Engauge is a fast growing marketing services company in Atlanta, Georgia. Our accounting and finance group is growing to meet the expanding needs of the Company. We are recruiting for an Assistant Controller/Director of Finance and Accounting who will be responsible for various accounting functions in the day-to-day processing of accounting transactions and preparing monthly financial statements. We offer an attractive career opportunity for the candidate who welcomes new challenges, thinks strategically while executing with quality, takes initiative and is an effective leader and team contributor.
Key Responsibilities:
• Monitor and manage financial records
• Perform and/or direct as required, accounts payables and receivables processes
• Calculate and analyze revenues, commissions and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis
• Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities
• Perform various other financial transactions for the preparation of financial statements
• Manage the preparation of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements budgets and forecasts to management and the Board of Directors
• Prepare working papers for financial audits
• Provide and implement recommendations for procedural improvements
• Monitor and improve the implementation of accounting internal controls
Qualifications:
• Reliability
• Self-starter
• Professional with excellent communication skills
• Solid work ethic
• Technology interest and aptitude
• Analytical to troubleshoot complex issues in accounting
• Highly detailed oriented and organized in work
• Ability to meet assigned deadlines
• Strong understanding of GAAP accounting policies and regulations (revenue recognition in particular)
Experience:
• BA/BS in Accounting
• 7+ years of accounting and supervising/managing finance team experience
• Some Big 4 or national accounting firm auditing experience
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred
• Experience in Marketing Services/Advertising (particularly digital marketing ) preferred
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint
• Proficiency with using and managing mid-sized financial ERP application desirable
• Good communications skills (both written and verbal) a must. Not looking for “a backroom” personality. Must be able to work effectively as a team member with account and project services personnel and communicate effectively with senior management
