CAAS - Controller (Retail Industry) | Green Bay, WI

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CLA is seeking a Controller with Retail industry experience to join the Client Accounting and Advisory Services (CAAS) practice in Green Bay, WI. The role focuses on acting as the Controller for designated clients, advising on accounting best practices, and mentoring staff within the team.

You will prepare and analyze financial statements, develop management reporting packages, and stay current with policies and accounting standards while traveling locally as needed.

Qualifications

• 7 years of relevant accounting and/or financial experience; experience in retail is highly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required (Accounting/Finance or related field). A combination of education, training and relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Controller for the designated clients you service.
• Take on the role of consultant and advisor to your clients on best practices for accounting and finance-related engagements.
• Mentor the staff and seniors within your team and assist in designing customized back-office solutions for clients.
• Prepare and analyze client financial statements and make recommendations.
• Prepare management reporting packages to assist management teams and Boards with understanding their financial results.
• Become an industry professional and attend industry-leading events and trainings.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial reporting

Leadership

Client advisory

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

At CLA, our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

About The Role

CLA is looking to hire a Controller with Retail industry experience, to join our Client Accounting and Advisory Services (CAAS) practice in Green Bay, WI. Our CAAS team helps our clients transform their business with a collaborative approach that allows them to seamlessly mitigate risk, overcome challenges, meet deadlines, and identify personnel to help them with their workforce needs.

As a Controller, You Will

• Act as the Controller for the designated clients you service
• Take on the role of consultant and advisor to your clients on best practices for accounting and finance-related engagements
• Mentor the staff and seniors within your team and assist in designing customized back-office solutions for clients
• Prepare and analyze client financial statements and make recommendations
• Prepare management reporting packages to assist management teams and Boards with understanding their financial results
• Become an industry professional and attend industry-leading events and trainings
• Maintain knowledge of the client’s organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards

Requirements

• Experience: 7 years of relevant accounting and/or financial experience is required. Relevant experience in retail, is highly preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in Accounting, Finance, or related field). A combination of education, training and relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Travel: This position works primarily in-office and requires frequent local travel to/from client sites, as well as the possibility for occasional non-local or overnight travel for client visits, training, meetings and/or other business-related purposes.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.