The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  StartupEdge is hiring a Controller in Grand Rapids, MI.

• Role description

  StartupEdge wants a Controller in Grand Rapids, MI who treats reconciliation as detective work, not drudgery. This is where 5 years becomes $61,000 - $86,000, where freelance hours meet real finance ownership, and where StartupEdge bets on you.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Develop cash flow models and monitor liquidity for the Grand Rapids, MI team
  • Run weekly cash positioning and short-term borrowing decisions
  • Catch the misclassified entry three months before the auditor would
  • Shepherd the year-end underdog-spirited audit from PBC list to signed opinion
  • Identify cost-saving opportunities through detailed spend analysis
  • Conduct profitability analysis by product, region, and customer segment
  • Sit beside the Grand Rapids controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries

  What You'll Bring

  • Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
  • Resilience measured across 4 years of finance cycles
  • Experience at the mid-level inside a freelance role
  • Comfort with the freelance cadence of a Grand Rapids-based operation
  • Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
  • The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
  • Forever-learning problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission

  StartupEdge is a builder-led company in Grand Rapids, MI that turns complex finance problems into simple, elegant solutions. Giving and receiving direct feedback is a skill we practice openly across every level.

  Earn $61,000 - $86,000, sharpen your Treasury Management beside a mentor, enjoy the benefits, and never apologize for needing a flexible Tuesday.

  Confirmed active this hour for the Grand Rapids, MI crew, no waiting list.

  You've weighed the pros and cons long enough; the Controller application takes five minutes.

• Required skills

  • Payroll Processing
  • Accruals
  • ACA
  • Risk Assessment
  • Financial Reporting
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • KPI Reporting
  • General Ledger
  • QuickBooks
  • Treasury Management
  • Decision Making
  • Creativity
  • Strategic Planning
  • Collaboration

• Benefits & perks

  • Retiree medical benefits
  • On-site childcare
  • Roth 401(k) option
  • Financial wellness program
  • Charitable Giving
  • Dental Insurance
  • Military leave
  • International assignment opportunities
  • Long-term disability insurance

• Apply before 2026-08-23

  Submit your application for this Freelance finance position.