Financial Controller

Summary

Join BibliU, a learning enablement platform, as their Financial Controller! This permanent, remote position (with initial travel to Greenville, TX) involves coordinating financial planning, reporting, and budget management with the CFOs. You will ensure accounting procedures comply with GAAP, maximize return on assets, and establish robust financial systems. The role demands strong analytical skills, experience with financial systems, and the ability to lead and motivate teams. BibliU offers competitive benefits including 401k matching, health benefits, paid time off, and employee discounts.

Requirements

• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Experience working with automated financial and accounting cloud based systems such as Xero, Quickbooks, Netsuite, Fathom, Mosaic and equivalents
• Knowledge of federal and state financial regulations
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections including Income statement, Balance Sheet and Cashflow. Working knowledge of short and long term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets, and product-line profitability analysis
• Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects. Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings
• This is normally acquired through a combination of the completion of an Accounting or Finance degree with at least 5 years of progressively more responsible experience
• Work requires a need to be flexible as there will be analysis work coupled with the daily operations

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate company financial planning and budget management functions
• Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance of divisions and departments
• Maximize return, and limit risk, on cash by minimizing bank balances
• Monitor and confirm financial condition by conducting audits; provide information to external auditors
• Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget
• Manage the preparation and distribution of the monthly financial statements providing variance analysis for the group finance team
• Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts
• Prepare financial analysis for contract negotiations and product investment decisions
• Work with department managers and corporate staff to achieve company objectives
• Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
• Design, establish, and maintain an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the department's goals and objectives
• Direct financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements
• Protect operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• 401k w/employer match
• Health benefits
• Paid time off
• Employee discount