Controller

Continental Finance Company; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental Finance Company is seeking a VP, Accounting and Controller to lead the accounting team and oversee the company’s general accounting function. The role focuses on implementing and maintaining accounting systems, month-end close, reconciliations, and policy adherence.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Accounting, 7+ years in accounting with management experience, strong GAAP expertise, and exceptional communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of management experience.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and technical accounting policy.
• Proven leadership and supervisory skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to communicate with all levels of management.
• Prior credit card or financial services experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations including month-end close, journal entries, GL maintenance and supporting schedules.
• Maintain GL reconciliation policy and procedures.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and disclosures.
• Provide U.S. GAAP analysis and policy documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Advanced Excel

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 is seeking bright, energetic individuals that will help us grow and develop together! We uphold a promise to treat our employees with the same care and concern as we do our customers. We offer all employees competitive compensation and benefits in an exciting, fast-paced business casual environment.

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)