Financial Controller

The posting, as Lyra Technology Group wrote it

Lyra Technology Group is a p rivate e quity-backed holding company that invests in and operates industry leading technology service businesses. Our companies are operated independently by exceptional management teams. Companies that join our group retain the employees, name, and culture that have made them successful. As a platform of Evergreen Services Group , we never divest from businesses we partner with and approach every decision with the goal of driving sustainable and healthy growth over the long term.

Scarlett Group is seeking a hands-on Financial Controller to lead and modernize the company’s financial operations. This role owns accounting accuracy, financial reporting, forecasting, cash management, compliance, internal controls, and financial operating discipline. The Controller reports to the President/CEO and acts as Scarlett Group’s primary finance partner with Lyra Technology Group. The person in this seat will build a scalable, self-sufficient finance function that consistently meets Lyra’s reporting requirements, gives leaders timely and actionable insight, protects cash and margin, and supports profitable growth across Managed IT Services, Cybersecurity Services, Advanced Technology Solutions, Consulting, Auditing, and Artificial Intelligence Services. This is a lean finance function, so the role balances strategic leadership with hands-on execution.

You will own…

Financial Leadership & Performance Management

• Own consolidated and service-line P&L reporting, including revenue, gross profit, operating expense, Adjusted EBITDA, and cash performance.
• Partner with the President / CEO and practice leaders on pricing, margin improvement, service-line profitability, staffing decisions, and resource allocation.
• Provide accurate monthly analysis of actual results versus budget and forecast, identifying what changed, why it changed, and what action is required.
• Present financial performance, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to executive leadership and, as requested, Lyra, the board, or ownership.
• Establish financial accountability across leadership without shifting operational ownership away from the leaders responsible for execution.

Lyra Financial Reporting & Partnership

• Own the accurate and timely completion of all Lyra monthly reporting requirements, including financial statements and KPIs, the cash sweep form, MD&A, month-over-month P&L variance analysis, and the balance-sheet reconciliation package.
• Achieve and maintain an accurate, GAAP-compliant month-end close within Lyra’s required timetable, targeting completion within 5–6 business days.
• Coordinate leadership input for the MD&A and ensure explanations are concise, fact-based, and tied to corrective actions or growth opportunities.
• Serve as Scarlett Group’s primary finance liaison with Lyra’s Regional, Accounting, Finance, Tax, Audit, Business Central, and other support teams.
• Respond promptly and accurately to Lyra information

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se, balance-sheet reconciliations, AP, AR, payroll, billing, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and audit support.

• Demonstrated ability to produce timely GAAP-compliant financial statements and explain results to non-financial executives.
• Experience building budgets, rolling forecasts, cash forecasts, financial models, KPI scorecards, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting or ERP, PSA, and business-intelligence platforms. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Autotask PSA, and Power BI is a plus.
• Experience in a technology services, MSP/MSSP, IT consulting, recurring-revenue, or professional-services environment is a plus, including MRR/ARR billing, project accounting, revenue recognition, service-line profitability, and vendor-to-client reconciliation.
• Experience supporting a private-equity-backed, multi-company, or parent-company financial reporting structure is a plus.
• Experience implementing finance automation, workflow, RPA, or AI-enabled tools within a controlled accounting environment is a plus.
• Commercial judgment and a process-improvement and control mindset: you translate financial data into specific management action.
• Strong written and verbal communication, sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to operate with appropriate confidentiality.
• Comfort working hands-on while building scalable processes, with the ownership and urgency to communicate proactively.

The target on-target earnings (OTE) for this role are $125,000–$135,000. The Controller reports to the President/CEO and works in a hybrid model based in Jacksonville, FL.

If you are a finance leader who can produce accurate numbers, explain the story behind them, identify risk early, and hold leaders accountable through clear financial insight, and you see automation as a tool to strengthen accuracy, control, and scale rather than a substitute for sound accounting discipline, we would like to talk.