Controller Jobs in Denver, CO
Controller jobs in Denver are in strong demand, concentrated in the LoDo financial district, the Denver Tech Center, and the RiNo business corridor, with openings across energy, healthcare, professional services, and private equity-backed companies. Employers actively hiring include Augmentis, Miller Wall, and TAKRAF. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Description of Job
The position exists to assist the Department Controller in leading and directing the financial services function within the Department. Ensures that department financial activities consistently follow GAAP, State Statutes and State Fiscal Rules, and must be able to perform the major duties of the Department Controller in the case of absence.
- This includes: managing work flow to ensure that, for assigned divisions, all accounting transactions are processed accurately and in a timely manner, maintaining files that include supporting documentation for all accounting transactions, ensuring appropriate segregation of duties, ensuring internal fiscal policies are followed by program units, ensuring fiscal deadlines are met, ensuring accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end closes, monitoring and maintenance of accounting controls, resolving accounting discrepancies on a timely basis.
- This includes account balances for assets, liabilities, fund balance, revenues, and expenditures.
- Review all accounting documents (i.e. payment vouchers, journals, purchase orders, purchase requisitions and services contracts) for accuracy and appropriateness.
- Ensure transactions are accurate and in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and all applicable State fiscal rules and regulations.
- Create, audit and approve accounting transactions reported in the Colorado Operations Resource System (CORE). Ensure all billing and payments are recorded in the proper accounting period, reconcile accounts to CORE, guarantee the accuracy of reporting, including auditing and analyzing all default accounts.
- Prepare journal entries for assigned transactions and ensure timely posting before monthly closing.
- Review and approve CORE transactions prepared by other accounting staff (e.g., GAX, PRC, JV, CR, etc.)
- Maintain the accounting records of and record all appropriate transactions for the general fixed assets of assigned divisions.
- Prepare Journal Vouchers and Interagency Transactions to correct or allocate costs and revenue as necessary.
- Work with the Department Controller to review quarterly and annual diagnostic reports and resolve any problems.
- Account for and reconcile balance sheet accounts, including but not limited to accounts receivable, deferred revenue, and accounts payable.
- Review applicable journal entries to record the pay date shift.
- Confirm interagency payables and record any necessary journal entries at fiscal year end.
- Work with the Controller to successfully close and open the books for the fiscal year and complete any necessary reports and exhibits for the State Controller’s Office.
- Maintain interaction with the State’s Financial System and any stand-alone sub-systems, including resolving and analyzing problems associated with this work.
- Ensure year-end and year-open tasks, such as roll-forwards, and estimated revenue and expense accruals are completed within deadlines.
- These reports are distributed to senior level management as well as division fiscal managers.
- Meet with division staff and budget staff to discuss division financial results.
- Prepare, monitor and analyze monthly financial reports including projections of yearly expenditure patterns to provide management with the information necessary to control the budget by providing comparison of actual expenditures to budgetary projections and making adjustments where necessary.
- Project expenses and recommend options available to unit managers to perform at a more successful level.
- Responsible for overseeing accurate financial reporting for divisions/programs and for providing reports used in state-wide reporting.
- Maintain various sub-systems, which includes making recommendations to management in regards to the implementation of new systems or to alter procedures and processes for existing sub-systems.
- Provide quarterly reporting to the Department Controller to explain variances and abnormal balances in accounts.
- Review for accuracy and completeness the fiscal year-end financial exhibits as required by State Fiscal Procedures and other supporting schedules as requested.
- Compile and submit information for use in the State Controller’s Office statewide indirect cost plan.
- Compile monthly, quarterly and fiscal year-end financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Responsible for managing financial system reporting by creating and maintaining as needed and ad hoc departmental reports in CORE InfoAdvantage.
- Explain reporting processes and train others financial users in the department on using and as applicable developing system reports.
- Participates in developing fiscal closing training for division personnel and as needed, is one of the presenters.
- In consultation with unit managers and the budget unit, determines the need for decision items, supplemental requests, budget amendments.
- Work with division fiscal staff in finding creative and ethical approaches to resolving budget and accounting compliance issues.
- Assists with division rate setting.
- Monitors budgets, profit/loss, cash balance, general and state fund balance, etc. to ensure all financial responsibilities of the division are met.
