Full-Time Controller
Job Description
Our firm is looking for Controller level consultants with diverse industry experience to support our growing clientele on project, interim and interim-to-hire engagements.
This is a phenomenal opportunity to work with market leaders from private equity, technology, software, boutique consumer products, and other innovative industries throughout the Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
ETONIEN is working to bridge the gap between a transactional contingent placement engagement and the traditional corporate employment path, by allowing our consultants the opportunity provide skills and experience to a wide range of clients, grow their network and career experience, and offer varied, flexible and favorable long term relationships.
The ideal candidates will have a CPA and/or MBA and 8 or more years of public accounting experience (Big four firm experience preferred). If you’d like to explore your options with our unique and successfully proven business model, and meet the requirements below, please send us your resume to initiate the recruiting process. We’re eager to introduce you to our firm and discuss our current engagements.
Responsibilities
- The Controller will be responsible for financial reporting including corporate accounting policies and external audit oversight.
- Primary interface with all external auditors.
- Build systems and processes that will streamline financial reporting and enforce compliance among the company’s divisions.
- Oversee the activities of the department, with direct reports including Accounting, Treasury, and Accounts Receivable.
- Plan, organize and direct the activities of General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cost Accounting, International Accounting, Cash Management, and Consolidation.
- Oversee and direct all monthly, quarterly and year-end closings including the year-end audit.
- Lead the preparation of consolidated financial statements with multiple levels of consolidation, internal reporting and external reporting to financial institutions.
- Assess and propose systems enhancements and drive process improvement.
- Direct execution of accounting and system implementation.
- Implement internal controls and processes to ensure the accuracy of financial information.
- Ensure that all established policies, rules, regulations and agreements are followed.
- Ensure that all department processes and procedures are appropriately documented and executed.
- Define and recommend departmental objectives, develop short term and long range plans and projects.
- Provide various levels of management with accurate and timely information necessary to make strategic and operating decisions.
- Evaluate existing and new accounting rules and recommend appropriate actions and/or procedures.
- Perform monthly and quarterly covenant calculation and report to bank.
Requirements
- 4-year degree in accounting or finance required
- CPA required and MBA highly desirable
- Experience; 5-10 years progressive work experience, 3+ years Public Accounting firm (Big 4 highly preferred)
- Strong writing skills and previous experience documenting policies and procedures are required
- Must possess an exceptionally strong results orientation and bias to action.
- Demonstrated a strong understanding of financial reporting and previous public accounting experience, preferably at a Big Four firm.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, IFRS, etc. Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley is highly desirable.
How to Apply
Please submit resume along with rate/salary expectations.
386 total views, 1 today