Senior Accounting Leader | Multi-Entity Controller

Tri Source International LLC; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Tri Source International LLC is seeking an experienced Senior Accounting Manager / Controller to own the full accounting cycle for multiple entities in a multi-entity, international setting. This hands-on role reports directly to executive leadership and requires proactive financial partnering to improve profitability, control cash flow, and optimize billing and collections.

The position is based onsite in Valencia, CA, with responsibilities spanning AP, AR, general ledger, reconciliations, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience managing the full accounting cycle.
• Experience with month-end and year-end close.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP.
• Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Experience managing customer billing and collections.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and financial analysis.
• Experience working with multiple entities, business units, or companies.
• Ability to work independently and take complete ownership of the accounting function.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail while maintaining the ability to understand the larger business picture.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial leaders.
• Comfortable working onsite in Valencia, CA

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day accounting function for multiple companies and entities under the same ownership umbrella.
• Maintain accurate general ledgers and financial records for each entity.
• Manage the complete accounting cycle, including journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, depreciation, and month-end close.
• Perform bank, credit card, balance sheet, intercompany, and other account reconciliations.
• Maintain appropriate supporting documentation for all significant accounting transactions.
• Establish and maintain a consistent accounting structure and chart of accounts across entities where appropriate.
• Identify and resolve accounting discrepancies proactively.
• Manage the complete accounts payable process.
• Review vendor invoices for accuracy, appropriate coding, approvals, and supporting documentation.
• Establish appropriate approval and payment controls.
• Monitor vendor costs and identify opportunities to reduce expenses.
• Review recurring expenses, contracts, subscriptions, and service agreements for unnecessary or duplicative costs.
• Maintain strong vendor relationships while ensuring the company receives appropriate pricing and terms.
• Recommend opportunities to renegotiate vendor agreements and improve purchasing practices.
• Own the customer invoicing process across multiple businesses and entities.
• Ensure customers are billed accurately, timely, and in accordance with contracts and service agreements.
• Develop and maintain billing procedures and controls.
• Review contracts and pricing structures to ensure all billable services, fees, pass-through expenses, and other charges are captured.
• Partner with Operations and Sales to ensure changes in scope, pricing, headcount, hours, services, and client requirements are reflected accurately in billing.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging and actively manage collections.
• Identify billing leakage, missed revenue, credits, write-offs, and other opportunities to improve cash flow.
• Recommend improvements to customer billing practices, payment terms, and collection procedures.
• Develop reporting to help leadership understand revenue, outstanding receivables, and cash flow.
• Prepare accurate monthly financial statements for each business/entity.
• Produce monthly management reporting, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow reporting, and key financial metrics.
• Provide executive leadership with meaningful financial analysis—not simply financial statements.
• Explain significant variances and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections.
• Assist leadership with financial planning and business decisions.
• Provide financial modeling and analysis for new clients, contracts, business opportunities, and major expenditures.
• Identify opportunities to improve margins and profitability.
• Manage accounting activities across multiple related entities.
• Maintain accurate intercompany transactions and reconciliations.
• Support multi-currency accounting and international operations.
• Ensure transactions are properly allocated between entities and business units.
• Develop consistent accounting and reporting practices across the organization.
• Work with external accounting, tax, payroll, banking, and financial professionals as needed.
• Analyze operating expenses and identify unnecessary or excessive spending.
• Review vendor relationships and recommend cost-saving opportunities.
• Identify process inefficiencies and recommend automation or workflow improvements.
• Analyze gross margins and operating costs by business, client, program, or service where appropriate.
• Identify revenue leakage and missed billing opportunities.
• Review financial processes and recommend best practices.
• Establish financial controls that reduce errors, waste, fraud, and unnecessary expenses.
• Help leadership understand the financial impact of operational decisions.
• Continuously look for ways to improve profitability, cash flow, and financial visibility.
• Establish and maintain appropriate accounting policies and procedures.
• Develop appropriate segregation of duties and approval controls as the organization grows.
• Establish standardized processes for AP, AR, billing, reconciliations, expenses, and financial reporting.
• Maintain organized financial records and documentation.
• Identify weaknesses in current processes and recommend improvements.
• Help establish scalable accounting systems and procedures that can support continued company growth.
• Ensure financial information is accurate, timely, and reliable.
• Coordinate with external CPAs, tax professionals, auditors, and other advisors.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation required for tax filings and audits.
• Ensure accounting records are maintained in accordance with GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Assist with federal, state, local, and international accounting and reporting requirements as applicable.
• Monitor changes in accounting requirements and recommend necessary changes to company practices.
• Serve as the primary accounting and financial resource for executive leadership.
• Provide leadership with clear, practical financial recommendations.
• Translate financial information into actionable business insights.
• Bring concerns to leadership proactively rather than waiting for issues to become problems.
• Help leadership evaluate the financial impact of operational and strategic decisions.
• Be comfortable challenging assumptions and asking questions when the numbers do not make sense.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Month-end close

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Intercompany accounting

Multi-entity experience

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Communication to leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Tri Source International LLC is seeking an experienced Senior Accounting Manager / Controller to own the full accounting cycle for multiple entities in a multi-entity, international setting. This hands-on role reports directly to executive leadership and requires proactive financial partnering to improve profitability, control cash flow, and optimize billing and collections.

The position is based onsite in Valencia, CA, with responsibilities spanning AP, AR, general ledger, reconciliations, and