Financial Controller

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the company's authoritative expert on U.S. GAAP, technical accounting, and accounting policies.

• Take ownership of the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, encompassing journal entries, account reconciliations, flux analyses, and GAAP-compliant financial statements.

• Oversee and review accounting activities related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and benefits, commissions, and intercompany reconciliations.

• Manage federal and state income tax provisions under ASC 740 and review tax returns prepared by external tax professionals.

• Oversee sales/use tax nexus, indirect tax, and state and international tax considerations in collaboration with external tax advisors.

• Prepare the company for its inaugural financial statement audit and coordinate with external auditors.

• Supervise revenue accounting under ASC 606 for SaaS, subscription services, PBExpo events, and PartStore revenue.

• Manage multi-entity accounting and consolidation processes, including cash-to-accrual conversion, intercompany eliminations, and related-party transactions.

• Draft and maintain memos on revenue recognition and technical accounting policies.

• Monitor, evaluate, and implement new and emerging accounting standards.

• Design, document, and uphold the internal control framework.

• Identify and execute AI and automation initiatives across accounting and finance workflows.

• Lead the implementation of accounting systems, including CaptivateIQ, billing automation, and the transition from Sage Intacct to Workday.

• Provide guidance to Sales, Operations, FP&A, and executive leadership on accounting and tax-related matters.

• Act as a trusted advisor to the COO and the executive team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited institution (mandatory).

• Active CPA license (mandatory).

• Over 10 years of progressive accounting experience, with hands-on responsibility for the financial close, technical accounting, and external financial reporting.

• Significant tax expertise, including federal and state income tax provisions under ASC 740, review of tax returns from external preparers, sales/use and indirect taxes, along with management of external tax advisors.

• Extensive audit experience, encompassing audit readiness and leading external audits from planning to completion.

• In-depth knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including ASC 606, ASC 740, and accounting for cloud computing and internal-use software costs.

• Experience in implementing new accounting standards.

• Proven experience supervising and reviewing accounting work, including payroll and benefits journal entries, commissions, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and intercompany reconciliations.

• Proficient in ERP and accounting systems, along with advanced Excel capabilities.

• Hands-on experience with systems implementation, ideally with Sage Intacct and Workday, including commissions or billing automation.

• Self-motivated and responsible; capable of managing priorities, deadlines, and deliverables independently.

• Outstanding attention to detail paired with strong analytical and critical-thinking abilities.

• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex accounting and tax issues to non-financial audiences.

• Comfortable creating processes and policies from scratch in a developing company.

• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, remote working environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work environment.

• Remote-first culture.

• Collaboration through video meetings, messaging platforms, and shared collaboration tools.

• Availability during core Eastern Time business hours.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunity and an inclusive culture.