Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Trilliad is a market-leading Growth Services Provider that delivers sales, marketing, and customer success solutions for growth-focused organizations. The Assistant Controller will lead the US Accounting function for the Marketing Growth Services service line, overseeing accounting operations, financial reporting, compliance, audits, internal controls, and financial planning. The role also leads the accounting team and partners with global Finance and cross-functional stakeholders on revenue recognition, profitability analysis, systems implementation, and process improvement.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all accounting operations including Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, and expense accounting to ensure accurate and timely processing of financial transactions
- Manage the month-end close process to ensure financial reports are delivered on time and reflect accurate financial position and performance
- Prepare and publish monthly financial statements that meet US GAAP standards and provide clear visibility into business performance
- Manage billing processes and cash and banking operations to optimize working capital and ensure liquidity
- Assist in the development of monthly cashflow forecasts for management to support operational and strategic planning
- Ensure compliance with US GAAP and applicable internal control standards across all accounting operations
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Manage the year-end audit process to ensure timely and accurate deliverables and successful audit outcomes
- Prepare and file the US company's tax and other compliance reporting requirements in accordance with regulatory deadlines
- Establish quality control mechanisms over financial transactions and financial reporting to protect data integrity and organizational risk posture
- Partner with the Finance Team on revenue recognition to ensure accurate and compliant treatment of client contracts
- Analyze client and project profitability to provide actionable insights that inform pricing, resourcing, and portfolio decisions
- Develop a broad understanding of the main revenue and cost drivers across the business and provide explanations for material variances
- Assist in the annual budgeting and forecasting processes to support resource allocation and performance management
- Represent Finance in system implementation projects to ensure accounting requirements are embedded in technology solutions and process design
- Liaise with UK colleagues on all accounting and finance matters including inter-country and inter-company recharges to ensure accurate consolidation and reporting
- Collaborate with the global Finance team to ensure processes and tasks are completed to a high standard and aligned with enterprise financial policies
- Support client and supplier onboarding to ensure commercial arrangements are structured for operational and financial efficiency
- Lead and manage the US Accounting team to build capability, ensure accountability, and deliver consistent high-quality outcomes
- Provide day-to-day support to the wider Finance team as required to ensure cross-functional effectiveness and responsiveness
Skills
- • Contextual Awareness
- • Critical Reasoning and Thinking
- • Data/Analytic Acumen
- • Empathy
- • Judgment and Discernment
- • Moral Courage
- • Pattern Recognition and Systems Thinking
- • AI Literacy
- • Responsible and Effective AI Use
- • Trilliad's Business and Commercial Context
- • Advanced Microsoft Excel — You build complex financial models, perform multi-dimensional analysis, and automate reporting processes that underpin monthly close, forecasting, and variance analysis
- • Finance and accounting platforms — You configure, manage, and optimize these systems to ensure accurate transaction processing, reporting integrity, and operational efficiency
- • Multi-currency transaction management — You manage the accounting treatment of transactions across multiple currencies, ensuring accurate conversion, hedge accounting where applicable, and compliance with US GAAP
- • Systems implementation and process improvement — You lead or represent Finance in ERP and accounting system implementations, translating business requirements into system design and ensuring successful adoption
- • Stakeholder management across functions and geographies — You build productive relationships with global Finance colleagues, operational leaders, and external auditors to ensure alignment and timely resolution of complex issues
- • US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) — You apply GAAP to ensure all financial reporting, revenue recognition, and transaction accounting meet regulatory and audit standards
- • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting systems such as NetSuite or SAP — You understand how these platforms support the financial close process, reporting, and controls, and how to configure them to meet business needs
- • Global accounting operations and multi-entity financial environments — You understand the mechanics of inter-company transactions, consolidation, and cross-border financial operations to ensure accurate and compliant reporting
- • Agency business models including structure, operations, and service delivery — You understand how professional services firms generate revenue, incur costs, and manage client profitability so that accounting processes and reporting are commercially relevant
- • 9+ years managing accounting operations in a multi-entity or global organization, with direct accountability for financial reporting, compliance, and controls
- • 3+ years in public accounting with exposure to audit, tax, or advisory services that built technical accounting expertise and understanding of external audit processes
- • 3+ years managing external audits as the primary company contact, coordinating deliverables and ensuring successful audit outcomes
- • 3+ years leading and developing accounting teams, with responsibility for hiring, performance management, and capability building
- • Experience managing month-end and year-end close processes in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment where timeliness and accuracy are both critical
Benefits
- This role is eligible for an annual bonus
- Health insurance
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid time off
- Other benefits
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