Controller

Tally Services Inc. · Fort Collins, CO (mostly remote)

$50–$62/hour, depending on experience · 25–40 hours/week to start, growing to full-time

About us

Tally Services is a Fort Collins accounting firm that helps for-profit small businesses and nonprofits run on clean numbers. We handle bookkeeping, financial operations, fractional CFO and advisory work, and nonprofit and grant accounting. We're a small, experienced team, and our clients rely on us as their accounting and finance department. We're adding a controller to lead client work and grow with us.

The role

You'll own the accounting for a portfolio of for-profit small business and nonprofit clients, from monthly close through the financial reporting and conversations that help owners make decisions. Most of your work is remote and scheduled flexibly around client deadlines. You'll meet in person with the team once a week in Fort Collins. The role starts at 25 and growing to 40 hours a week, with a clear path to full-time as the client portfolio grows.

What you'll do

• Own monthly and year-end close for multiple clients: reconciliations, accruals, adjusting entries, and review of staff work
• Prepare and present financial statements, and explain what the numbers mean to owners and boards in plain language
• Build budgets, forecasts, and pro formas, and support cash flow planning
• Reconcile payroll against the financials, whether clients run it in-house or through a payroll provider
• Prepare 1099s, and get books and records ready for clients' CPAs at year end
• For nonprofit clients, support grant tracking, grant budget reconciliation, and board-ready reporting
• Review and mentor bookkeeping staff, and improve client processes, controls, and systems
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for clients

What you bring

• 5+ years of accounting experience, including controller, accounting manager, or senior-level work across multiple entities or clients
• Strong command of accrual accounting and GAAP
• Advanced QuickBooks Online skills (ProAdvisor certification is a plus)
• Experience serving for-profit small businesses across industries (such as retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, and professional practices) as well as nonprofits; grant accounting experience is a plus
• Clear, confident communication with business owners who aren't finance people
• Organized, self-directed, and comfortable managing several clients remotely
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent experience; CPA a plus but not required
• Must live within commuting distance of Fort Collins for the weekly in-person meeting

Pay and benefits

• $50–$62/hour, depending on experience (W-2 employee)
• Flexible schedule, mostly remote, with one in-person team meeting per week
• Retirement plan with employer match once full-time
• A real path from part-time to full-time as the client portfolio grows

Why Tally Services

• Varied, meaningful work across local for-profit businesses and nonprofits
• A small, supportive team where your judgment matters
• Room to grow into a senior role in a firm that's expanding its advisory work

To apply

Send your resume and a few sentences about your experience with multi-client small business and nonprofit accounting to hiring@tally-services.com.

*Tally Services is an equal opportunity employer.*

Pay: $50.00 - $62.00 per hour

Expected hours: 25.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fort Collins, CO 80524