Control Tower by Colossus
Control Tower is the Colossus practice built for one seat: the Controller. We recruit Corporate, Division, Plant and Assistant Controllers for growing and established companies across the United States, and we assess every candidate on how they actually run a close.
One role, nationwide
Controller searches in all 50 states
30 to 45 days
Average time to fill
Up to 12-month guarantee
Replacement coverage on every search
Optional add-ons
Layer any of these onto a Control Tower search
From $699 per role
Where Controllers with your profile sit on base, bonus and equity in your market, before you post the role or make an offer.
Accounting Skills Tests
via Accountests
Timed technical tests on GAAP, reconciliations, journal entries and Excel, so finalists prove the work before the final round.
PI Behavioral Assessment
Predictive Index
How each finalist is wired to work, lead and make decisions, matched against what the seat and your CFO need.
Why a Controller-only practice
Generalist recruiters fill Controller roles between sales reps and plant managers. Control Tower does nothing else, so our network, our questions and our judgment stay sharp.
A slipping close, a messy audit or a restatement costs far more than the search fee. We screen for the habits that prevent those outcomes.
A plant Controller at a $300M manufacturer and a corporate Controller at a venture-backed SaaS company need different people. We calibrate to your seat, not the title.
Strong Controllers are busy closing books. We reach them directly, with a clear story about your company, your CFO and the work.
Controller seats we fill
From the first Controller who builds the function to the division Controller who keeps a plant honest.
Corporate
Owns the consolidated close, external reporting, audit and the accounting team. Usually reports to the CFO.
Division / Plant
Cost accounting, inventory, variance analysis and a seat at the operations table for a site or business unit.
Assistant
Runs the day-to-day close and the team, and is often the Controller succession plan.
Technical
Revenue recognition, leases, SEC or lender reporting, and audit readiness for complex or growing companies.
Operations
Standard costing, margin analysis and capital projects for manufacturers, distributors and contractors.
Interim
Coverage during a leave, a transaction, an ERP cutover or a search, placed through Colossus Staffing.
How a Control Tower search runs
Five stages, with you seeing real candidates early and a written readout on each one.
STAGE 1
A working session with your CFO or CEO on the close, the audit, the systems and the team this Controller inherits.
STAGE 2
We map Controllers at comparable companies and share comp ranges so expectations are set before outreach.
STAGE 3
Early profiles to confirm we are aiming at the right person before the full shortlist.
STAGE 4
Each finalist arrives with the Controller readout: close cadence, audit record, systems, complexity, technical depth and leadership.
STAGE 5
We manage offer and resignation, then check in through the first year with Colossus retention support.
Ways to engage
Every option is run by the same Control Tower team. Full fee details live on our pricing page.
Most Controller searches
A committed search team, a defined process and a fixed fee agreed up front.
When you want to pay on hire
A fee due only when your Controller starts.
When the close cannot wait
An experienced Controller on contract while you search, transact or convert systems.
Who we serve
Companies large enough that the Controller seat carries real complexity, and lean enough that one hire changes how the finance team runs.
Your Control Tower team
Austin Younglove
Founder and CEO
Leads Control Tower and stays close to every Controller search.
Kyle Wagehoft
Managing Director, Recruitment Services
Runs search delivery, candidate assessment and the readout.
Ty Meek
Managing Director, Business Development
Your first conversation, and the person who scopes the engagement.
Common questions
Brief us on your Controller seat
Share a few details and a Control Tower lead will come back with a read on the seat, including where similar Controllers sit on comp and how hard the profile is to find.