Job Description:
JOB TITLE: Controller
STATUS: Exempt
Type: Full Time
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller currently manages a team of three operational accounting personnel and is responsible for a high transaction volume general accounting function under the tax basis of accounting. The ideal candidate is “hands-on,” detail oriented, loves numbers, and is fanatical about good spreadsheet design and workpaper documentation. S/he is energized by the prospect of supporting a multi-year, multi-phased effort to optimize and automate current manual financial business processes following the recent implementation of the 3E Cloud practice management / accounting system.
Qualifications:
•10+ years progressive, full-scope hands-on accounting and financial reporting experience including performance and/or oversight of operational accounting functions (payroll, A/P, cash application, etc.).
•Prior management experience including coaching/developing and managing the performance both of administrative and financial accounting personnel is required.
•Experience with a law firm or professional services environment strongly preferred, but not required.
•Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills required (pivots, lookups, and complex formulas).
•Experience designing and building Excel-based financial models is required.
•Proven ability to streamline processes and automate workflows to eliminate or significantly reduce manual work effort.
•Strong communication skills (written, verbal); able to explain complex information clearly and concisely with limited use of jargon and acronyms.
•Project management skills: leverages checklists/trackers, project plans, etc. as needed to manage, document, and monitor work.
•Experience with financial system implementations or upgrades preferred.
•Experience supporting financial statement audits preferred.
•Knowledge of 401k and profit-sharing plan compliance and reporting is desirable.
•Superior knowledge of best practices with respect to general ledger transaction documentation (e.g., ledger line-item text descriptions feeding data warehouse), general workpaper documentation, process documentation, system documentation, etc.
•Superior analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
•Ability to learn new software quickly and teach others in its use.
•Proven ability to establish structure, organization, and new SOPs from scratch.
•Analytical ability to develop and implement improvements or recommendations.
•Must work with discretion and maintain the absolute confidentiality of client matters.
Education:
•BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent related work experience.
•Master of Accounting or Master of Business Administration preferred
•CPA desirable, but not required
Smith Anderson is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse work force. It is the policy of this Firm to recruit, hire, train, develop, promote, and compensate employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, genetic information, disability or covered veteran status.
How To Apply
Apply at https://www.smithlaw.com/careers/life-at-smith-anderson
