Corporate Controller

HHAeXchangeWashington, District of ColumbiaOn-siteFull-timeListed 2 weeks ago

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About this role

Essential Job Duties

Team Leadership & Organizational Development

- Build, lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting organization across accounting operations, GAAP close, payroll, reporting, and technical accounting functions

- Establish clear performance expectations and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

- Identify capability gaps and create development plans that support employee growth and succession planning

- Lead a distributed and remote workforce while maintaining high levels of engagement, execution, and accountability

- Set clear performance expectations, conduct regular 1:1s, and manage workload distribution

- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration

Financial Close, Consolidation & Reporting

- Own the accounting calendar and overall financial close process, ensuring accurate and timely completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities

- Reduce month-end close process from 9 business days to 5 through process optimization, automation, and enhanced cross-functional coordination

- Lead the team and processes responsible for general ledger accounting, consolidations, account reconciliations, and financial reporting

- Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled timely and reconciling items are appropriately investigated and resolved as part of the monthly close process

- Establish and maintain close governance processes, reporting deadlines, and accountability measures across the accounting organization

- Partner closely with Order-to-Cash to improve the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of billing, collections, and cash application activities that are critical inputs to the financial close process

- Prepare and review financial reporting packages for executive leadership, lenders, investors, and external stakeholders as required

- Partner with FP&A to support financial forecasts, explain variances, and provide insights into business performance

- Own the preparation of the annual audited financial statements and project manage the annual audit to completion

Technical Accounting & Compliance

- Oversee the accounting treatment for complex and non-routine transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP

- Lead accounting analyses, policy development, and compliance related to ASC 606 revenue recognition, ASC 805 purchase accounting, CECL (Current Expected Credit Losses), and other technical accounting areas

- Evaluate emerging accounting guidance and regulatory requirements and develop implementation plans for newly adopted standards

- Maintain accounting policies and ensure consistent application across the organization.

- Establish and maintain an effective internal control environment that supports accurate financial reporting and operational effectiveness

- Partner with internal audit and external auditors to ensure successful execution of annual audits and other compliance initiatives

Treasury, Tax & Capital Management

- Oversee company treasury activities, including operating cash management, daily cash reporting, and short-term liquidity planning

- Manage rolling cash flow forecasting processes and provide visibility into liquidity trends and working capital considerations

- Oversee debt compliance reporting and lender reporting requirements, ensuring timely and accurate submissions

- Oversee quarterly estimated tax filings, annual tax return preparation processes, and sales tax compliance activities

- Coordinate income tax reporting and compliance activities with external tax advisors and internal stakeholders

Process Improvement & Transformation

- Lead the transformation of the Company's financial close process, reducing close timelines from 9 business days to 5 through process optimization, automation, and enhanced operating discipline

- Identify and implement improvements to accounting processes, systems, controls, and organizational structure to increase efficiency, and support business growth

- Drive adoption of artificial intelligence and automation solutions to streamline accounting operations, improve data quality, and enhance business insights

- Partner with IT, Business Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to improve scalability, standardization, and operational effectiveness across accounting processes and workflows

Strategic Initiatives & M&A Integration

- Lead accounting integration activities related to acquisitions and strategic transactions

- Oversee purchase accounting, opening balance sheet validation, annual impairment analyses, and related accounting requirements

- Support enterprise transformation initiatives, organizational changes, and business expansion efforts

- Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief Accounting Officer and broader leadership team on accounting, financial reporting, and operational matters

Other Job Duties

- Other duties as assigned by supervisor or HHAeXchange leader.

Travel Requirements

- Travel up to 10%, including overnight travel

Required Education, Experience, Certifications and Skills

Required

- 10+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including 5+ years leading accounting teams and overseeing month end closes

- Active CPA license

- Experience managing month-end closes, financial reporting, and accounting operations within a complex organization

- Experience in a publicly traded company, private equity-backed company, or similarly rigorous reporting environment

- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and technical accounting requirements

- Experience leading accounting process improvement initiatives and financial system implementations

- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively engage executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a demonstrated commitment to process excellence and continuous improvement

- Demonstrated experience leading and developing a high performing team in a fast-paced environment

- Proven ability to design, document, and optimize operational processes

- Strong analytical skills with the ability to build executive-facing reports and dashboards

Preferred

- Experience within a SaaS or subscription-based business model

- Experience with merger and acquisition accounting and post-acquisition integration activities

- Experience leveraging automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled solutions within accounting and finance functions

Preferred Systems Experience

- ERP: NetSuite

- CRM: Salesforce

- Data Warehouse: Snowflake

- Payroll/HRIS: ADP

- Sales Tax: Avalara

- AP/Expense Management: Coupa, Concur, Brex

- Business Intelligence & Reporting: Tableau, NetSuite Analytics Warehouse