Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. VSA Partners is a strategy and design agency that blends consumer insights, data, and human-centered design to create meaningful and measurable experiences. The company is seeking a part-time Controller / Senior Accounting Consultant to provide hands-on accounting and financial support across multiple entities, including consolidated accounting, intercompany activity, tax strategy, close processes, and accounting policies. The role will also review financial activity, support reporting and analysis, and assist with accounting transitions and potential longer-term finance initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the intercompany elimination process and ensure appropriate accounting and reconciliation across entities
- Support Canadian tax strategy, including deferred tax assets and cross-border loan activity
- Operate and maintain the consolidated trial balance model, coordinating closely with the finance team
- Review accounting policies and balance sheet accounts, identifying discrepancies, risks, and opportunities for improvement
- Develop and maintain a Chart of Accounts for Meet The People’s Canadian entity
- Support the Loomis accounting transition, coordinating with internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth handoff
- Provide a second set of eyes across month-end close processes, reviewing accounting activity and identifying items requiring additional attention
- Support ad hoc technical accounting, reporting, and financial analysis as needed
- Holdco accounting support and ERP migration assistance
- Consolidated cash positioning across Meet The People entities
- Business Central reporting and consolidation
- Ongoing intercompany accounting and eliminations
- Backup support for external audit relationships
- Technical accounting and policy review across entities
- Development or support of an internal audit function
Skills
- CPA required; candidates with significant senior-level finance and technical accounting experience may also be considered
- 8–15 years of relevant finance/accounting experience, with strong technical accounting knowledge and the ability to confidently review trial balances, intercompany entries, and balance sheet activity
- Experience working in a multi-entity or multi-brand environment
- Strong cross-functional communication skills and the ability to work effectively with senior leaders and entity-level VPs through influence rather than direct authority
- Comfortable working with imperfect or evolving data and building reliable analysis and reporting while systems and processes are still being refined
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Able to work independently, prioritize competing needs, and step into a fast-moving environment with minimal ramp-up time
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without requiring employer sponsorship
- ERP implementation or migration experience strongly preferred
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a strong plus
- Experience in media, marketing services, advertising/agency, or professional services is preferred
Benefits
- Remote Position, Business Travel as Needed
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