Part-Time Controller for Small Businesses - Financial Expert

Nienhuis Financial Group, LLC; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Nienhuis Financial Group, LLC in Kalamazoo, MI seeks an experienced part-time controller/accountant to support a diverse client base with accuracy, discretion, and professional integrity.

You will manage cash flow tracking, generate financial reports, perform book closures, review and reconcile records, and advise on accounting improvements, while evaluating software tools and delivering clear insights to help small businesses understand their numbers.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly proficient with accounting software, implementation, troubleshooting.
• Fully proficient in Microsoft Office with advanced computer skills and software savvy.
• Strong business acumen.
• Extensive knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
• Strong technical and inter-personal leadership.
• Understanding of GAAP and ability to enforce it.
• Excellent organizational skills, high degree of accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Exceptional project and time management skills.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities, projects, and clients.
• Able to work independently.
• Customer service orientation and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support financial management, including cash flow tracking and financial reporting.
• Provide controller-level services like book closure and oversight of accounting processes.
• Review and reconcile records, catch and correct errors.
• Recommend ways to improve accounting procedures and systems.
• Evaluate and help implement accounting software tools.
• Prepare and review financial statement and management reports.
• Offer clear, actionable insights that help clients understand and use their financial data.

Skills

Communication skills

Accounting software proficiency

Microsoft Office proficiency

Business acumen

GAAP knowledge

Leadership

Attention to detail

Time management

Multitasking

Independent work

Customer service & negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

10+ years accounting experience

2+ years supervisory/project lead experience

MBA or related advanced degree (preferred)

CPA preferred

Tools

Job description

Nienhuis Financial Group, LLC in Kalamazoo, MI seeks an experienced part-time controller/accountant to support a diverse client base with accuracy, discretion, and professional integrity.

You will manage cash flow tracking, generate financial reports, perform book closures, review and reconcile records, and advise on accounting improvements, while evaluating software tools and delivering clear insights to help small businesses understand their numbers.