Assistant Controller

Bright Flag; Town of Texas (WI); Remote; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in staffing and recruiting is seeking an ambitious Accounting/Finance professional to join their fast-paced, high-growth organization. You will oversee the entire financial life cycle and work directly with senior leadership, supporting strategic initiatives and developing scalable accounting practices.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in public accounting, corporate accounting, or both.
• Ability to work in a fully remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate monthly and quarterly close for multiple entities.
• Prepare internal financial reporting packages for the leadership team.
• Analyze variances and perform FP&A activities ongoing.

Skills

Public accounting

Corporate accounting

Financial analysis

Budgeting

KPI reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

CPA-eligible

CPA/CMA preferred

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the financial backbone of a multi-entity organization – supporting Go HQ and Bright Flag Recruiting, both operated under one holding company. Recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S., Go HQ and Bright Flag Recruiting are seeking an ambitious Accounting/Finance professional to join our fast-paced, high-growth organization. Are you looking to accelerate your career trajectory with exposure to executive leadership and an opportunity to play a key role in high-impact decisions?

In this role, you’ll have visibility into, and oversight of, the entire financial life cycle from budgeting, FP&A, and transaction-level accounting to month-end close. You’ll work directly with senior leadership, support strategic initiatives, and play a key role in developing scalable accounting practices that fuel our growth.

Ideal candidates bring prior public accounting experience and/or experience with at least one merger or acquisition in corporate accounting, instilling an appreciation for working through complexity and change. This role is perfect for someone looking for an opportunity to take ownership, gain exposure, and accelerate their professional experience in a startup environment with our fast-growing organization.

Responsibilities:

1. Ensure timely and accurate monthly and quarterly close for multiple entities, including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statement consolidations.
2. Prepare internal financial reporting packages for the leadership team.
3. Analyze variances and perform FP&A activities ongoing including KPI reporting and updating forecasts.
4. Strongly contribute to the annual budget process.
5. Oversee all operational accounting functions including AP, AR, and Payroll.
6. Maintain, improve, and develop (as needed) internal controls, policies, and procedures.
7. Provide support as a point of contact in annual financial reviews/audits and in annual tax return preparation performed by 3rd party accounting firms.
8. Become Super User of our internal FP&A software used for weekly management KPI reporting.
9. Partner with other stakeholders to support driving business decisions and activity.
10. Support system integration and automation initiatives.

Qualifications & Skills:

1. Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
2. CPA/CMA preferred, CPA-eligible required.
3. 3-5 years in public accounting, corporate accounting, or both.
4. Ability to work in a fully remote environment.

Physical Requirements:

• This is a sedentary position that requires sitting at a desk for extended periods of time.

Working Conditions:

• This is a work-from-home position with some, but limited, travel required to the Westlake, TX home office. Preferred locations being AL, AZ, FL, OR, TX, VA, & WA.
• Starting $95k base + quarterly bonus driven by company and department performance.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting

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