Finatal completed a Corporate Controller search within two months, securing a local, CPA-qualified leader to support an Alpine Investors-backed platform’s acquisition strategy.
Within 2 monthsSearch completed
CPA-qualifiedCorporate Controller
Cincinnati, OhioLocally based appointment
Explore our Office of CFO Executive Search practice.
The challenge
An Alpine Investors-backed vacation rental platform had been established through the acquisition of three businesses and was pursuing further expansion. It needed a Corporate Controller to develop the accounting infrastructure, improve financial reporting and close processes, and establish controls that could support continued acquisitions.
The brief required a technically strong, CPA-qualified leader who could work hands-on in a newly formed platform while building an accounting function capable of supporting a larger, geographically dispersed organization.
The search
Finatal focused on Controllers from private equity-backed, multi-site services businesses with experience building accounting functions and supporting acquisition-led growth.
Because an office-based presence was important, we first mapped the Cincinnati market, then expanded statewide and nationally to include candidates with regional ties and a willingness to relocate.
We worked with the client to refine the required seniority and assessed candidates for direct experience implementing processes, improving reporting timelines and delivering operational changes.
The result
The search was completed within two months. The business appointed a locally based, CPA-qualified finance leader with strong M&A experience and hands-on technical expertise, who joined in July 2026.
The appointment added accounting leadership suited to the platform’s immediate requirements, alongside the experience to build processes and controls for future acquisitions and growth.
Meet the Finatal team
