What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller position at Remi?
About The Role
Remi is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager (Assistant Controller for the right candidate) to own the general ledger, accelerate our monthly close, and lead audit readiness for 2024–2025. You’ll mentor and level-up G/L accountants, stand up a durable reconciliations and controls framework, and be a key partner in our ERP transition from QuickBooks Online.
You’ll partner closely with our existing managers who run operational accounting (AP/AR, cash collections, treasury) and technical accounting. Your lane: close owner, G/L hygiene, audit leader, and process systems maturation.
What You’ll Do
Close & G/L Ownership
Must-have
You’ll learn fast, ship real improvements, and see your work in the financials every month. If you’re organized, curious, and motivated we’d love to meet you.
Remi is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager (Assistant Controller for the right candidate) to own the general ledger, accelerate our monthly close, and lead audit readiness for 2024–2025. You’ll mentor and level-up G/L accountants, stand up a durable reconciliations and controls framework, and be a key partner in our ERP transition from QuickBooks Online.
You’ll partner closely with our existing managers who run operational accounting (AP/AR, cash collections, treasury) and technical accounting. Your lane: close owner, G/L hygiene, audit leader, and process systems maturation.
What You’ll Do
Close & G/L Ownership
- Own the monthly close calendar end-to-end; drive a consistent 5-day close with zero critical post-close adjustments.
- Build and enforce a reconciliations program (auto-roll schedules, documented procedures, review sign-offs) across cash, AR, AP, prepaid, fixed assets, accruals, deferrals, intercompany and consolidation.
- Lead historical G/L cleanup (multi-year), including suspense clearing, account rationalization, and policy alignment (chart of accounts, mapping, and posting rules).
- Implement flux analysis (P&L, BS, CF) with materiality thresholds and owner sign-offs.
- Own the PBC list and be primary auditor liaison; deliverables on time, with tie-outs and narratives.
- Coordinate with technical accounting lead on memos; operationalize conclusions into repeatable entries and controls.
- Train and coach G/L and staff accountants (review workpapers, give targeted feedback, create skill ladders and SOPs).
- Introduce QA review routines (tick-and-tie standards, template workpapers, naming conventions, evidence retention).
- Work with Operations and Collections on AR aging integrity and cash application rules; ensure revenue/cost cut-off aligns to project milestones and partner remittances.
- Work closely with technical accounting manager to implement schedules into the close process
- 5-day close by bringing external accounting functions in house within 2 months.
- Clean external audit for FY2024 & FY2025: no material weaknesses; limited management letter comments, all remediated within 90 days.
- G/L remediation: eliminate legacy suspense/placeholder balances; all balance-sheet accounts reconciled monthly with owner and timestamped review.
Must-have
- Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance; CPA strongly preferred.
- 5 years in accounting with increasing scope (public private mix ideal).
- Proven owner of a fast close and external audit liaison (Big 4 or top-tier firm interaction a plus).
- Demonstrated success training and reviewing workpapers of staff/G/L accountants.
- Deep GAAP knowledge (cut-off, accruals/deferrals, revenue/cost matching, balance-sheet hygiene).
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets (INDEX/XMATCH, SUMIFS, Pivot, error-handling); comfort with large data sets.
- ERP implementation or migration experience (NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.).
- Multi-entity / consolidation exposure; construction, projects, or %-of-completion/ milestone billing environments.
- Familiarity with QBO; experience building reconciliations automation
- Lunch stipend: $20/day
- Unlimited PTO
- 401(k): 5% company match
- Health coverage: 100% paid medical; dental/vision plans
- Parental leave: 100% paid
- Cell phone credit: $100/month
You’ll learn fast, ship real improvements, and see your work in the financials every month. If you’re organized, curious, and motivated we’d love to meet you.
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