Part-Time Freelance Controller
Job Location:
Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
Yesterday
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
SOCIALDEVIANT is looking for a Part-Time Freelance Controller to join our ambitious infinitely kind and limitlessly composed team of DEVIANTs.
At SOCIALDEVIANT were a social-first creative agency delivering strategy through content production for some of the worlds greatest brands at lightning speed. Now we need our accounting and financials to match the speed and rigor with which we operate.
SOCIALDEVIANT is a proud equal opportunity employer. A team of diverse DEVIANTs empowers us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients our community and our coworkers. People of color women LGBTQIA veterans and persons with disabilities are all encouraged to apply. Others check the box; we think work and live outside it.
Are you a DEVIANT Lets find out.
OVERALL ROLE DESCRIPTION
The Part-Time Freelance Controller is the financial backbone of SOCIALDEVIANT. This role is key to keeping the agencys financial operations on track month over month - from monthly close and reporting to budgeting contractor tracking and cash flow management - ensuring leadership has the clarity needed to make sharp decisions. The Controller works closely with agency leadership and reports directly to the Head of Operations.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
REQUIREMENTS
At SOCIALDEVIANT were a social-first creative agency delivering strategy through content production for some of the worlds greatest brands at lightning speed. Now we need our accounting and financials to match the speed and rigor with which we operate.
SOCIALDEVIANT is a proud equal opportunity employer. A team of diverse DEVIANTs empowers us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients our community and our coworkers. People of color women LGBTQIA veterans and persons with disabilities are all encouraged to apply. Others check the box; we think work and live outside it.
Are you a DEVIANT Lets find out.
OVERALL ROLE DESCRIPTION
The Part-Time Freelance Controller is the financial backbone of SOCIALDEVIANT. This role is key to keeping the agencys financial operations on track month over month - from monthly close and reporting to budgeting contractor tracking and cash flow management - ensuring leadership has the clarity needed to make sharp decisions. The Controller works closely with agency leadership and reports directly to the Head of Operations.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Processing and reconciling of bank account credit cards payment gateways and loan accounts
- Building and maintaining monthly cash flow forecasts flagging risks and opportunities to leadership
- Managing accounts payable and accounts receivable ensuring timely processing and collections
- Entering bills and invoices manually
- Overseeing client billing and revenue recognition in alignment with project scopes and agency retainers
- Delivering monthly variance analysis against budget to actuals
- Serving as the primary liaison with external accountants auditors and tax preparers
- Overseeing payroll processing in coordination with Ops ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Maintaining and improve financial systems workflows and internal controls
- Providing ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to support leadership decisions on staffing pricing and growth
- Ensuring compliance with federal state and local tax obligations
REQUIREMENTS
- 7 years of accounting or finance experience with at least 3 years in a Controller or senior financial role
- Available for approximately 20 hours per week
- Agency professional services or creative industry experience strongly preferred
- CPA designation preferred; MBA a plus
- Deep proficiency in QuickBooks Online and Excel
- Experience with project-based billing retainer models and revenue recognition
- Familiarity with payroll platforms (e.g. TriNet)
- Ability to work independently and manage priorities across a part-time engagement
- Strong analytical skills with a bias for clean actionable reporting
- Excellent communication skillsyou can translate numbers into narrative for non-finance stakeholders
- Above all kindness composure and relentless curiosity
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
A New Kind of Agency. Others will tell you we cannot exist. Social Deviant is reimagining what a creative company can and should be.
