Controller

Continental-Finance-Company,-LLC-; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental Finance Company is seeking a Vice President, Accounting and Controller to lead the accounting team and supervise day-to-day general accounting activities. The role focuses on maintaining accounting policies, overseeing system implementations, and ensuring accurate monthly close and financial reporting in a U.S.

GAAP framework. The ideal candidate brings extensive accounting leadership experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a track record of managing complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Minimum of 3 years management experience.
• Minimum of 7 years progressive accounting experience in public accounting or similar environment.
• Technical knowledge of GAAP and finance functions.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Prior credit card or financial services experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily accounting operations including month-end close, journal entries, GL maintenance, and financial statement support.
• Maintain GL reconciliation policy and procedures.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and disclosures.
• Perform US GAAP analysis and develop accounting policy documents.
• Manage and audit accounting staff performance.
• Prepare investor, debt covenant, and management reports.
• Review AP, bank reconciliations, and monitor cash flow.
• Interface with external auditors during financial statement audits.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Team management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Job description

Come join a growing financial technology company that’s leading the marketplace in both the marketing and servicing of credit cards! Continental Finance Company specializes in credit card options for those consumers with less than perfect credit. We are seeking a VP, Accounting and Controller to support and lead our accounting team.

The VP, Accounting and Controller is responsible for administering and performing the day-to- day responsibilities for the Company’s overall general accounting function and maintain accounting policy. This position will oversee, implement, and maintain accounting systems, oversee the monthly accounting operations for accruals, cash, inter-company transactions, accounting policy, and reconciliations.

Essential Functions:

• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department and responsibility for all basic accounting procedures; month end closing; journal entries, general ledger maintenance, and supporting schedules for financial statements preparation.
• Maintain responsibility for the general ledger reconciliation policy and procedures.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including, statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in members’ equity, and statement of cash flows, and preparation of disclosures to the financial statements.
• Technical U.S. GAAP analysis, including researching U.S. GAAP, and prepare technical accounting policy documents.

• Responsible for managing and auditing the work of the accounting staff and assisting in performance management.

• Prepare investor reporting, debt covenant reporting, and management reporting.
• Review accounts payable, bank reconciliations, and monitor the company’s cash flow.
• External financial statement audit liaison, preparing, responding, and analyzing financial statement audit requests.
• Additional duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Minimum of 3 years management required.
• Minimum of 7 years progressive accounting experience in public accounting or similar work environment.
• Technical and comprehensive knowledge of all finance, financial planning, accounting, and tax areas of a business including an excellent understanding of GAAP.
• Strong leadership and proven supervisory skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, and advanced Excel).
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to clearly communicate issues to all levels of management.
• Prior credit card or financial services experience a plus.

Why Continental Finance?

Continental Finance Company (the “CFC”) is one of America’s leading marketers and servicers of credit cards for consumers with less-than-perfect credit. Since our founding in 2005, we have prided ourselves on corporate responsibility to customers in terms of a strong customer support program and fair treatment. With our success, we have also grown into an innovative financial tech company! With a state-of-the-art consumer marketing and servicing platform, we provide a variety of services to consumers when other financial institutions will not accommodate them. With more than 2.6 million credit cards managed and serviced since our founding, we pride ourselves on putting the customer first.We are not a chartered banking financial institution, nor are we a debt originator or a credit card issuer.

CFC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Our company provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

CFC offers a hybrid work schedule which includes three (3) core days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two (2) remote workdays (Monday and Friday)