Remote Assistant Controller

Summary

Join Kruze Consulting as an Assistant Controller in a fully remote accounting firm serving over 800 startups backed by top tier venture capital funds. The ideal candidate will have expertise in full-cycle accounting, month-end close, financial analysis, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
• Generate accurate and comprehensive financial reports for management and stakeholders
• Review and evaluate the work of other accounting staff working on the same client
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger by recording, reconciling, and analyzing transactions, as well as having primary responsibility for final sign off on the ledger
• Analyzing financial information and summarizing financial status
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, acting as their primary point of contact for financial matters
• Provide due diligence support to clients for audits, fundraising, and M&A activities
• Monitor, analyze, and report on key financial metrics, trends, and variances
• Provide client management with accurate and timely financial information for decision-making
• Conduct financial analysis to support client business initiatives, investment decisions, and cost optimization efforts
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to client management to support strategic planning and decision-making
• Perform ad hoc assignments as requested pertaining to client needs
• Create and implement client-specific procedures that help maintain the accuracy of monthly financials
• Supporting the Kruze Tax Team for State and Local compliance, Sales and Use Tax Reporting, year-end books for tax preparation
• Reviewing the Work of Junior Accounting Staff
• Connect and collaborate with people and develop trusting relationships virtually
• Review, evaluate, and provide feedback to junior accounting staff regarding the quality of their work
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance as needed to facilitate the development of junior staff
• Communicate effectively with proper tone, expectation setting, and contingencies management
• Compliance
• Stay informed and current with bookkeeping, tax filing, HR standards, and other related government regulations
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by maintaining compliance documentation for each client
• Assessing internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas
• Administrative
• Submitting, approving, and tracking maintenance projects
• Review and invoice clients for time spent on special consulting projects
• Monitor billable hours between different clients
• Other
• Required training and internal meetings