Corporate Controller / VP of Finance

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

General Summary

The Controller / VP of Finance is a hands-on leadership role responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of all financial information, including accounts payable, accruals, cash, accounts receivable, revenue, and payroll. This role also oversees the preparation of monthly financial statements, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and implementation of a comprehensive set of internal controls designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the Company's reported financial results, and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

The Controller will play a key role in building a scalable accounting infrastructure to support the Company’s continued growth and evolving reporting requirements.

Essential Job Functions / Competencies

Responsible for the full-cycle accounting activities required to maintain the general ledger for three companies.
Oversee all general accounting functions, including the timely month-end and year-end close process, accounts payable and accruals, cash, accounts receivable and revenue, fixed assets and prepaids, debt and equity, deferred revenue, and payroll.
Ensure all financial statements are presented in accordance with GAAP, including but not limited to:
Ensuring proper revenue recognition policies are maintained and recorded in accordance with ASC 606.
Preparing and maintaining two deferred revenue rollforwards to reconcile deferred revenue per the automation tool to the general ledger.
Ensuring all intercompany accounts are properly reconciled and eliminated in consolidation.
Prepare and review all monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and ensure agreement to the general ledger.
Prepare and review monthly and annual consolidated financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and cash flows) and related year-end footnotes.
Provide explanations for material month-over-month variances in both balance sheet and income statement accounts.

Lead the upcoming ERP system implementation and conversion. Ensure the appropriate chart of accounts and cost center designations are established and reviewed with management prior to implementation.
Evaluate and implement appropriate accounting process improvements to ensure practices align with the organization’s overall goals and internal control framework.
Evaluate and maintain appropriate policies and procedures for major accounting cycles (Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, and Payroll).
Maintain and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting to ensure audit readiness and compliance with Company policies.
Continuously improve accounting systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions when necessary.

Lead the successful and timely execution of the annual audit and tax work with the external public accounting firm and coordinate audit and tax requests and deliverables.
Support lender, investor, and private equity reporting requirements as needed.
Stay current on new accounting standards (ASCs) and implement them as applicable to the Company.
Prepare technical accounting memoranda to support the Company’s accounting positions and ensure audit readiness.

Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and senior leadership on financial reporting, accounting matters, and internal controls.
Assist in the preparation of departmental and corporate budgets and financial projections as requested by management.
Maintain adequate liquidity at each legal entity by forecasting cash requirements and obligations.
Develop and coordinate necessary accounting and statistical reports as requested by management.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Strong leadership and management skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills Demonstrated ability to process and analyze large volumes of financial data Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis Strong business partnering and cross-functional collaboration skills Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and accounting software

Bachelor’s degree in accounting required CPA license preferred

8+ years of experience in a corporate accounting role required Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated leadership experience Private equity–backed company experience preferred

Pay: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Work Location: Remote

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