Regional Financial Controller, Trilogy (Remote) - $400,000/year USD

Step beyond conventional finance roles to become the architect of transformative education systems. At Trilogy, we're pioneering innovative educational models, and none of it succeeds without a cutting-edge finance function. This is your opportunity to craft the AI-driven infrastructure that propels our diverse education initiatives forward.

Forget strategy roles; this is about system ownership. You’ll design an efficient, AI-powered system, managing tuition flows, audits, and tax filings, all while eliminating complexity and scaling operations. Collaborate directly with senior leaders to drive expansion, budget management, vendor negotiations, and compliance. Your work will lay the foundation for groundbreaking educational experiences impacting millions of students.

Join us to engineer the backbone of education's next evolution.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating and sustaining an AI-centric finance system to support rapidly growing educational ventures
• Documenting key design choices that streamline and expand financial processes
• Evaluating detailed plans and offering written guidance to enhance logical reasoning for both AI and human teams
• Engaging in pivotal meetings concerning budgets, expansion strategies, vendor agreements, and compliance requirements
• Ensuring seamless execution of finance operations such as tuition management, audits, and tax filings at scale
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Overseeing a large finance team
• Handling routine monthly close tasks or approving transactions manually
• Settling for standard ERP workflows as satisfactory
• Delegating challenging tasks—this role requires hands-on leadership
• Operating in a slow-paced, stable environment—expect rapid growth and scaling
  
  

Regional Financial Controller Key Responsibilities

Design and manage a streamlined, AI-driven finance system that supports multiple fast-paced education businesses, minimizing waste and maximizing scalability.

Basic Requirements

• CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA, or MBA qualifications
• Over a decade of experience in finance leadership roles like Finance Manager, Controller, or CFO, with a proven track record of responsibility and growth
• Experience in a senior finance leadership position (SVP, CFO, or similar) with full control over core finance functions
• Expert knowledge of US GAAP and comprehensive financial statements
• Proven experience in operating and enhancing ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP, etc.) in complex, multi-entity settings
• Conducted or managed 5+ external audits with a Big 4 firm, either as auditor or client
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills, capable of engaging with senior leadership
• Residing within UTC-8 to UTC+3 time zones
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Understanding of U.S. K-12 education models (private, charter, ESA programs)
• Experience in developing finance automation or AI-based workflows from the ground up
• Background in finance operations within multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction organizations
  
  

About Trilogy

Hundreds of software businesses run on the Trilogy Business Platform. For three decades, Trilogy has been known for 3 things: Relentlessly seeking top talent, Innovating new technology, and incubating new businesses. Our technological innovation is spearheaded by a passion for simple customer-facing designs. Our incubation of new businesses ranges from entirely new moon-shot ideas to rearchitecting existing projects for today's modern cloud-based stack. Trilogy is a place where you can be surrounded with great people, be proud of doing great work, and grow your career by leaps and bounds.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $200 USD/hour, which equates to $400,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-3652-PK-Northern-RegionalFinanc.015