Controller

We are seeking a savvy financial professional for Controllership duties with mastery over remote work and maximizing this privilege to one's benefit and life fulfillment.

If you're an experienced telecommuter, a time-management and multi-tasking guru – and know how to make a demanding work-from-home opportunity work to your benefit while keeping clients 10/10 happy as a result of your confident, responsive and trustworthy personality, we're interested.

We are a tech-focused financial service company, and we want to leave behind the stereotype of rigid, pessimistic accountants who see black and white and say “no” with their noses buried in Excel.

Instead, we are looking to build a team of humble entrepreneurial spirits who love technology and believe in small businesses across America. Our #1 mission is to provide business strategy well supported by our teams' consistent, efficient and cost-effective financial reporting.

The Controller role will require majority of daytime availability dedicated to your specific accounts' activities, although many tasks may be performed off-hours. You will provide fractional Controller services to small and/or mid-sized businesses.

This is a Contractor role. We will match your skillset and available monthly capacity with appropriate assignments as they become available. Assignments are generally long-term and last greater than 12 months – 2 years or more. Short-term projects are available, at times, as well. Work is project-based but may include hourly rates ranging from $35-60/hour dependent on skill level required of the contractor.

Day to day tasks will include:

• Completes financial reconciliations
• Closes the books on a monthly basis
• Produces clear monthly financial statements
• Prepares year-end financials
• May perform account restructuring
• Ensures accuracy of General Ledger
• Review/provide oversight of AP/AR
• Performs some project management of financial team initiatives
• May perform some payroll duties
• Year-end reporting
• May contribute on special projects
• Bonus: Can play up or down into additional team roles to include CFO or Transactional

Personality/Character traits required:

• Is comfortable and embraces modified GAAP (few exclusions) approach for small business clients
• Self-described as approachable, warm, gritty, and growth mindset-oriented
• Naturally able to inspire and motivate others in a positive way, including respectful constructive criticism
• Ownership mentality
• Natural storyteller through numbers and data
• Hungry to learn and adapt through technology-driven financial services
• Glass half full: Believes in working towards the best version of yourself and living life with gratitude
• Embraces and realizes the potential within a young company
• Sees and readily accepts the challenge of maximizing life and work through time management practice

Skills

• Work experience as a Controller or similar role
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles, procedures, and legislation
• Hands-on experience with general ledger accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
• Experience with cash management and risk assessment
• Good knowledge of accounting software
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• BS or MS in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field
• CPA or CMA preferred