Controller

Odevo•Irving, TX

26d

About The Position

The Controller of Association Accounting oversees client accounting operations, ensuring accurate, timely financial management and service delivery across GL, AP, AR, Treasury, Compliance, and future accounting sub-departments. This role provides strategic leadership, partners with operations leadership, and interfaces with clients and boards to address accounting-related matters, strengthen financial communication, and improve reporting products and departmental efficiency. The Controller of Association Accounting provides exemplary service consistent with WRMC’s values and mission by ensuring financial packets and accounting services align with company objectives. This role also facilitates resolution of accounting-related issues between communities and internal support staff within established policies and precedents.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting or finance, with a focus on leadership roles.
Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Proven ability to manage teams and foster a collaborative work environment.
Experience with financial audits and compliance requirements.
A seasoned accounting leader who thrives running complex, multi-function departments — you've built and led teams across GL, AP, AR, Treasury, and Compliance, and you know how to hold people accountable while developing them.
A controls-first operator with a sharp eye for risk — you don't just follow policy, you build it, and you take ownership of the internal controls, audit processes, and compliance frameworks that keep client assets protected.
A driver of modernization who sees technology and automation as levers, not buzzwords — you've led accounting system projects, championed AI-enabled workflows, and consistently pushed teams toward smarter, more scalable ways of working.

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred

Responsibilities

Guides financial controls by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
Protects association cash assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
Develops and monitors financial performance metrics for the department and delegates the collection of those metrics appropriately.
Supervises all Association Accounting sub-departments, including GL, AP, AR, Treasury, Compliance, and any future accounting functions, while leading directors, managers, and team leaders to achieve departmental goals.
Prepares cadenced reporting by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
Directly ensure closing deadlines are met by the team and financial packets are delivered according to company expectations to the clients.
Responds to accounting-related inquiries and escalations from board members, clients, and operational leadership, collaborating across teams to resolve issues and maintain service level agreement deliverables.
Ensures adequate staffing levels for accounting department by working closely with sub department leaders and recommending any modifications to staffing levels and/or strategy when needed to the executive team.
Supervise Treasury and manage access for bank-related systems within the established controls and process of the company. Manages any escalations related to Treasury operations.
Supervise Compliance operations related to annual audit process for clients financials.
Drives accounting department results by leading, coaching, mentoring and counseling employees when needed.
Coordinates and collaborates with various accounting software vendors on improving workflows and technology stack. Oversees and manages any accounting software projects.
Leads continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to simplify processes, automate workflows, improve scalability, and enhance the client and employee experience.
Champions the adoption of technology, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, scalability, and service delivery.
Safeguards company and client financial information by maintaining appropriate confidentiality, security and internal controls.
Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
Any other functions deemed necessary or appropriate by the company in accordance with this role.