arizent - Controller
Requirements
• This position offers high executive visibility, with direct communication and relationship management with the Board of Directors and senior executive leadership. We are seeking a proactive financial leader who excels at managing strategic financial governance while working directly within the general ledger when needed, leveraging applied AI and modern automation tools to build a scalable, best-in-class accounting function. • Bachelor degree in accounting or finance • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years as a Controller • Full ownership of month-end close in a multi-product and revenue stream environment • Revenue recognition experience with subscription products, including review of staff-prepared schedules • Stock-based compensation and treasury experience, including wire and payment approval authority • Balance sheet and cash flow forecasting from an income statement budget • Hands-on ERP experience; Sage Intacct preferred • Experience managing an accounting team through supervisors • Experience coaching and developing staff • Subscription Information Media, publishing, or services background • Experience managing offshore or distributed accounting teams across multiple time zones • Interest in automating close and reporting workflows using AI • Start-up or high-growth experience defining and transforming processes and workflows at a small to mid-sized company • Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment • Arizent's Finance team utilizes Sage Intacct · Emburse Nexonia · Advanced Excel · Google Suite · AI (Claude, Gemini) · Ramp · Brex • We welcome applications from experienced accounting professionals interested in leading financial operations, developing teams, and improving accounting processes and systems.
Responsibilities
• Close and Reporting • Own the month-end close calendar, checklist, and completion • Review and approve journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations • Perform trial balance flux analysis • Maintain accurate financial statements and general ledger integrity • Own the chart of accounts, entity coding, and account mapping • Oversee revenue recognition performed by the accounting team and confirm results are accurate and complete • Review the financial statements to identify potential misstatements in revenue and deferred revenue, and investigate variances • Accounts Payable and Expense • Approve AP transactions, ACH runs, and new vendor setup • Oversee travel and expense reporting • Approve payments and wires with direct bank account access • Manage cash, banking relationships, and payment controls • Monitor liquidity and debt covenant compliance • Prepare lender reporting • Optimize yield on cash • Own the capital expenditure budget, multi-year forecast, actuals, and driver analysis • Maintain depreciation and amortization schedules • Build forecasted balance sheets and cash flow forecasts from the budgeted income statement provided by FP&A • Maintain supporting interest and tax projections, and related planning • Planning and Board Reporting • Support annual headcount, compensation, and organizational planning, including department structure and • Own the balance sheet, debt covenant, and cash flow sections of the monthly board report • Speak to the drivers behind period changes and budget vs. actuals • Provide accounting inputs to FP&A for the multi-year plan • Communicate directly with board members and manage those relationships • Serve as finance owner of the ERP, AP, expense, and banking platforms • Lead ERP and platform migrations, including AP and T&E systems • Apply AI to accounting processes, partnering with the AI and data team to build agents • Maintain required external registrations • Build and manage the offshore accounting team • Audit support, tax provision, and tax filings • Manage insurance, contracts, and procurement, and drive continuous improvement of the supporting policies and controls • Equal Employment Opportunity
Benefits
• Administer Stock Based Compensation accounting, expense, and disclosures • Maintain grant records and coordinate with legal and HR • Team and Systems • Manage and develop the AP Manager and Accounting Manager and their teams • Fitness reimbursement
Apply in one click
Upload My Resume
Drop here or click to browse · Tap to choose · PDF, DOCX, DOC, RTF, TXT