Controller

DLC

$120K — $160K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • CPA license or in process
  • Experience in a Fortune 1000 company required
  • Large ERP experience and data manipulation proficiency in Excel
  • Knowledge of US GAAP
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills
  • Self-motivated and proactive in seeking challenges

Responsibilities

  • Manage all corporate accounting activities, including month-end close, financial statements, and reporting
  • Provide Private Equity reporting, modeling, and automation guidance
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting across the business
  • Oversee cash flow management activities
  • Assist with SEC reporting support schedules
  • Ensure proper revenue recognition and contract review
  • Support pre and post M&A integration efforts
  • Prepare detailed trend analyses to enhance operational and financial results
  • Ensure timely reconciliations and cash applications for multiple divisions
  • Identify process improvement opportunities through automation and standardization
  • Contribute to ERP Implementation initiatives

Benefits

  • Competitive healthcare benefits
  • 401k retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid time off and company holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Family planning reimbursement program
  • Life insurance and disability coverage options
  • Learning and Development resources
  • Commitment to work-life balance and ongoing career development
Full Job Description
DLC is seeking a Controller to join our team in Chicago. Our dedicated full-time consultants assist clients in diverse and challenging projects spanning accounting, finance, financial reporting, FP&A, financial system implementation, process redesign, post-merger integration and/or project management across a wide variety of industries and companies.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
  • Manage all corporate accounting activities, including the ME close process, preparation of financial statements, internal and external reporting, team management.
  • Private Equity reporting, guidance, modeling, automation
  • Lead the accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting function for all lines of business.
  • Cash flow management
  • Assist with SEC reporting supporting schedules
  • Ensure appropriate revenue recognition and review of contracts.
  • Support pre and post M&A integration of newly acquired businesses
  • Prepare detailed trend analyses to maximize the operational and financial results.
  • Oversee general ledger accounts for multiple divisions, ensuring reconciliations as well as cash applications are completed in a timely manner.
  • Identify and optimize ways to improve processes through automation and standardization
  • Desire to bring best practices to the team, ensuring goals are meet and challenging
  • Lead or assist in ERP Implementation

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in accounting, Finance or related field,
  • CPA license or in process
  • Experience in a Fortune 1000 company required
  • Large ERP experience and proficient in manipulating large data sets in excel
  • Knowledgeable in US GAAP
  • Strong analytical, problem- solving and presentation skills, unwavering attention to detail
  • Self-motivated, proactively looking for new challenges

What we offer:
  • Competitive healthcare benefits
  • 401k retirement plan including employer match
  • Paid time off and company-paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Family planning reimbursement program
  • Life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage options
  • Learning and Development resources
  • Commitment to work-life balance and comprehensive onboarding and on-going personal and career development


Compensation for this position ranges from $120,000 - $160,000 and will vary depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. The compensation may also include incentive compensation in the form of discretionary bonuses.

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