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Controller is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job.
By Grace Huang, Director, Finance & Accounting · Edited by Helena Voss · Published
Controllers are among the most requested senior profiles for fractional work, because a growing company needs controller judgment long before it can justify a full-time hire. Typical engagements run three to eight hours a week: own the close calendar, review the junior bookkeeper's work, keep the audit file in order and prepare the numbers the founders show to investors.
The company is buying continuity, so expect a three to six month commitment and a weekly slot that does not move. Sign-off on statutory accounts stays with the company's own officers. If you already lead a finance team in your day job, choose companies outside your employer's sector and say so in your profile; it saves a conversation later.
In our data: 1,373 open tasks across the 3 roles that fit a controller, 57% of them remote. The typical senior rate for Fractional Controller is $155 in the US, £70 in the UK, CA$105 in Canada and €75 in Germany an hour, before the company's 15% fee. The other roles that fit are Month-End Close Accountant, Internal Audit & SOX Support. Most of these tasks are sized for 5 to 12 hours a week. Rates come from official wage statistics aged to October 2026; see the full table by country.
The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level.
Owns the books and the close on a part-time basis: accruals, reconciliations, audit schedules and the monthly package.
322 open tasksMonth-End Close AccountantRuns the monthly close: journals, accruals, intercompany and the checklist, handed back on the due date.
263 open tasksInternal Audit & SOX SupportControl testing, walkthroughs and deficiency write-ups for internal audit and SOX programmes.
Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate.
Manager · Month-End Close Accountant
Boutique advisory firm for retailers · 5,000+ employees
$83–$102 / hour
About $600 a month at 2 h a week
Manager · Month-End Close Accountant
Health insurer for homeowners · 201–500 employees
€51–€64 / hour
About €230–€580 in total
Director · Fractional Controller
Series C clinical data company · 501–1,000 employees
€89–€104 / hour
About €580–€1,160 in total
Manager · Fractional Controller
Industrial manufacturer · 11–50 employees
$145–$186 / hour
About $990–$2,300 in total
Manager · Fractional Controller
Series B corporate card and spend platform for small businesses · 201–500 employees
€66–€79 / hour
About €730–€1,740 a month
Manager · Month-End Close Accountant
Series C online marketplace for children's clothing · 501–1,000 employees
$92–$109 / hour
About $200–$500 in total
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