One of you recently hired a Controller and turned to our partner Rob for advice on the best way to set things up. I thought the resulting exchange had many valuable nuggets, so I’ve pasted an edited thread below. For context: this company has roughly 75 employees and $10m annualized revenue. The Controller is the company’s first Finance hire. In most situations, we would recommend hiring a generalist Head of Finance first before hiring an accounting expert, but much of the same stuff applies.
Bursts of Color - Onboarding a Controller
Bursts of Color - Onboarding a Controller
Bursts of Color - Onboarding a Controller
One of you recently hired a Controller and turned to our partner Rob for advice on the best way to set things up. I thought the resulting exchange had many valuable nuggets, so I’ve pasted an edited thread below. For context: this company has roughly 75 employees and $10m annualized revenue. The Controller is the company’s first Finance hire. In most situations, we would recommend hiring a generalist Head of Finance first before hiring an accounting expert, but much of the same stuff applies.