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Hire a Controller in the Philippines.

We recruit controllers. The whole accounting operation moves to them: the close calendar, the controls and approval limits, the reporting your board and lenders see, and the bookkeeping, AP, and payroll staff underneath it. This is a trust hire with authority over cash, so you meet the strongest people we find in a genuinely thin pool.

Tell us who you need
We replace any hire inside 90 days
01 · The role

What a controller actually owns

  • Ownership of the monthly and annual close calendar
  • Internal controls, approval limits, and segregation of duties
  • Financial reporting to leadership, lenders, and investors
  • Management of bookkeeping, AP, and payroll staff
  • Tax, audit, and compliance coordination
02 · The screen

What we test before you meet anyone

  • A close they personally owned end to end, with the calendar and the team behind it
  • Which controls they built or fixed, and what failure prompted it
  • Audit and CPA interaction: what the last review found
  • How they manage a bookkeeper or AP clerk they never meet in person

Where controller searches usually go wrong.

This is a trust hire with authority over cash and reporting, and the pool that can run a US-standard close remotely is genuinely thin. Senior titles are common in it, but many holders only maintained a system somebody else designed and have never built a control from scratch.

03 · What happens next

Tell us about the role.

Send a short brief and we will tell you whether this is a search worth running before anyone pays anything.

To start
Send a brief

A short description of the role. We come back on whether we can fill it, and what it would take.

To delivery
10 business days

From approved brief to the candidates worth meeting, screened and interviewed.

After placement
90 days

Replacement search at no additional charge if the hire does not hold.

10 business days is what we aim for rather than a promise. Senior, specialist, and confidential searches often run longer. We tell you what to expect for your role once we have seen the brief.

Send the brief
04 · Related searches

Roles we fill alongside controllers.

Teams hiring a controller usually brief us on one or two of these in the same conversation.

BookkeeperFinance & AccountingAccountantFinance & AccountingAccounts Payable SpecialistFinance & AccountingPayroll SpecialistFinance & AccountingFinancial AnalystFinance & AccountingVirtual AssistantExecutive & Admin SupportExecutive AssistantExecutive & Admin SupportPersonal AssistantExecutive & Admin Support
Industries

Who hires this role most.

Accounting & Bookkeeping FirmsCPA firms and outsourced accounting practices
05 · Questions

Before you send the brief.

How do you screen controllers?
Every controller search runs the same checks before anyone reaches you. A close they personally owned end to end, with the calendar and the team behind it. Which controls they built or fixed, and what failure prompted it. Audit and CPA interaction: what the last review found. How they manage a bookkeeper or AP clerk they never meet in person. You see the notes from each one alongside the candidates we recommend.
Why is it hard to hire a controller?
This is a trust hire with authority over cash and reporting, and the pool that can run a US-standard close remotely is genuinely thin. Senior titles are common in it, but many holders only maintained a system somebody else designed and have never built a control from scratch.
What does a controller in the Philippines typically own?
A placed controller normally takes on the following. Ownership of the monthly and annual close calendar. Internal controls, approval limits, and segregation of duties. Financial reporting to leadership, lenders, and investors. Management of bookkeeping, AP, and payroll staff. Tax, audit, and compliance coordination. Scope is set in the brief, so if your version of the role is narrower or broader, say so and we recruit to that.
How does hiring a controller through HireTalent.ph work?
Send us a brief describing the role. We come back with whether it is a search we can run, who we would be looking for, and what it would take. Nothing is owed while we work that out.
How long does the search take, and what if the hire does not work out?
We aim to present the most qualified candidates within 10 business days of an approved brief. Senior, specialist, and confidential searches often take longer, and we tell you what to expect for your role once we have seen the brief. If the placement leaves, doesn't start, or isn't the right fit inside 90 days, we rerun the full search at no additional charge, same scope and same point of contact.

Ready to hand off this controller search?

Send a short brief. We come back on whether we can fill it and what it would take.

Send us a quick brief
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