Financial Controller

Company: EisnerAmper
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: January 26, 2025

Job Description:

Job DescriptionAt EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you're starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you'll love from top to bottom - we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.EisnerAmper is seeking a Controller to join our Corporate Finance team. We are seeking someone who thrives in a collaborative and growing environment that provides challenging, complex work. What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper:

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry.
• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance.
• You will join a culture that has received multiple top "Places to Work" awards.
• We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions.
• We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation.
• Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work.
• Numerous Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) efforts.What Work You Will be Responsible For:
  • Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
  • Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end closes.
  • Review, interpret, and analyze financial and statistical data for Management. Provide logical explanations for monthly, quarterly, and annual variances in general ledger accounts and statistics.
  • Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
  • Manage day-to-day accounting operations and ensure there is a redundant process backup in place for every critical operation.
  • Collaborate with other leaders to contribute to client project management functions (i.e. proposal development, relationship management, engagement planning & project delivery).
  • Develop monthly and quarterly accounting reports for the management and executive teams.
  • Ensure that daily, monthly, and quarterly bank activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Assist in the development of budgets and forecasts.
  • Monitor and analyze department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
  • Implement finance and accounting policies and procedures as appropriate.
  • Advise staff regarding the handling of non-routine transactions.
  • Respond to inquiries regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.
  • Provide direction, training, guidance and oversight to accounting team members. Review performance and provides coaching and addresses employee issues and concerns.Basic Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required
    • 5+ years of experience working as a Controller or similar level with at least 3 years of supervisory experiencePreferred/Desired Qualifications:
      • Extensive knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
      • CPA preferred
      • Effective leadership skills.
      • Ability to effectively communicate with a diverse group of individuals.
      • Ability to deal effectively with interpersonal relationships.
      • High degree of professionalism including the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality.
      • Highly organized and capable of performing multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
      • Technical proficiency and the capability of performing at an intermediate or advanced level with respect to the Microsoft Office Suite of products with an emphasis in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills, or similar software applications.
      • Experience recording and reconciling intercompany transactions.
      • Experience working on complex accounting transactions.
      • Extensive experience using various financial systems. Working knowledge of SAP is highly preferred.
      • Proactive, intellectually curious and driven professional who is self-directed and thrives in a challenging setting.
      • Effective leader, skilled communicator and proven relationship builder, and team player
      • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
      • Passionate, positive attitude, with a deep desire to learn.We strongly believe in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, EisnerAmper is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.About our Finance Team:The EisnerAmper Finance Group's mission is to "be the best" by providing fast and accurate financial data and insights to support business decisions at every level of the firm. By exercising a genuine care for our colleagues and clients, we can be the best partners, innovators and versions of ourselves.Between our strategic curiosity, creative mindsets and deep understanding of every aspect of the business, we examine finances in a different way than your average team. We see success by encouraging, creating and presenting disruptive new ideas that challenge the status quo and seeing them through completion. Whether it's rethinking an old process, implementing automation or creating new models, all EisnerAmper Finance colleagues play a direct role in both the client and firm's growth.Because we function in a cohesive culture that is based on trust and accountability, we can not only identify ways for growth as a department but also as individuals, while earning lasting visibility for our accomplishments.About EisnerAmper:EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with nearly 4,500 employees including 450 partners across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today and position them for success tomorrow.Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms, and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers, and investors who serve these clients.Should you need any accommodations to complete this application please email: LI-LH1LI-RemoteLI-HybridPreferred Location:IselinFor NYC and California, the expected salary range for this position is between120000and200000The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences.The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

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