmatched in the industry.
The Managing Director (MD), OCFO Controllership Excellence at Portage Point represents a unique opportunity for a highly motivated professional to assume a wide range of responsibilities to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. This is a business development and client delivery leadership position that will make substantial contributions to overall firm growth. Portage Point empowers clients to modernize their financial operations through innovative technology and streamlined processes. The Controllership Excellence offering is at the forefront of digital transformation, leveraging cutting-edge tools to enhance efficiency, accuracy and strategic decision-making. The MD, OCFO Controllership Excellence should be prepared to work within a small, collaborate team environment to manage discrete workstreams.
Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end client engagements and provide financial advisory services, including controllership operations, procure-to-pay (PTP), order-to-cash (OTC), record-to-report (RTR) processes, audit readiness and preparation, finance function integration or carveout standup, transaction due diligence and technical accounting matters
Provide strategic and technical compliance guidance with ASC 606, ASC 842 and other complex accounting standards
Develop and maintain strong client relationships by delivering high-quality, tailored solutions and providing proactive strategic advice
Provide recommendations to clients on ways to leverage Enterprise Resource Platform (ERP) and close process and consolidation tools to more effectively and rapidly track business performance and improve controls
Develop and deploy scalable processes, methodologies and analytical solutions which result in step-function improvements to middle market OCFO functions
Leverage financial expertise and project management skills, including a deep understanding of GAAP accounting principles and S-X regulatory compliance to support clients in navigating diverse financial accounting and reporting considerations related to transactions
Lead and manage multiple concurrent engagements to provide technical accounting and financial or business advisory guidance to clients (sponsors, lenders and management teams)
Support and advise clients through complex transactional and operational situations, including mergers, acquisitions and carveouts, operating model transformations, selling / buying the business, technology implementations, etc.
Build, mentor and lead a high-performing team of finance and analytics professionals
Develop thought leadership in controllership excellence positioning the firm as a market leader
Collaborate with leadership to refine service OCFO offerings and go-to-market strategies
Sell engagements across a network of senior executives, private equity firms, entrepreneurs, lenders and lawyers
Lead business development efforts while maintaining strong relationships with existing clients
Share and manage best practices as well as lead internal trainings where required
Support talent acquisition and firm development efforts
Contribute to creating a high-performing and inclusive culture

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or a related field; advanced degree or professional certification (CPA, CFA, CA) preferred
Located in or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York or Philadelphia
Invested in a team-based culture that involves in office four days per week and willing to work at client sites as needed
15 plus years of progressive experience in financial consulting, advisory services or audit
Five plus years in a senior leadership role
Proven track record of achieving business growth, with experience managing revenues of four million annually
Experience in the role of controllership, finance and accounting advisory services
Complete proficiency in financial modeling and financial statements analysis as well as accounting treatments
Proficiency in financial technologies and tools (e.g., NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics, Blackline, Floqast, etc.)
Bias towards and track record of leveraging technology and automation solutions (Power BI / Tableau, Power Automate, UI Path, Automation Anywhere) to drive business process efficiency
Strong technical accounting expertise, including experience with ASC 606 and ASC 842
Ability to successfully work in a small, collaborative team environment
High degree of maturity with a proven ability to interact with senior executives, private equity sponsors, lenders, lawyers, middle managers and line workers
Effectively communicates analysis through Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint including high-quality messaging, structure and formatting
Eagerness to be responsive at all times
Proven track-record of success in high pressure, time-constrained environments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including strong email etiquette
Top-tier organizational skills and attention to detail
Self-starter and entrepreneurial spirit

$750,000 - $1,100,000 a year
The City of New York and the State of California require Portage Point to provide compensation information for this role. This range represents the anticipated minimum and maximum base + bonus for this position based upon a good faith and reasonable estimate. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the applicant’s qualifications (education, training and/or experience related to this role), and therefore, may fall outside the range shown, depending on the circumstances.