Responsibilities:
- Lead monthly close and financial reporting across multiple entities
- Ensure compliance with ASC 606 revenue recognition standards
- Oversee general ledger activities, account reconciliations, accruals, and journal entries
- Manage cash operations, banking relationships, and lender reporting requirements
- Coordinate annual audits and work closely with external auditors and advisors
- Monitor compliance with banking covenants and reporting obligations
- Prepare investor reporting and support executive leadership with financial insights
- Partner with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
- Manage and optimize financial systems and accounting technology platforms
- Drive automation and process improvements to support scalability
- Ensure compliance with sales tax and other regulatory requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting; MBA or advanced degree preferred
- Experience in a Controller or Assistant Controller leadership role
- SaaS or technology industry experience strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of ASC 606, deferred revenue, and US GAAP
- Experience in private equity-backed environments and lender covenant reporting
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems such as Sage Intacct, NetSuite, or similar
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Skills Required
- CPA
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- MBA or advanced degree
- Experience in a Controller or Assistant Controller leadership role
- SaaS or technology industry experience
- Strong understanding of ASC 606, deferred revenue, and US GAAP
- Experience in private equity-backed environments and lender covenant reporting
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience with ERP systems such as Sage Intacct, NetSuite, or similar
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future. GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide. Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
