Financial Controller

Overview

The organization is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to independently run critical accounting and financial processes for a fully remote professional services firm. This hands-on role owns recurring reporting, bookkeeping, reconciliations, vendor payments, payroll, and financial analysis while safeguarding data accuracy, confidentiality, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly revenue and expense reporting; analyze and communicate significant trends, variances, and business drivers.
• Process semi-monthly payroll, including calculating, tracking, and paying discretionary employee compensation.
• Manage daily and weekly bookkeeping for receipts and payments, ensuring accurate recording of bank and credit card activity in QuickBooks.
• Coordinate timely semi-monthly vendor payments and maintain accurate supporting records.
• Support 401(k) plan administration.
• Prepare quarterly intercompany reporting and analytics.
• Complete year-end close activities and prepare accurate books, records, and supporting schedules for external accountants.
• Lead financial analysis supporting annual fee changes and client pricing reviews.
• Partner with attorneys, management, vendors, and outside service providers while exercising discretion with confidential financial and client information.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting, financial reporting, bookkeeping, billing and/or financial operations.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, general ledger activity, reconciliations, month-end processes, internal controls, and financial reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, data validation, and financial modeling.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks or a comparable accounting system.
• Demonstrated ability to independently analyze critical processes, resolve discrepancies, improve workflows, and communicate clear findings and recommendations.
• Exceptional accuracy, organization, judgment, follow-through, and ability to independently meet recurring deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage confidential information with discretion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a law firm, professional services firm, or other time-and-billing environment.
• Experience with Bill4Time or another legal or professional services billing platform.
• Familiarity with Power BI for analytics.
• CPA, CMA, or related credentials.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $150k–$175k; bonus eligible.
• Full benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision.

Location

• Fully remote.