U.S. Controller
Role Summary
You will oversee day-to-day Accounting tasks that span multiple U.S. clients and a variety of industries (e.g. eCommerce, retail and manufacturing, agencies, software, fin tech, and business services). U.S. accounting knowledge and inventory accounting experience is required.
In this role you will collaborate with Finance and Accounting support and will provide oversight and mentorship within our team across multiple clients.
You will be exposed to additional areas of responsibility and opportunity (e.g. Business Development, People Operations, FP&A, and fundraising support).
We encourage you to try new things and explore new ideas. We welcome your interests and curiosity on new projects and opportunities to challenge the status quo.
Leadership
- Onboard new clients and manage existing clients effectively, successfully and timely
- Effectively architect a plan for new client clean-up and business as usual
- Proactively identify opportunities for efficiencies and controls for client size and stage, and propose and implement process improvements.
Business Development
- Identify and recommend scope increases within existing clients
- Network and seek out new client opportunities for POMteam
Role Responsibilities
Day-to-Day
- Regular sounding board for the team and client
- AP/AR oversight
- Manage cash flow on a regular basis
- Oversee organization of data room
- Document and continuously improve processes & procedures as appropriate
Month End Close
- Oversee a timely close process
- Review Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Review P&L trends to ensure revenue and expenses are accounted for accurately
- Preparation of timely and accurate financial statements and deliverables for internal and/or investor use
- Communicate results in accordance with client expectations
Communication and Team
- Work cross-functionally with the organization to support ad-hoc requests
- Maintain thoughtful, timely and proactive communication with the clients and team
- Manage accounting inboxes, responding to escalated inquiries where needed
- Celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive environment where everyone's perspective is valued, and where each person is treated with the utmost dignity and respect
- Uphold accountability and nurture an environment where mistakes are not penalized, neither for yourself nor for team members.
- Train and manage POMteam support staff. Ensure the team is staying on track and meeting deadlines.
Compliance
- Income tax and sales tax support with external partners
- Ensure successful and timely completion of year-end 1099 forms
- Oversee other compliance such as business insurance, state registrations & licensings
- Oversee payroll and HR administration
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, and/or Finance
- 3-5 years of relevant Controller level experience
- CPA and/or MBA is a plus
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP required
- Experience in Quickbooks Online or a similar system
- Advanced experience in Excel (embedded vlookups, subtotals vs. sum)
- High comfort level in working with many different cloud-based technology tools
- Experience working with start-ups required
- Experience with inventory accounting required
- Experience in eCommerce highly preferred
- Ability to work efficiently and be engaged in a remote environment
- Ability to plan ahead and anticipate personal, client, and team's needs
- Can balance multiple priorities, multiple clients and span between strategic and tactical initiatives
- Experience managing up and managing a team of direct reports
- Ability to work efficiently in a remote environment
- Work during client business hours
- Excellent communication skills and business acumen
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
How We Show up
- You are proactive, not reactive.
- You pause to listen, evaluate, and then respond.
- You are not afraid to ask for or receive help.
- You are transparent and accountable for your actions and intentions.
- You work cross functionally and have mutual respect with your colleagues and clients.
- You are genuinely interested in learning and being a lifelong student.
- You believe there is a solution to every problem.
- You embrace change and are not intimidated by new ideas.
