Zeni is looking for an entrepreneurial minded technology passionate controller to help build out a new practice in the company that serves a customer base outside of SaaS and technology startups. We are looking for people that take quality as a point of pride. You will be a key member of the finance team at Zeni manage a team of two finance professionals and work very closely with cutting edge founders.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with founders and executives to understand their business and financial model
- Manage a portfolio of customers who operate outside of SaaS and tech taking ownership of customer revenue growth and profitability
- Manage a team of two remote resources driving the team to own daily and monthly close processes reconciliations and classifications
- Utilize Zenis platform and technology to drive automation of customer processes and integration of financial applications
- Guide customers in the collection and use of data to optimize Zenis AI reporting platform empowering budget vs. actual analysis forecasts and KPI reporting
- Educate customers and founders on U.S. GAAP accounting financial statements and financial metrics for technology companies
- Drive customer success anticipating customer needs and responding to customer requests as the finance function for the customer
- Train and mentor accounting managers senior accountants and staff to complete daily monthly and annual accounting and reporting processes
- Enable Zeni sales growth by assisting customers in scaling their business and supporting additional Zeni services
Qualifications
- 710 years of experience in an accounting accounting outsource provider or CPA firm
- Strong experience managing teams of 5 accounting professionals and drive ownership of deliverables by support teams (Bonus: managing offshore remote employees)
- Managing a diverse customer portfolio outside of SaaSbased ecommerce inventory and other tech startups
- Undergraduate or Masters degree in Accounting or Finance
- Strong knowledge and application of GAAP ASC 606 revenue recognition consolidations and equity compensation and other areas of accounting for SaaS companies
- Experience in coaching management at various stages of development recommending solutions and guiding the timing of key deliverables as companies grow
- Strong oral and written communication skills and comfortable working with teams in clientfacing role
- Tech savvy with experience in Quickbooks Gusto Expensify and other leading cloudbased finance applications for startups
- Experience using Google Suite (Docs Sheets and Slides) and advanced Excel skills
- Ability to work from our Lehi UT office 4 days per week without relocation assistance.
Benefits & Perks
- Medical dental and vision with a generous company contribution strategy
- 401(k)
- Work from home flexibility one day per week
- Employee stock options
- Flexible PTO policy
- Generous sick and parental leave programs
Zeni is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment selection and employment without regard to gender race religion national origin ethnicity disability gender identity/expression sexual orientation veteran or military status or any other category protected under the law. Zeni is an equal opportunity employer; committed to a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination harassment and retaliation.
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Required Experience:
Manager