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Careers with WM Partners' Portfolio Companies

Health-focused private equity buyouts

Global Financial Controller

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/17/2026
$170k - $190k/yr+ Annual discretionary bonus
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Remote in USA
RemoteMust work from the US Eastern or Central Time zone; travel to Cologne at least once during the first six months.
AccountingFinancial Accounting
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Fluent written and spoken English.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred.
  • Eight or more years of progressive accounting experience, including people leadership of an accounting team.
  • Deep expertise in United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, with the judgment to apply them to complex or non-routine transactions.
  • Direct experience managing external audits, including serving as the primary company contact for the audit firm.
  • Experience running or directly overseeing the monthly close process.
  • Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
  • Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets.
Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage the accounting function across Primal Harvest LLC, Prime Consumer Brands LLC, and Prime6 Brands GmbH.
  • Own the monthly close process end to end, including the close calendar, task sequencing, reconciliations, and timely delivery of financial statements.
  • Build, mentor, and develop the accounting team, setting standards for accuracy, timeliness, and documentation.
  • Maintain and continuously improve accounting policies and procedures, ensuring consistent application across all entities.
  • Own the chart of accounts, general ledger structure, and consolidation logic in partnership with the finance systems team.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors across the annual audit cycle, including planning, fieldwork, and resolution of open items.
  • Prepare and review audit support schedules, management representation letters, and supporting documentation for the fiscal-year audit package.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for external tax preparers on United States federal, state, and international tax matters.
  • Coordinate responses to auditor and tax preparer data requests, ensuring timely and accurate turnaround.
  • Manage relationships with German audit and tax advisors to support Prime6 Brands GmbH statutory reporting.
  • Prepare consolidated financial statements under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, with oversight of German statutory reporting under Handelsgesetzbuch.
  • Own technical accounting positions and memos for significant or judgmental transactions.
  • Ensure compliance with lender covenants and credit agreement reporting requirements.
  • Maintain internal controls documentation and support control testing and remediation efforts.
  • Support the Chief Financial Officer on board, investor, and private equity sponsor reporting deliverables.
  • Partner with the Chief Financial Officer on quality of earnings, financial due diligence, and other sponsor-driven workstreams.
  • Work closely with the finance systems and financial planning and analysis functions to ensure clean, audit-ready data across NetSuite and adjacent systems.
  • Collaborate with legal, treasury, and operations on matters with accounting or reporting implications.
  • Represent the accounting function in lender, insurance, and other external diligence processes as needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • Exposure to German accounting standards (Handelsgesetzbuch) or cross-border intercompany structures.
  • Working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards.
  • Experience in a private-equity-owned or private-equity-backed company.
  • Experience with NetSuite or a comparable enterprise resource planning system in a multi-subsidiary environment.
  • German language proficiency, spoken and written.
  • Experience supporting quality of earnings processes, lender diligence, or sponsor reporting.

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WM Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on buyout investments in the health and wellness sector. It targets small to medium-sized businesses with solid growth potential and builds value by applying its industry know-how and an active, collaborative approach with existing management teams. The firm uses its operations expertise to improve performance and drive strategic growth across portfolio companies. What sets WM Partners apart is its deep specialization in health and wellness, its certification as a diverse-owned firm by the National Association of Investment Companies, and its hands-on, partnership-based model with experienced management. The goal is to create sustainable, long-term value for portfolio companies and investors by expanding market position, efficiency, and growth in the health and wellness space.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$1.7M

Headquarters

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • WM Partners added Metabolic Maintenance to Allergy Research Group in January 2025.
  • Hamish Edridge became Prime6 Brands CEO on April 9, 2026.
  • WM Partners announced active portfolio moves in 2026, including Sanno Tech and Sonora exits.

What critics are saying

  • Prime6 Brands depends on consumer demand for supplements after 2023 acquisition.
  • WM Partners still holds legacy brands like Vega, Jade Leaf, and Raw Sugar, complicating focus.
  • A failed post-acquisition rollout at Primal Harvest or Allergy Research Group damages Fund III returns.

What makes Careers with WM Partners' Portfolio Companies unique

  • WM Partners has invested over $1.1B in health and wellness since Fund I.
  • Portfolio spans supplements, functional foods, and natural personal care, from 2015 to 2026.
  • WM Partners is NAIC-certified diverse-owned and based in Aventura, Florida.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Remote Work Options
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Employee Discounts
  • Company Social Events

Company News

Third News
Nov 12th, 2025
Edeyans Secures ¥670M for AI Cleaning

Edeyans, a Japan-based company, has secured ¥670 million in Series B funding from investors like Oriental Land Innovations and WM Partners, and loans from Mizuho Bank. The funds will enhance their AI SaaS platform, Jtas, expand room cleaning operations, and recruit Room Meisters. Edeyans aims to address labor shortages and digital adoption in the hotel industry, with plans to expand internationally. Their MRR has quadrupled, and they aim to recruit 1,000 employees by 2030.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 16th, 2023
WM Partners Announces Majority Acquisition of Primal Harvest

WM Partners, a certified diverse-owned private equity firm focused on investing in middle market companies and driving value creation in the health and wellness sector, today announced that HPH III Investments, LP (together with its parallel funds and affiliated entities "HPH III"), has acquired a majority control position in Prime6 Brands GmbH and its subsidiaries ("Prime6"). Prime6 is best known for its brand Primal Harvest, which is a 100% digital ecommerce brand that develops nutritional sup

FinSMEs
Jul 7th, 2023
WM Partners acquires Allergy Research Group

WM Partners, a certified diverse-owned private equity firm focused on investing in middle market companies and driving value creation in the health and wellness sector, today announced that HPH III Investments, LP, together with its parallel and feeder funds (“HPH III”), through its wholly owned entity, has acquired Allergy Research Group, a subsidiary of KI NutriCare (“KIN”), from Kikkoman Corporation.

PR Newswire
Jul 6th, 2023
WM Partners announces acquisition of Allergy Research Group

WM Partners announces acquisition of Allergy Research Group.

AltAssets
Sep 21st, 2021
WM Partners hits $550m close for Fund II, three years after fully liquidating Fund I

Specialist buyout house WM Partners, which focuses on the health and wellness sector, has collected $550m for its second fund, swooping past both its original $400m target and the size of its debut vehicle.