Controller - Financial Services

Midtown Manhattan, NY | On-Site | Full-Time | $120,000–$180,000 Base

Career Staffing Talent (CST) is conducting a confidential search for a hands-on Controller on behalf of a growing specialty-finance / private-lending platform headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.

This is a highly visible, operational accounting role for a professional who can manage daily cash activity, full-cycle bookkeeping, repayment administration, investor-related reporting, and regulatory compliance across multiple entities. The Controller will work closely with leadership, operations, and processing teams to maintain strong financial controls in a high-volume lending environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily collections activity, cash-position reporting, and bank transfers supporting new loan fundings.
• Manage full-cycle bookkeeping across operating accounts and multiple legal entities.
• Administer the repayment lifecycle, including loan setup, payment adjustments, refunds, renewals, and related funding activity.
• Maintain syndication records and investor-position tracking.
• Process commission payments, accounts payable, expenses, and liability reporting.
• Coordinate state lending-license renewals and regulatory filings, including NMLS and DFPI reporting.
• Prepare annual compliance-related filings, including 1099s.
• Partner with processing and operations teams on transaction support, collections coverage, and day-to-day issue resolution.
• Establish and maintain a reliable compliance and reporting calendar.

Qualifications

• Strong accounting foundation with demonstrated ownership of full-cycle bookkeeping.
• Experience managing multiple bank accounts, entities, reconciliations, and day-to-day cash movement.
• Comfortable operating in a high-transaction-volume environment involving fundings, repayments, collections, and transfers.
• Hands-on Salesforce experience, ideally supporting deal, borrower, payment, or repayment tracking.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and familiarity with business banking platforms.
• High level of discretion in handling sensitive financial, borrower, and investor information.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.

Preferred Background

• Specialty finance, private lending, commercial lending, mortgage lending, fund administration, or other transaction-intensive financial-services experience.
• Experience with NMLS filings, state lending licensure, DFPI reporting, or comparable regulatory compliance requirements.
• CPA or CPA-track credentials are a plus.

Position Details

• Location: Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
• Schedule: On-site, five days per week.
• Employment Type: Full-time, W-2.
• Compensation: $120,000–$180,000 base salary, depending on experience.

Application Process

Qualified candidates may submit a resume in confidence to this job posting.

Client details will be shared with qualified candidates during the interview process.

CST is an equal opportunity search partner. All qualified applicants will receive consideration based on merit, experience, and role-related qualifications without regard to any legally protected status.