Director of Finance / Controller

Overview

Brand Builders Group is seeking a Nashville-based, strategic, tech-savvy Director of Finance / Controller to own financial operations, reporting accuracy, cash flow visibility, and contribution margin performance across the organization. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role is both hands-on and strategically supportive, overseeing day-to-day accounting integrity while building scalable systems, dashboards, SOPs, and financial insights that enable better leadership decision-making. This position is designed as the senior-most finance leader in a lean, scaling organization, partnering closely with the CEO to remove day-to-day financial management and bring clarity and discipline as the company stabilizes and prepares for its next phase of growth. This is an ideal role for a finance leader who enjoys building clarity and discipline inside a lean, fast-moving business.

What You’ll Do

Financial Operations, Reporting & Forecasting

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring financial statements are accurate, timely, and decision-ready.
• Translate financial data into clear insights and recommendations for leadership.
• Partner closely with the CEO on budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and contribution margin visibility.
• Provide structured analysis to support decision-making around pricing, headcount, and expense management.
• Serve as the primary finance partner to the CEO and leadership team, providing clear insights that support fast, confident decision-making.

Contribution Margin & Cross-Functional Financial Discipline

• Own and continuously refine BBG’s Contribution Margin framework, including definitions, reporting standards, and forecasting models.
• Identify margin leakage and improvement opportunities, partnering with leaders to drive measurable change.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Delivery to ensure contribution margin is understood, tracked, and actively managed.
• Help department leaders understand how their decisions impact margin, cash flow, and profitability.

Team Leadership & Partner Management

• Directly manage the finance support team (Bookkeeper, Finance Administrator, and vendor partner), setting clear responsibilities, workflows, and expectations.
• Develop SOPs, training documentation, and cross-training to make finance processes repeatable, scalable, and not dependent on one person.
• Manage and coordinate outsourced accounting and CPA partners for tax planning and compliance, ensuring clear accountability and timely deliverables.
• Review and validate external work for accuracy and alignment with BBG’s internal reporting needs.

Systems, Automation & Compliance

• Operate comfortably inside a modern finance stack, improving automation and reducing manual work.
• Maintain clean integrations between finance and operational systems (especially CRM-to-finance alignment and revenue reconciliation).
• Document workflows and tech processes to ensure scalability and clarity.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, sales tax requirements, payroll and contractor regulations, and maintain strong internal controls.
• Prepare documentation for audits or reviews and proactively identify financial and operational risks.
• BBG operates within a finance stack including DataRails, QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, Avalara, Monday.com, and Keap. Experience working within DataRails or a comparable tool is strongly preferred.

You Have Experience That Looks Like…

• 8 years in accounting or finance, including 5 years in a hands-on Controller / Director of Finance (or equivalent) leadership role.
• Direct ownership of the full financial function in a company in the ~$5M–$25M range, ideally ~$5M–$12M, rather than operating as a specialist within a large finance department.
• Proven success building financial clarity for leadership through accurate close, forecasting, cash flow management, and profitability/contribution margin reporting.
• Experience managing both internal finance support and external partners.
• Strong working knowledge of finance systems, dashboards, and automation with the ability to improve integrations and reduce manual work.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, with the ability to turn data into decision-ready insights.
• Highly organized, process-driven, and the ability to create scalable systems without creating bureaucracy.
• Clear, confident communicator who can translate financial data for non-finance leaders and drive accountability across teams.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer competitive compensation based on experience, plus a performance-based bonus tied to key KPIs.

A few of the benefits you can expect:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with up to a 5% company match after 12 months
• Unlimited PTO
• $100/month Bring Your Own Tech stipend
• Growth Fund to support ongoing learning and development

Culture & Team Experience

At BBG, we know each other well, care about each other personally, and intentionally create space for connection beyond just getting work done. We move quickly in a lean environment, which means there is change, momentum, and a high level of ownership. Nashville-based team members gather for quarterly socials and community give-backs, and twice a year the entire company comes together for multi-day meetings focused on planning, connection, and service.

To learn more about our mission and the work we do, visit brandbuildersgroup.com or explore Wealthy & Well-Known by Rory and AJ Vaden.