Title: Controller (997-2)
Location: Chicago
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Summary:
Our client is seeking a hands-on Controller to join their Finance team. The Controller should be a proactive, top performing, highly motivated, and an independent self-starter who can roll up their sleeves to get work done but also play an integral role in designing and establishing a scalable finance/accounting function for a fast-growing online brokerage. Ideal candidates will possess superior analytical and reconciliation skills and mastery of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Responsibilities:
Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger closing and reporting processes
Perform journal entries and complex account reconciliations including identification and remediation of all issues in compliance with audit requirements
Perform operational and transactional processes impacting the financial statements, including closing/reporting, cash, intercompany expenses, accounts payable, and the employee options plan
Prepare income statement and balance sheet packages and related comprehensive analysis for variances and trends
Work closely with our clearing firm in monthly settlement and resolve issues as necessary
Understand and apply regulatory business rules to accounting procedures, and prepare regulatory FOCUS reports
Ensure that adequate internal financial controls exist in the business to ensure accurate financial reporting, safeguard company assets and limit risk
Provide supervision and oversight of accounting personnel who provided support in the book-keeping process
Run the quarterly / annual financial forecasting process and related modeling/analysis, including identifying and forecasting revenue trends, working with senior leadership to plan costs, and helping to set financial goals for the company
Assist in designing and establishing a scalable budgeting and cost control process, work to set budgets, and administer the process to hold senior leadership accountable
Create transparency into financial performance, costs and budgets through regular budget reporting to senior leadership, financial reviews with the CEO, and performance reports to the company
Work with finance, technology, and business intelligence teams to update goal reporting systems
Collaborate with teammates and management to identify, design, and implement process improvements and policies for greater efficiency
Actively participate in improvements to and recommendations for company outsourced systems impacting financial reporting and processes
Actively identify and raise cost improvement opportunities in the broader organization and work to implement them
Participate in the internal and external audit process, including liaising with external auditors
Communicate with and advise organizational leaders in financial matters
Participate in and lead ad hoc special projects as needed (e.g., company valuation exercises, support to partnerships / M&A, business cases, etc.)
Requirements:
5-7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience with at least 2+ years in a senior role
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensing preferred
Prior Broker Dealer or similar industry experience preferred , Series 27 designation a plus
Strong analytical ability, including expert level MS Excel skills, and perseverance to solve problems with high attention to detail
Strong month end close experience
Extensive knowledge of general ledgers
Experience with Dynamics GP software is preferred
Experience creating journal entries and maintaining accounts within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is preferred
Must be a team player and capable of working in a fast-paced dynamic entrepreneurial environment
Strong and credible voice in the organization with an ability to question / push back
Some supervisory / people management skills required
Ability to effectively communicate and present financial results and analyses / insights to senior management
Must be able to handle multiple tasks within an established timeline
Strong commitment to ethics and integrity
If you are interested in this opening, please email us a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment.
Thank you,
Jordan Striggow
BCI - Financial Services Recruiting
10 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60606
312-460-8111 x112
jordan@brokerageconsultants.com
www.brokerageconsultants.com
Location: Chicago
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Summary:
Our client is seeking a hands-on Controller to join their Finance team. The Controller should be a proactive, top performing, highly motivated, and an independent self-starter who can roll up their sleeves to get work done but also play an integral role in designing and establishing a scalable finance/accounting function for a fast-growing online brokerage. Ideal candidates will possess superior analytical and reconciliation skills and mastery of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Responsibilities:
Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger closing and reporting processes
Perform journal entries and complex account reconciliations including identification and remediation of all issues in compliance with audit requirements
Perform operational and transactional processes impacting the financial statements, including closing/reporting, cash, intercompany expenses, accounts payable, and the employee options plan
Prepare income statement and balance sheet packages and related comprehensive analysis for variances and trends
Work closely with our clearing firm in monthly settlement and resolve issues as necessary
Understand and apply regulatory business rules to accounting procedures, and prepare regulatory FOCUS reports
Ensure that adequate internal financial controls exist in the business to ensure accurate financial reporting, safeguard company assets and limit risk
Provide supervision and oversight of accounting personnel who provided support in the book-keeping process
Run the quarterly / annual financial forecasting process and related modeling/analysis, including identifying and forecasting revenue trends, working with senior leadership to plan costs, and helping to set financial goals for the company
Assist in designing and establishing a scalable budgeting and cost control process, work to set budgets, and administer the process to hold senior leadership accountable
Create transparency into financial performance, costs and budgets through regular budget reporting to senior leadership, financial reviews with the CEO, and performance reports to the company
Work with finance, technology, and business intelligence teams to update goal reporting systems
Collaborate with teammates and management to identify, design, and implement process improvements and policies for greater efficiency
Actively participate in improvements to and recommendations for company outsourced systems impacting financial reporting and processes
Actively identify and raise cost improvement opportunities in the broader organization and work to implement them
Participate in the internal and external audit process, including liaising with external auditors
Communicate with and advise organizational leaders in financial matters
Participate in and lead ad hoc special projects as needed (e.g., company valuation exercises, support to partnerships / M&A, business cases, etc.)
Requirements:
5-7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience with at least 2+ years in a senior role
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensing preferred
Prior Broker Dealer or similar industry experience preferred , Series 27 designation a plus
Strong analytical ability, including expert level MS Excel skills, and perseverance to solve problems with high attention to detail
Strong month end close experience
Extensive knowledge of general ledgers
Experience with Dynamics GP software is preferred
Experience creating journal entries and maintaining accounts within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is preferred
Must be a team player and capable of working in a fast-paced dynamic entrepreneurial environment
Strong and credible voice in the organization with an ability to question / push back
Some supervisory / people management skills required
Ability to effectively communicate and present financial results and analyses / insights to senior management
Must be able to handle multiple tasks within an established timeline
Strong commitment to ethics and integrity
If you are interested in this opening, please email us a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment.
Thank you,
Jordan Striggow
BCI - Financial Services Recruiting
10 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60606
312-460-8111 x112
jordan@brokerageconsultants.com
www.brokerageconsultants.com
