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Controller owning end-to-end accounting for Guidebook, a platform helping colleges and universities engage students. Managing close, reporting, payroll, NetSuite, cash, and process improvement remotely.
Responsibilities:
- Own Guidebook's accounting operations end to end
- Run the monthly close, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, prepaids, accruals, and fixed assets
- Manage accounts receivable, customer invoicing, payment collection, billing questions, and order-to-cash coordination
- Manage accounts payable, vendor setup, bill runs, payment discrepancies, and weekly disbursements
- Maintain a rolling cash forecast and identify potential issues
- Process payroll and reconcile payroll general ledger accounts
- Administer corporate cards and expense platform and enforce expense policy
- Produce monthly reporting packages and P&L and balance sheet variance analysis
- Prepare monthly packages for the external CPA and support tax filings, audits, and lender or investor diligence
- Own NetSuite, maintain the chart of accounts, and identify automation opportunities
- Document and improve accounting processes and build appropriate controls
- Liaise with the outside CPA firm and provide requested financial data and documentation
- Assist with annual budgeting and financial performance variance tracking
- Manage insurance portfolio and review contracts for indemnity clauses and contractor Certificates of Insurance
- Report directly to the President and work with a fractional CFO/Principal
- Meet 1-, 3-, and 12-month objectives for systems access, close ownership, process documentation, reporting, and automation
Requirements:
- 7+ years of accounting experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
- Experience owning the month-end close end to end
- Ability to explain reconciliations, checks, and resolution of discrepancies
- Day-to-day expertise with NetSuite
- Ability to work autonomously with limited supervision
- Ability to identify, fix, and document manual or ineffective processes
- Clear written communication skills
- Ability to work as the sole accounting team member
- Must be based on the East Coast of the USA
- Remote work capability
Benefits:
- 100% paid benefits: medical, dental, and vision
- Short term and long term disability
- Unlimited vacation time
- 401(k) program with matching benefit
- Stock options
- Awesome company culture and fun virtual hangouts
- MacBook and accessories to make you comfortable working from home
- Awesome annual company retreats
- Work/life balance
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