SOCIALDEVIANT is looking for a Part-Time Freelance Controller to join our ambitious, infinitely kind and limitlessly composed team of DEVIANTs. At SOCIALDEVIANT, we’re a social-first creative agency, delivering strategy …
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Part-time
professional certificate, postgraduate degree
Posted 43d ago
Apply by Sep 14
~20 hrs/week
Remote in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Responsibilities
The Controller manages the agency's financial operations, including monthly closing, reporting, budgeting, and cash flow management. They serve as the primary liaison for external auditors and tax preparers while ensuring financial compliance.
Requirements
Candidates need over 7 years of accounting experience, with at least 3 years in a senior financial role, preferably within a creative agency. Proficiency in QuickBooks Online and Excel is required, and a CPA or MBA is preferred.
Full job description
SOCIALDEVIANT is looking for a Part-Time Freelance Controller to join our ambitious, infinitely kind and limitlessly composed team of DEVIANTs.
At SOCIALDEVIANT, we’re a social-first creative agency, delivering strategy through content production for some of the world’s greatest brands at lightning speed. Now, we need our accounting and financials to match the speed and rigor with which we operate.
SOCIALDEVIANT is a proud equal opportunity employer. A team of diverse DEVIANTs empowers us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients, our community, and our coworkers. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and persons with disabilities are all encouraged to apply. Others check the box; we think, work and live outside it.
Are you a DEVIANT? Let’s find out.
OVERALL ROLE DESCRIPTION The Part-Time Freelance Controller is the financial backbone of SOCIALDEVIANT. This role is key to keeping the agency’s financial operations on track month over month - from monthly close and reporting to budgeting, contractor tracking, and cash flow management - ensuring leadership has the clarity needed to make sharp decisions. The Controller works closely with agency leadership and reports directly to the Head of Operations.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Processing and reconciling of bank account, credit cards, payment gateways, and loan accounts
Building and maintaining monthly cash flow forecasts, flagging risks and opportunities to leadership
Managing accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring timely processing and collections
Entering bills and invoices manually
Overseeing client billing and revenue recognition in alignment with project scopes and agency retainers
Delivering monthly variance analysis against budget to actuals
Serving as the primary liaison with external accountants, auditors, and tax preparers
Overseeing payroll processing in coordination with Ops, ensuring accuracy and compliance
Maintaining and improve financial systems, workflows, and internal controls
Providing ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to support leadership decisions on staffing, pricing, and growth
Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax obligations
REQUIREMENTS
7+ years of accounting or finance experience, with at least 3 years in a Controller or senior financial role
Available for approximately 20 hours per week
Agency, professional services, or creative industry experience strongly preferred
CPA designation preferred; MBA a plus
Deep proficiency in QuickBooks Online and Excel
Experience with project-based billing, retainer models, and revenue recognition
Familiarity with payroll platforms (e.g., TriNet)
Ability to work independently and manage priorities across a part-time engagement
Strong analytical skills with a bias for clean, actionable reporting
Excellent communication skills—you can translate numbers into narrative for non-finance stakeholders
Above all, kindness, composure, and relentless curiosity
We’re focused on creating value in a socially connected world. How do we do it?
From the bottom up – by building an amazing culture with people that are as smart as they are kind. Quick on their feet, left/right-brained, thoughtful – the type of people you’re as proud to call your friends as you are your colleagues.
With that foundation, we deliver on our clients' business objectives through big strategic and creative thinking that crosses social platforms and engages audiences to take action. The result? Come talk to us, we’d love to tell you about it.
Offices: 1143 W Rundell, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60607, US
We’re focused on creating value in a socially connected world. How do we do it?
From the bottom up – by building an amazing culture with people that are as smart as they are kind. Quick on their feet, left/right-brained, thoughtful – the type of people you’re as proud to call your friends as you are your colleagues.
With that foundation, we deliver on our clients' business objectives through big strategic and creative thinking that crosses social platforms and engages audiences to take action. The result? Come talk to us, we’d love to tell you about it.
Offices: 1143 W Rundell, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60607, US
