Homeward · 2 days ago
Assistant Controller
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$130K/yr - $145K/yr
4+ years expHomeward is a fast-paced, remote-first real estate startup that offers innovative financial products to enhance the homebuying experience. The Assistant Controller will support the Accounting team by managing accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and implementing process improvements as the company scales.
Real Estate
Responsibilities
Assist in managing all day-to-day accounting operations
Manage several accounting managers, who oversee corporate accounting, real estate accounting, mortgage and title accounting
Manage the month-end close accounting process, driving the completion with the team of all related reconciliations and reporting to deliver timely and accurate financial statements
Assist in researching and advising the team and leaders on technical accounting and GAAP application to accounting entries and presentation
Assist the Head of Accounting with first-review of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and stakeholder reporting
Assist in monthly account flux analyses and budget-to-actuals comparison analyses
Continuously suggest and implement process improvements to drive efficiency and automation across all areas of the accounting team
Collaborate frequently with other department leaders regarding new processes, and any financial related questions
Assist in implementing and maintaining internal controls (SOX 404 compliance) in order to ensure complete and accurate financials, and to comply with applicable regulatory laws
Assist with treasury operations, including cash management and reporting, and working with various banking institutions and teams
Assist the Head of Accounting with interfacing with the external tax firm, and assist in periodic tax filing requests and reporting
Assist the Head of Accounting in leading the annual audit process and being a primary point of contact with the external auditors
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
CPA required
A minimum of 4+ years of technical accounting and management experience
Hands-on experience with GL and month-end/year-end closing procedures
Experience in leveraging ERP systems and tools to scale and automate
Excellent business acumen and decision-making skills
Outstanding organization, project-management and spreadsheet skills
Demonstrated ability to perform in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple workloads, priorities and deadlines
Solution-oriented approach to solving problems
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate technical issues to non-technical people
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Big4 Accounting Experience is strongly preferred
NetSuite ERP experience is preferred
Experience with Real Estate, Mortgage, or Title Companies is preferred
Experience with numerous subsidiaries or funds management is preferred
Benefits
Company bonus eligible
Remote-first environment (our headquarters are in Austin, TX)
Exciting stock option grant for every full-time employee
401(k) employer contribution match
Health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
Twenty days of vacation, five sick days, twelve company holidays, and two floating holidays each year
Generous paid parental leave of up to 13 weeks
Company
Homeward
Homeward is an Austin-based startup that enables homebuyers to make all-cash offers and buy a new home before they sell their old one.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$501MKey Investors
NorwestAdams Street PartnersLiveOak Ventures
2021-05-27Series B· $136M
2021-05-27Debt Financing· $235M
2020-05-14Series A· $20M
Leadership Team
Tim Heyl
Founder, CEO
Colin McConnell
Chief Product Officer
Recent News
2024-12-02
Austin American-Statesman
2023-08-09
2023-03-05
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