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Division Controller
2024-08-17
2024-10-07
Employment Type:
Direct
Category: General Accounting
Job Number: 18587
Work Model: #LI-Hybrid
Internal Reference: #LI-JM1
Job Description
Our client is a major division of a Fortune 500 company based in Houston. The client provides software solutions through a SaaS business model. This role reports to both the Finance SVP at "Corporate" and the SVP of Operations of the division. This role will act as a Division Controller and Global Manager of Finance. Requires strong revenue recognition experience and extensive SaaS experience. Big 4 experience is a strong preference. CPA is required. Must be smart, ambitious, and great with the details as well as the big picture. Will work as an accounting and business advisor to the executive and operations leaders of this rapidly growing and entrepreneurial business model!
Job Duties:
Requirements:
• Software industry experience required, including cloud-based software-as-a-service business models
• Eight years of progressive experience in finance or accounting related roles, preferably supporting senior business managers
• Accounting or business university degree
• Professional accounting certification and/or MBA preferred
• Leadership experience in managing people and teams
• Strong knowledge of common office environment, SAP, and Hyperion/Essbase
• Project management skills
• Awareness of financial performance metrics such as return on capital, operating margin, free cash flow, and economic profit and how they apply to SaaS and software businesses
• Strong knowledge in aspects of finance and accounting, internal controls and risk mitigation, company policy, financial analysis and statutory reporting, forecasting.
• Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams across a global, matrix-based organization
Job Duties:
- Serve as a trusted business advisor to global business leaders on financial performance and commercial business insight
- Influence strategic decisions and prioritize investments
- Work with global and local business leaders to improve financial performance
- Plan, forecast, and manage global support costs
- Collaborate with accounting peers from regions/countries, technology, and technical accounting
- Prepare, review, and ensure accuracy of financial activities within the department, including executing financial close activities, reviewing and updating business practices, performing internal control self- assessments, preparing forecasts and annual business plans, and performing ongoing process improvements.
- Interpret and apply company policy and accounting principles to financial transactions for internal control and GAAP compliance
Requirements:
• Software industry experience required, including cloud-based software-as-a-service business models
• Eight years of progressive experience in finance or accounting related roles, preferably supporting senior business managers
• Accounting or business university degree
• Professional accounting certification and/or MBA preferred
• Leadership experience in managing people and teams
• Strong knowledge of common office environment, SAP, and Hyperion/Essbase
• Project management skills
• Awareness of financial performance metrics such as return on capital, operating margin, free cash flow, and economic profit and how they apply to SaaS and software businesses
• Strong knowledge in aspects of finance and accounting, internal controls and risk mitigation, company policy, financial analysis and statutory reporting, forecasting.
• Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams across a global, matrix-based organization
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