Assistant Controller
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ZipFinancial services
Remote-first opportunity for US-based employeesFull-TimeSenior
SalaryThe annual base Pay Range for this position is150k-160k US national compensation band (USN). Additional premium percentages may apply based on our tiered premium strategy.
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Job Details
- Experience
- 7+ years of progressive Accounting or Finance experience
- Required Skills
- Microsoft Excel
Requirements
- Bring 7+ years of progressive Accounting or Finance experience, including controllership, audit, complex month-end close, financial reporting and balance-sheet ownership.
- Have strong knowledge of US GAAP and accounting and financial principles; IFRS knowledge is beneficial.
- Hold a CPA or CA qualification; Big 4 audit experience is an advantage.
- Have hands-on experience with structured finance, securitization, SPVs, funding facilities or similar legal-entity accounting.
- Bring experience designing, documenting and operating internal controls, including in SOX environments, coordinating audits and remediating control or process gaps.
- Translate transaction terms and business requirements into accounting conclusions, journal-entry logic, chart-of-accounts design, reconciliations, reporting and sustainable close processes.
- Demonstrate strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with intermediate-to-advanced Excel skills and systems aptitude.
- Have experience improving accounting processes through better data, reconciliations, workflow design and automation.
- Manage competing priorities and complex cross-functional work, and drive issues to resolution.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end accounting for funding structures and SPV legal entities, including entity and chart-of-accounts design, journal entries, recurring close, reconciliations and financial statement support.
- Lead the accounting workstream for securitizations and funding transactions, from Day 1 execution through operational readiness, stabilization and recurring processes.
- Own recurring trustee, investor and lender reporting support, ensuring accounting outputs and reconciliations are complete, accurate and timely.
- Design, document and operate controls for funding, SPV and related accounting processes; identify gaps and drive remediation.
- Review complex accounting activity, balance-sheet substantiation, journal entries and fluxes to protect the quality and timeliness of the US month-end close.
- Support US GAAP audited financial statements through preparation of statements, disclosures and audit schedules, technical accounting documentation, and resolution of audit requests.
- Oversee and review treasury, payroll and compensation-related accounting, including monthly close processes, reconciliations and controls.
- Coordinate with Treasury, Legal, Finance Systems, Credit Risk, Banking/Funding teams and Audit on change, incidents, controls and reporting requirements.
- Drive process standardization, documentation and automation opportunities across controllership.
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