Controller

Controller – Join our team in flexible, innovative work to make a direct impact on growing businesses.

Logistics: This role is open to remote employees in select US states: Colorado (Denver/Boulder), Texas (Austin/Dallas), Missouri (St.Louis), Michigan (Detroit), Utah (Salt Lake), and Georgia (Atlanta).

About AVL Growth Partners:

AVL Growth Partners is a committed, Fractional Firm for rapidly growing small and medium sized enterprises. We step in as our clients’ dedicated finance and accounting team while they grow and scale with our expert guidance.

The Who:

Our unique offerings and client engagements require an exceptionally unique and handcrafted team. 

Since the beginning, AVL has been a magnet for alternative thinkers, the entrepreneurial minded, and the doers that will stop at nothing to leave our clients better than how we found them. 

As a team we have a shared commitment to live up to our name by stepping in as a growth partner for every client, and tackling each challenge associated with that process.

It takes more than good “talent” to make the difference. It takes a special team of ambitious, awesome nerds to do what we do as we execute our day to day with the chaos and complexity of rapidly growing businesses. 

What you will experience at AVL:

At AVL, growth and exposure is the mindset.

On a daily basis our crew is exposed to various industries from consumer goods to SaaS, aerospace, technology, and architecture (to name a few). 

Being on the AVL team means you get a seat at the table with some of the top emerging businesses in their respective fields. 

It means you get an opportunity to gain experience being at the forefront of the process, working hands-on and having a direct impact on growing businesses.

The daily life at AVL leads to growth and exposure on a whole new level.

Position Overview:

As a Controller at AVL you will provide work that directly impacts clients’ and their goals, by managing and reporting on the technical accounting systems to bring efficiency and visibility to their operations.  The work you do on your client engagements is the vital foundation to allow your fellow Accountant and CFO team members to successfully lead the growth and expansion of our clients as a selected unit. 

With the challenges of multiple clients and rapid growth from many angles, our Controllers are continually called upon to provide the expertise and support to manage their responsibilities in an experienced and professional manner.

Who We Are Looking For?

AVL is seeking a Controller with a proficient and demonstrated background in working with investor and venture-backed companies with exposure and experience in various industries. 

Our Controllers serve clients with both timely and proactive operational information in order to help them clearly understand the current state of their business. 

You will possess an adept ability to translate “the numbers” into actionable information and you ensure the accounting operations are working efficiently and effectively with auditable internal controls. You will be responsible for:

• Providing the AVL leadership team and/or client executive management team qualitative and quantitative review of current financials on a monthly basis
• Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement packages
• Maintaining, reviewing, and reporting on short-term cash forecasts, long-term financial pro-forma forecasts, and actual results compared to budget/plan
• Assisting in preparation of annual budgets
• Advising on and ensuring compliance with tax, audit, legal, and other financial regulations (e.g. sales/use tax, property tax, employee benefits, payroll taxes, debt covenants, various insurances etc.)
• Overseeing the operational execution and accuracy and controls of invoicing, A/R collections, revenue reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, A/P procedures, and similar to ensure compliance with GAAP accounting standards
• Maintaining a system of internal controls over accounting transactions

Experience Required:

• A minimum of 10 years of total financial / accounting / business experience with 8 of those years being with accounting systems and accounting policies/procedures and at least 6 years at the Controller level in a progressive accounting environment
• Demonstrated experience at a high level working in industries such as consumer packaged goods, Tech, Saas, Services, to name a few
• BA/BS in Accounting or Business degree with an emphasis in Accounting
• CPA (active or inactive)
• A master of Excel
• Outstanding communication and management skills
• Working knowledge of Quickbooks, Bill.com, and/or other ERP systems
• Demonstrated working knowledge of IT systems and tools to benefit accounting operations
• Knowledge and understanding of inventory, Trade / Deductions, EComm Systems, Amazon (Fulfillment by Amazon), Shopify, Stripe

Successful team members at AVL consistently demonstrate the following:

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple high priority engagements at once 
• Strong communication and high emotional intelligence - ability to navigate relationships 
• Resourcefulness and willingness to learn and gain new information 
• Comfortable working both independently and with a team
• Adaptable to change and comfortable with ambiguity
• Loves a good challenge and will naturally thrive in a changing environment 
• Ability to create order and efficient processes from disarray 
• Has a strong business acumen and can understand the big picture 

Compensation

Compensation for this position is based on experience and technical proficiency. The hourly pay rate is between $55.00-$73.00 per hour. This position offers optionality with the number of hours worked to be between 20-35 hours/week. This position is eligible for incentive annual compensation in addition to base pay.

Perks of working at AVL:

• Paid Wellness Leave 
• Optional Medical, Dental, Vision (depending on hours), HSA Match, Disability & Life Insurance
• 401K Option
• Freedom and flexibility of an "independently together" work culture where our team has flexibility in their day to day while occasionally coming together for fun team meetings and social gatherings
• Growth and exposure to working with the best and brightest peers and clients in the industry