Remote Sr. Controller - NetSuite

AccountingDepartment.com

12d•Remote

About The Position

AccountingDepartment.com is seeking a Senior Controller to join their growing team. This is a leadership position responsible for managing an assigned team and acting as a strong individual contributor. The role involves providing outsourced controllership, advisory services, and strategic direction to various clients, helping entrepreneurs manage their financials and providing actionable solutions. Key responsibilities include reviewing monthly financial reports for accuracy, implementing internal processes and controls, developing budgets and forecasts, analyzing data, creating KPIs, and making recommendations to clients to drive strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will be organized, comfortable managing up to 15 clients and leading a team of 6-10, capable of quick decision-making, and responsive to challenges and time pressures. This self-motivated individual must deliver best-in-class strategic advisory and financial operations while empowering their team in a virtual environment. The position is an integral part of the leadership team and reports to an Assistant Director.

Requirements

Outsourced accounting experience with transferable knowledge in accounting and financial analysis for businesses in the $5M to $25M market.
10 years of supervisory experience.
Adaptive leadership style with a passion for mentoring staff.
Exceptional ability to work with all levels within the organization while fostering a culture of teamwork and collaboration.
Proven expertise in actively managing accounting functions for small to medium-sized enterprises.
Comfortable with change and easily pivots when priorities change.
Technical, analytical focus, handles complex issues and finds creative solutions, even in challenging situations.
Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to express oneself confidently.
Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multi-task daily, weekly and monthly priorities.
Strong experience with NetSuite and other accounting software packages and passion for learning new technologies.
Thrives in a fast-paced environment, with a sense of urgency to achieve timely, quality results.
Ability to make quick decisions based on knowledge and experience.
Effectively operates within established standards and guidelines.
Ability to acclimate to various client environments.
High degree of computer literacy, including extensive knowledge in Microsoft Office, and specifically Outlook and Excel.
Ability to travel when necessary.
Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance.

Nice To Haves

CPA license, CMA or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

Leading and mentoring accounting team for assigned clients, motivating them to provide best-in-class service, providing coaching, timely feedback, and conducting reviews.
Developing an understanding of each client’s unique business and accounting needs, providing strategic leadership into scalable accounting operations, and ensuring internal control systems, policies, and procedures are consistently followed.
Managing the month-end closing process and issuing financial reports to all clients monthly.
Partnering with client leadership on operational and strategic decisions to enhance performance, addressing accounting requests and questions, and following up with appropriate action steps, scope, prioritization, and delegation.
Developing client’s annual budget and maintaining cash forecasting tools for long-term planning and investment decisions.
Monitoring budget performance and providing insights for adjustments.
Developing and reviewing financial and operating metrics through dashboards, including KPIs.
Identifying variances from the budget and reporting significant variances to clients.
Analyzing financial and operational data to provide real-time, meaningful recommendations and implementing actions based on findings, identifying trends, risks, and growth opportunities.
Providing actionable insights to senior leadership to drive strategic decision-making.
Executing client conference calls regularly to review strategy, current and future needs, and operational changes affecting financial results.
Assisting in gathering pertinent tax-related information for external tax return preparation.
Coordinating the provision of information to external audits for annual audits or reviews.
Complying with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements.
Reviewing and approving monthly and quarterly tax filings (use/sales tax, property tax returns, payroll tax returns) prepared by accounting specialists.
Completing special projects as requested by clients.