Remote Director of Finance

Karmak•Carlinville, IL

2d•Remote

About The Position

Karmak is hiring a Director of Finance to lead accounting, reporting, treasury, tax, forecasting, budgeting, and compliance. This hands-on leadership role owns the close, external audit, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and retirement plan compliance, and company forecasting and budgeting. The Director leads a Senior Accounting Manager and, through that person, the accounting team, and reports directly to the CFO. The role has a stated potential path to VP of Finance within two to three years, based on results rather than tenure. Karmak is an employee-owned, fully remote software company that builds dealer management software for the heavy-duty truck industry. Its Fusion and Blaze platforms support parts, service, and accounting operations for truck dealers. The Director works with the CFO, executive team, Board, auditors, lenders, and leaders across Sales, Product, and Services.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including at least 3 years as a Controller or Director of Finance.
Hands-on ownership of a monthly close, an external audit, and debt covenant compliance.
Working knowledge of ASC 606 and ASC 340-40.
Experience building and running a driver-based forecast and annual budget, not only reporting actuals.
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with an FP&A platform.
Experience managing and developing people.
Ability to communicate financial results clearly and credibly to executives, auditors, and lenders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with software or SaaS accounting.
Experience in an ESOP-owned S-corporation, including valuations, repurchase obligations, and trustee coordination.
Retirement plan compliance experience, including 401(k) testing and Form 5500 filings.
Multistate tax and Section 174 experience.
Acquisition diligence and integration experience.
Proficiency automating work with scripts or AI tools.
MBA or equivalent strategic finance background.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close and financial statements; oversee the annual external audit from planning through issued statements.
Apply technical accounting for a SaaS business, including ASC 606 revenue recognition, ASC 340-40 contract costs, and ASC 842 leases.
Maintain internal controls, segregation of duties, and written procedures for recurring processes.
Build and run monthly revenue, operating, and rolling cash-flow forecasts; lead the annual budget with department heads; maintain the long-range financial model and model pricing, headcount, and investment scenarios.
Report SaaS metrics and budget-versus-actual results, explaining the drivers.
Coordinate the annual ESOP valuation, census, allocations, diversification, and distributions with the trustee, recordkeeper, and valuation firm.
Manage 401(k) nondiscrimination testing and Form 5500 filings for both plans; answer participant questions and support benefits renewals with HR.
Manage daily cash, banking relationships, investment portfolio oversight, and debt covenant compliance.
Coordinate federal and state S-corporation tax filings with outside advisors, including R&D capitalization, excise tax, and sales and use tax.
Support insurance renewals, subsidiary filings, and contract tracking.
Lead and develop the Senior Accounting Manager and accounting team.
Partner with Sales, Product, and Services leaders on pricing, deal economics, and budgets.
Support acquisitions through diligence, modeling, and integration.
Prepare Board financial materials and build working relationships with the Board, auditors, and lenders.