The Role
About Egen:
Egen is a fast-growing and entrepreneurial company with a data-first mindset. We bring together the best engineering talent working with the most advanced technology platforms, including Google Cloud and Salesforce, to help clients drive action and impact through data and insights. We are committed to being a place where the best people choose to work so they can apply their engineering and technology expertise to envision what is next for how data and platforms can change the world for the better. We are dedicated to learning, thrive on solving tough problems, and continually innovate to achieve fast, effective results. If this describes you, we want you on our team.
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About the opportunity:
This is a high-impact leadership role at a critical inflection point in Egen’s growth journey. The Controller will report directly to the CFO and work closely with senior executives to lead core accounting operations, establish scalable processes, and support strategic initiatives, including international expansion, new service lines, and integration activities.
As Egen matures into a more complex, multi-entity, multi-location organization with global delivery, our financial infrastructure must evolve in step. The Controller will be instrumental in professionalizing and future-proofing the function—bringing rigor, visibility, and operational discipline to how we manage financial performance. This is a role for a builder: someone who thrives on creating clarity from complexity and elevating finance into a true business partner.
Responsibilities:
- Own and lead all day-to-day accounting functions, including general ledger, monthly close, consolidation, financial reporting, and compliance
- Establish and refine scalable processes and internal controls to support a growing, global services business
- Manage external audits, tax filings, and compliance matters in partnership with third-party providers
- Build and lead a high-performing accounting team, providing mentorship and development while driving accountability
- Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A, legal, HR, operations, and delivery to ensure financial accuracy and alignment
- Support the integration of acquisitions, including systems, policies, and reporting standards
- Contribute to ERP implementation and automation efforts that drive efficiency and real-time visibility
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CFO and the FP&A team, bringing insights, solutions, and financial leadership to key initiatives
Success Profile
- This role is ideal for a rising finance leader who combines strong technical accounting depth with the agility and mindset of a modern business operator. Success will look like:
- A builder's mentality, not just maintaining processes but improving and scaling them with greater efficiency. Egen is a data-first AI company; therefore, we need a leader who will implement scalable processes that transpire the same spirit
- A hands-on leader who can both dig into the details and operate at the strategic level
- Proven ability to improve the accounting system in order to create systematic cube reporting for greater accountability throughout the organization
- Maintain, evolve, and change financial controls across the sales-to-cash processes with a balance that maintains the organization's agility and its entrepreneurial DNA
- A clear communicator who makes finance accessible and actionable across the business
- A calm, credible presence in fast-paced, high-growth, and sometimes ambiguous environments
- A collaborator who thrives in a culture of curiosity, excellence, and teamwork
Basic Qualifications:
- CPA strongly preferred; Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance required
- 10+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience, ideally in technology consulting, professional services, or SaaS
- Deep understanding of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls
- Familiarity with global operations, intercompany transactions, and currency considerations
- Demonstrated success optimizing financial systems. Certinia expertise is preferred but a solid track record with other ERP systems is important
- Good understanding of purchase price allocation accounting (M&A)
- Experience managing audits, tax compliance, and multi-entity consolidations
- Proven ability to manage, mentor, and scale accounting teams across different geographies (US and India)
Compensation & Benefits:
This role is eligible for our competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being:
- Comprehensive Health Insurance
- Paid Leave (Vacation/PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- Sick Leave
- Parental Leave
- Bereavement Leave
- 401 (k) Employer Match
- Employee Referral Bonuses
Check out our complete list of benefits here - >https://egen.ai/people/#benefits
Important: All roles are subject to standard hiring verification practices, which may include background checks, employment verification, and other relevant checks.
EEO and Accommodations:
Egen is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Egen will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Egen welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.
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The Company
What We Do
Egen is a data engineering and cloud modernization firm partnering with leading Chicagoland companies to launch, scale, and modernize industry-changing technologies. We are catalysts for change who create digital breakthroughs at warp speed. Our team of cloud and data engineering experts are trusted by top clients in pursuit of the extraordinary.
Our mission is to be an enabler of amazing possibilities for companies looking to use the power of cloud and data. We want to stand shoulder to shoulder with clients, as true technology partners, and make sure they succeed at what they have set out to do. We want to be disruptors, game-changers, and innovators who have played an important part in moving the world forward.
