The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Public Service Institute is hiring a Senior Controller in Warwick, RI.

• Role description

  This is a Senior Controller role for the person who reads footnotes, because at Public Service Institute the footnotes matter. Backed by 7 years of finance experience, you'll own key initiatives, partner closely with the team, and earn $111,000 - $147,000.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Review contracts and invoices for accuracy before payment release
  • Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at Public Service Institute
  • Watch the burn rate and sound the alarm a quarter early
  • Stand up the Flexibility close calendar and hold every owner to it
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and RI tax regulations
  • Draft tax memos clear enough that legal signs without rewrites
  • Build the finance P&L bridge that explains every dollar of swing

  What You'll Bring

  • A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
  • A solid foundation in Internal Controls, refined over 5+ years
  • Prior experience working on-site in Warwick, RI, or willingness to relocate
  • Demonstrated comfort presenting to senior leadership
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, problem-solving environment
  • Track record that proves you can deeply-bought-in ship under deadline pressure

  Public Service Institute exists for one stubborn reason: the finance tools everyone settled for were never good enough, so we rebuilt them from Warwick, RI. You'll find a flat structure where the best argument wins, regardless of title.

  The number is $111,000 - $147,000; the rest is mentorship, health coverage, paid growth time, and a freelance arrangement that respects your evenings.

  Refreshed minutes ago, this Senior Controller req is wide open and taking applications.

  Your next opportunity in finance starts with a single application.

• Required skills

  • Consolidations
  • Workday Adaptive Planning
  • Liquidity Management
  • Internal Controls
  • CFA Certification
  • Flexibility
  • Delegation

• Benefits & perks

  • Gym membership reimbursement
  • Matching gift program
  • Charitable Giving
  • Remote Work
  • Paid jury and witness duty
  • Quarterly all-hands meetings

• Apply before 2026-08-16

  Submit your application for this Freelance finance position.