Controller

The Role: SPARC Behavioral Health is seeking an experienced Controller to lead full back office accounting operations, including treasury management, and drive process improvement across a growing, multi-entity healthcare organization. This role owns the monthly close, financial statement reporting, and audit preparation, while leading a Senior Accountant and Payroll Specialist and partnering closely with the CFO on broader finance initiatives. The ideal candidate is hands-on, comfortable in a fast paced environment with evolving systems, and motivated to build stronger processes rather than simply maintain existing ones. The organization is a private equity backed portfolio company, and this role should expect the reporting cadence, lender covenant requirements, and diligence rigor that come with that ownership structure. AS the Controller, you will have responsibility for: Own the monthly close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and preparation of financial statements Lead treasury and cash management, including cash positioning and bank relationships Own payroll end to end, including processing, compliance, and recordkeeping Lead and mentor a Senior Accountant and a Payroll Specialist, providing review and development support Serve as the organization's NetSuite subject matter expert, maintaining data integrity and troubleshooting system issues Support an active NetSuite systems stabilization effort, including entity structure cleanup and intercom