- This position provides technical assistance, advises on accounting matters, interprets State Fiscal Rules, and implements State and Federal administrative policies.
- In addition, the position assists the Controller with design, recommendation, and implementation of coding structures for assigned programs, and develops processes and reports to meet the needs of division management and staff.
- Interacts with management to determine and meet needs to manage the finances of the department.
- Works with the department controller on integrating the department’s strategic plan into the ongoing financial operations.
- Assists the Department controller with presenting and defending financial data and information, internal accounting policies, procedures and controls to department management, state controller, state auditors, legislative committees and federal government.
- Provides leadership, direction, and review of work assignments, approves work hours and approves leave requests, sets priorities, provides regular and on-going feedback to staff regarding their performance.
- Reviews work performed by assigned staff and assigns job duties.
- Create an inclusive, positive, and professional work environment.
- Develops and implements employee performance plans and evaluations.
- Assists with recruiting and hiring staff as needed.
- Evaluate and recommend changes in staffing patterns, processes, and procedures.
- Work lead over other accounting staff by providing guidance and direction on accounting issues.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
- A Human Resources Analyst will only review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying. Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of the official State of Colorado online application, but may be attached. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process for this position. Work experience and qualifications must be specifically documented on your online application. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application. Resumes will not be reviewed for minimum qualification screening. If it is determined that you meet the minimum qualifications, your application will also be used as part of the comparative analysis process to identify a top group for further consideration.
This position is advertised in line with the Governor’s executive order (Executive Order 2022 015) focused on skills-based hiring practices that focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to the job and aligns the hiring process accordingly. Skills-based hiring reduces potential barriers for applicants and allows for reduced bias in the hiring process by providing a direct description of skills that are unique to the duties assigned to the position with a recognition that the applicant may have developed these skills through education, training or past experiences.
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience Only:At least eight (8) years of relevant experience in accounting or auditing which must include at least 2 years of supervisory experience
OR
Education & Experience:
A combination of related education (coursework requires 24 semester hours completed in accounting or auditing) and/or relevant experience in accounting or auditing which must include at least 2 years of supervisory experience equal to at least eight (8) years
Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy will count for six (6) years of the requirement
- Previous State Service related to the work assigned to the position.
- Governmental accounting and/or reporting
- Experience with CORE or other large financial system, including reporting
- Strong MS Excel knowledge
- Excellent written communication skills
- A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.
Supplemental Information
Accommodations: The Department of Personnel & Administration is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Heather Siegal heather.siegal@state.co.us
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Controller Jobs in Denver: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a controller job in Denver?
Focus your search on Denver's strongest hiring sectors: energy and natural resources companies clustered downtown, healthcare systems and insurers headquartered along the I-25 corridor, and the growing base of private equity-backed portfolio companies in the Denver Tech Center. Candidates who can navigate multi-entity consolidations or fund accounting stand out locally. Networking through the Colorado Society of CPAs and Denver CFO roundtables also opens doors that job boards alone do not.
Which companies hire controllers in Denver?
Denver controller roles are posted by Augmentis, Miller Wall, and TAKRAF and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Denver's mix of publicly traded energy firms, regional healthcare systems, and venture-backed tech companies means openings range from mid-size growth businesses to large corporate divisions.
Are there remote controller jobs in Denver?
Yes, though controller work is less remote-friendly than purely analytical finance roles because month-end close, audit coordination, and team oversight often require on-site presence. About 34% of controller openings tied to Denver are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting a market that leans toward hybrid schedules. Technical accounting tasks and board reporting tend to be the portions most commonly handled off-site in Denver's hybrid arrangements.
How can I get a controller job in Denver with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Denver is targeting senior accountant or accounting manager roles at mid-size companies in the Denver Tech Center or LoDo, then building toward an assistant controller title within two to three years. Denver's active startup and scale-up scene, particularly in SaaS and cleantech, often promotes from within faster than large corporates. Gaining experience with NetSuite or Sage Intacct, which are common among Denver growth companies, gives entry-level candidates a practical edge.
Which industries hire the most controllers in Denver?
Most controller openings in Denver sit in Technology & Software, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Denver's role as a regional headquarters hub for energy producers, a major market for multi-site healthcare operators, and a growing center for technology companies all drive sustained controller demand across those sectors.
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