Location
Redmond, WA | United States
Job description
Ossia Inc is seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and talented individual for the position of Corporate Controller to join our team in Redmond, Washington, and provide leadership in all areas of accounting, financial reporting, budget analysis, treasury management, taxation and internal controls. Reporting to the CFO, the Controller will be responsible for leading all accounting operations for Ossia and provide overall leadership to the accounting team. You will oversee internal and external financial reporting and compliance with US GAAP. You will lead and coordinate the monthly financial closing process and direct all accounting functions including general accounting, revenue accounting, billing and collections, inventory, project costing, accounts payable, payroll, fixed assets, cash management, etc. and provide leadership in the areas of taxation and statutory reporting.
Responsibilities also include managing the relationship with external auditors; developing appropriate accounting policies and procedures; implementing financial systems and ensuring proper internal control design, implementation and documentation, including maintenance of internal control policies and procedures. Additionally, you will also manage the budget analysis process, including reporting on any variances between forecasted and actual results, as well as assisting Ossia management to identify and implement appropriate budget action to take.
Successful candidates should demonstrate the ability to effectively lead and manage individuals and operations within a dynamic startup environment. This role necessitates a proactive individual with excellent analytical capabilities and a strong understanding of both business and technical aspects of US GAAP.
Requirements
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage Ossia’s accounting and finance operations
- Establish and maintain financial systems and controls to ensure accuracy and integrity of all Ossia financial information
- Develop, implement and maintain policies and processes to ensure financial statements are accurate and complete, assets are safeguarded and that records are properly maintained
- Consolidation of and reporting of Ossia financial statements and information in accordance with US GAAP
- Management of the general ledger, monthly closing process and preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with required deadlines
- Ensure the accuracy and timely dissemination of all financial reports, both internally and externally
- Ensure that customers are billed timely and accurately
- Responsible for collections on accounts and distribution of aging and other reports to provide visibility to management and avoid potential issues
- Analyze new and developing regulatory accounting regulations and assesses potential impact on the company
- Administer company cash flow management and treasury activities and prioritize and plan for payment commitments.
- Evaluate and further develop the accounting and finance infrastructure to support a growing organization while implementing key policies and procedures to help produce departmental and operational efficiencies
- Oversee the coordination and preparation of all federal, state, local and international tax and statutory filing requirements
- Analyze and report financial performance against budget and other metrics for monthly reports, forecasts, and strategic planning
- Drive Ossia’s administration and maintenance of ERP enhancements in NetSuite and applications
- Support CFO and Ossia business teams in development of long-term financial models, budgets, forecasts, analytical projects and metrics
- Coordinate with the legal and tax advisors to maximize benefits and minimize tax effects for global operations
- Manage, hire and train a world class accounting team
- Support and advise the organization on cost control and reduction
- Provide due diligence support on potential investment/acquisition transactions and serve as a key participant of deal management teams in evaluating, structuring and negotiating investments and business transactions
- Management of all audit and external financial compliance activities
- Other duties and tasks as assigned
Qualifications / Experience:
- Aggressive, highly motivated, well-organized and high energy individual
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Business and CPA required
- Minimum 8+ years of professional level accounting and finance experience including experience in Controllership or similar roles and minimum 3 years of public accounting and 5 years of private industry or equivalent
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of current US GAAP, especially revenue recognition standards under ASC 606a.
- Strong technology, software licensing accounting and revenue recognition experience strongly preferred
- Experience in financial reporting and analysis
- Knowledge of and experience with NetSuite strongly preferred
- Intermediate to advanced mastery of Excel and Excel modeling
- Experience with venture financing, M&A support, and IPO process is a plus
- Strong attention to detail and analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated leadership skills in a rapidly growing, fast-paced dynamic environment and ability to lead others and achieve results through others, assemble and lead high performance teams
- Must be able to work within all levels of the organization and successfully deliver information and recommendations to executives
- Ability to work under pressure and to manage multiple projects to achieve required deadlines; ability to prioritize
Benefits
Ossia offers a competitive benefits package including:
- Comprehensive insurance plans including a PPO or a partially funded HSA option
- 90% coverage for employees and 50% for dependents
- Generous time off plan including a flexible PTO plan available from your date of hire
- 401k and Roth Plans
- Stock option plans
- Free parking
Salary Range : 175–200K base, depending on experience, plus equity and bonus
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