Senior Accountant

Our Client in the East Bay (Solar - accessible by Bart and Ferry) is looking for a Senior Accountant for a temporary assignment (potential to go temp-to-perm) to help with transition to new accounting (Oracle R12) software and with an outside audit.  Please let me know who you would recommend for this opportunity. 

Position - The Senior Accountant will report directly to the Accounting Manager. This person will assist with the monthly accounting close including revenue recognition, account reconciliation, analytics, management reporting packages, and monthly reporting for lenders and investors, and will work closely with the outside accounting firm during audits.  Though the position is focused on general ledger accounting and financial reporting, this person will assist with operational reports and other items as needed.  In addition, this person will strive for continuous process improvement and help develop enhanced reporting capabilities and implement additional financial controls as the company grows.

Qualifications - The ideal candidate has a strong general and technical accounting background, is eager to learn, flexible, innovative, confident, has a strong sense of urgency, and can adapt quickly to the changing demands of a start up environment.

The ideal candidate must have the following experiences and skills:

• CPA – Certified Public Accountant is highly preferred.
• Public accounting experience is highly preferred.
• This person will likely have 4+ years of work experience including 2+ years at a public accounting firm, plus 2+ years in industry, working as a general accountant.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Current understanding of U.S. GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, including: FASB 13, SAB 104, FIN 46R and FASB 167, FASB 123R, and FASB 133. 
• Experience with Oracle required.
• Understands corporate consolidation.

Sr. Financial Systems Analyst

Public, profitable technology company in the South Bay is seeking a Financial Analyst to support their consolidated WW Business Group. This role requires a blend of finance and systems and will be a strategic business partner to IT and Sales as well as Finance.  The Sr. Analyst with assume full responsibility for overall architecture, security, and standards.
Must be very strong in Essbase/Hyperion from a technical level.

Proven ability to scope, document and obtain consensus on cross-functional reporting needs to avoid conflicting reports.
Become the ‘go to’ individual within the company for reporting. Be able and willing to train others to foster a broad understanding of both the tools and underlying data.
Meticulous attention to detail, superb organization skills, and strong sense of ownership.
Support the Weekly Flash for Bookings, and Billings.
Partner with IT and Sales.  Maintain and update Forecast and Quarter-end reports.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Must be hands on, proven to meet deadlines, and have the ability to prioritize multiple tasks on hand. • Demonstrated ability to synthesize information to see the big picture while effectively managing details and ability to multi-task • Must possess strong written and communication skills
-  5+ years Financial Business Analysis experience
-  Hyperion Enterprise Management, Hyperion 11.1
-  Essbase experience
-  Budgeting experience
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required with preference of  background in IT or MIS.

Please email resumes to tracy@controllersgroup.net. NO PHONE CALLS