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🟠 What does it mean to be a part of the Escalon team?
◽ For nearly two decades, Escalon has helped more than 5,000 companies across a range of industries to optimize their back-office processes. At Escalon, we deliver Essential Business Services to organizations, so owners and leaders can focus on the core of their business while Escalon takes care of the rest. We call it Escalon, And Done! Escalon’s simple and intuitive technology and outsourcing solutions significantly reduce the administrative costs and time needed to perform FinOps, PeopleOps, and Risk “back-office” services. “And done” is our simple way to describe how we deliver high-quality, exceptional service to our clients.
◽ We’re looking for motivated and goal-driven team members who can do what it takes to make a company great. The reward is an exciting, flexible, and creative environment with professional and personal growth opportunities. As our name indicates, working at Escalon is stepping on the ladder to long-term career growth and ultimately meeting your personal goals.
◽ If you share the Escalon values of free exchange of ideas, respect for differences, and a keen focus on well-being, we want to hear from you!
🟠 What you’ll do:
◽ The primary objective of the Practice Lead Controller role is to develop our roadmap and productivity in the Consumer vertical by enabling functional initiatives, overseeing the establishment of our delivery model, and developing a more profound sense of community within our teams. This is a proactive leadership position, solutions orientated, and possesses an analytical accounting background offering depth of experience to our clients in the fast-paced world of start-up accounting. This position reports to the CFO & Head of Consumer Practice.
🟠 What you’ll bring:
◽ Must have:
→ Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
→ More than seven years of accounting experience in a fast-paced environment.
→ Two or more years in CPG/Consumer goods industry.
→ High proficiency in US GAAP (specifically in COGS, Inventory, and Revenue Recognition).
→ Exceptional Leadership and team management skills, preferably globally focused, leveraging an offshore team.
→ Sophisticated depth of communication, analytical, and time management skills.
→ Ability to be a trusted advisor to our clients.
→ Ability to multi-task efficiently from a remote work environment.
→ Maintain high attention to detail and strict deadlines.
→ Advanced knowledge of QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, and Microsoft suite, especially Excel.
◽ Nice to have:
→ CPA and/or Master’s Degree preferred.
🟠 Day-to-day responsibilities also include:
◽ Practice Lead:
→ Serve as liaison to the Consumer Practice, facilitate sales proposals and productivity expectations, and coordinate resourcing and planning. Coordinate with the team and other departments as needed.
→ Partner with leadership on data analysis performance metrics and improve workflow, teamwork, revenue, and margin.
→ Design processes that drive optimization; review, design, and execute improvements to organizational structure.
→ Subject-matter expert, identify issues and provide workable solutions across the practice.
◽ Controller:
→ Carry a client load with primary responsibility and ownership for overall engagement-level relationships.
→ Oversee the activities of the accounting department for clients - accurate and timely dissemination of financial management reporting, including, but not limited to, internal and external monthly financial statements. This includes compliance with GAAP and relevant regulatory requirements.
→ Create and nurture partnerships across functional roles within our organization, including our Onshore team in India.
→ Review and approve client compliance schedule.
→ Review and oversee client onboarding process to ensure we meet and exceed client expectations.
→ Review and Approve Client Accounting Policies & Procedures, including Accounting/ERP system selection/implementation, Setup Cash Flow, Capitalization Policy, Prepaid Expense Policy, New Initiatives.
→ Act as a point of escalation for technical questions and assist the team in solving them.
→ Develop and mentor finance and accounting team members.
→ Identify opportunities for Up-Sell/Cross-Sell and collaborate with Business Development Team Members.
→ Managing finance relationships with Vendors, Banks, Corporate Credit Cards, and Merchant Processors.
→ Overseeing tax return process, facilitating requests from our tax team.
→ Audit (if required), including managing the audit process and facilitating requests from the audit firm.
🟠 Why you’ll enjoy working at Escalon:
◽ We offer a variety of health benefits, all available on your first day of employment with us, to keep you and your family feeling fit and well.
◽ Medical, dental, and vision options.
◽ Life and disability.
◽ 10 paid holidays each year.
◽ Unlimited PTO.
◽ 401K retirement plan.
◽ Annual wellness stipend.
If you are hired at Escalon, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, skill set, years of experience, and the employee’s geographic location. In addition to those factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal compensation placement of our current team members as a part of any final offer. This position's base salary range is $130,000 to $150,000.
Escalon is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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