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Finance & Accounting Manager – Controller
Omniscient Digital
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Own AP/AR, bookkeeping, and monthly close.
- Oversee invoicing, collections, cash flow, and treasury management.
- Manage external accountants and ensure compliance with GAAP and tax laws.
- Strengthen internal controls and approval workflows to reduce financial risk.
- Continuously improve and automate financial operations using modern tools and AI workflows.
- Lead company-wide budgeting and forecasting (annual, quarterly, rolling).
- Build financial models for revenue and headcount
- Provide P&L visibility by service line, client, and project to identify margin opportunities.
- Develop a pricing calculator and labor forecasting model to guide hiring and proposals.
- Prepare and present monthly reports and dashboards with clear insights and recommendations.
- Prepare and present monthly and quarterly financial reports to leadership with insights and recommendations.
- Track key performance metrics (e.g., gross margin, revenue per employee, utilization, client profitability).
- Translate complex financial data into actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.
- Partner with leadership to model growth scenarios and guide investment decisions.
- Identify risks and opportunities to maintain healthy reserves and sustainable growth.
- Build scalable systems, reports, and automations that improve speed and accuracy.
Requirements
- 5–8 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or FP&A, ideally with both Controller and strategic finance exposure in a consulting or knowledge services business
- Experience with knowledge work businesses and metrics around utilization, billability, and productivity calculations
- Strong accounting foundation, comfortable managing books, budgets, and audits end-to-end
- Proven ability to analyze data, model financial scenarios, and clearly communicate insights to leadership
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen
- Hands-on operator who builds efficient, scalable systems and is excited about automation, AI, and modern finance tooling
- Familiarity with remote team operations and international payments.
- Has implemented and optimized financial systems (e.g., QuickBooks, Ramp, BI dashboards).
- Experience in a marketing agency or professional services firm preferred.
- CPA or CMA a plus, but not required.
- You're not an asshole. We spend a lot of our days engaging with team members and clients. There's no room for assholes. You're friendly, eager to jump in and take ownership, and love to work as a team to be successful.
Benefits
- Health insurance - 90% of medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums paid for employees in the US.
- 401k with employer match - We’ll match 100% of your contributions up to the first 3% of pay. Then match 50% of your contributions on the next 2% of pay.
- Profit share - Opportunity to participate in profit share program after 1 year of employment.
- Unlimited vacation - We trust you to take care of your work and communicate when you need time off. We recommend taking a minimum of 14 days a year.
- Learning and development stipend - $2,000 to spend on professional development after 1 year of employment.
- Free books program - We’ll cover the cost of a Kindle and 1 Kindle book a month.
- Networking stipend - $50 per month to spend on coffee or lunch for professional networking.
- 100% remote flexibility - Work from wherever you want
- Annual offsites - Meet and work with team members in person, usually in an interesting location.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
APARbookkeepingfinancial modelingbudgetingforecastingdata analysisfinancial scenario modelingfinancial reportingcash flow management
Soft skills
strategic thinkingbusiness acumencommunicationteam collaborationownershipproblem-solvingadaptabilityleadershipinterpersonal skillsautomation enthusiasm
Certifications
CPACMA
