Who is Acuity?

Headquartered in Atlanta, Acuity is the modern version of what an accounting department should be in a $1-5 million revenue business. We are a fully remote firm who has found success allowing team members the flexibility to balance both a fulfilling career and a home life.

Our teams are designed to scale with our client’s growth and to serve entrepreneurs throughout the United States who seek to offload their accounting to us so that they can focus on growing their companies. Acuity has a CFO Team, Controller Team, Bookkeeping Team, and a Tax Team that collaborate and work together to understand our clients’ needs and offer solutions that allow them to grow and succeed.  

We VALUE being measured, independent, transparent, curious, and happy! 

Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and why we love working at Acuity: https://acuity.co/careers/

As part of our Controller Team, you will:

• Work with multiple clients successfully prioritizing their needs while maintaining a high level of services to all your clients. 
• Develop a relationship with your clients that allows you to understand their processes and needs.
• Be involved in making tech stack recommendations that improves efficiency in their operations.
• Be responsible for month end close for your clients, including preparing reconciliations for deferred revenue, ecommerce inventory and payment platforms, etc. creating cash flow reports, budgets, and preparing GAAP Basis financial statements.
• Participate in a weekly team meeting that allows you to collaborate with other team members.

Successful Controllers at Acuity:

• Seek a flexible workload of 20-35 hours/week.  
• Love learning about the newest tech stack – we are often recommending tech stack apps like Expensify, Divvy, Brex, Bill.com, Plooto, Veem, Stripe, A2X, Helm, Salesforce, Hubspot, SaaSOptics, Chargify, and Zoho; and we provide a monthly dashboard thru Jirav – so being tech forward will help you succeed as a controller.
• Seek to get to know their clients.
• Take a team approach with communication.

Requirements:

• Degree in accounting from a 4-year college or university – CPA certificate is a benefit.
• Tech Expertise: You have experience working in cloud-based accounting systems – NetSuite experience, QBO certification, and Xero certification a plus.
• Exceptional Customer Service: You are responsive and attentive to your clients. Your clients know you will get back to them in a timely manner. They trust you to act in their best interests and bring any insights or issues to light with solutions. You are a natural Trusted Advisor.
• Proven Over-Achiever: You have consistently exceeded the expectations set out in front of you in previous roles.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• YOU get to pick your workload.  
• YOU get to pick your schedule.  We trust you to get your work done from whatever location is best for you.
• All team members receive travel to our annual company paid retreat, where we spend time connecting with colleagues, partners, and industry experts. 
• Benefits offered for full-time staff. 
• 401(k) with a company match for all staff.
• Work/life balance!

So if pushing the envelope, bending the rules, and blasting through the status quo is what gets you out of bed in the morning, take a seat at our table. We’re just the right fit for you.