Business Segment Controller : Senior Advisor Accountant

About the role

The Business Segment Controller role at Jack Henry is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong background in accounting & finance with a passion for learning. Key responsibilities include proactively managing the closing of the general ledger for a specific business unit, ensuring accuracy and timeliness while effectively collaborating with shared service accounting and Finance Business Partners (FBPs).

Responsibilities

• Owns and delivers monthly actuals reporting, providing comprehensive storytelling bridging to FBPs for the designated BU.
• Fosters collaborative partnerships and supports accurate closure of the general ledger through work with accounting teams and FBPs for the designated BU, with the following responsibilities:
• Ensures completeness and accuracy of Actuals in financial reports through thorough review during the month-end close process.
• Assists in maintaining compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for all business transactions and activities.
• Tracks, analyzes, and identifies trends in Actual Revenue and Actual Expense activities across Line of Business.
• Maintains a deep understanding of operational drivers and communicates trends and insights effectively to FBPs.
• Partners with other departments to ensure alignment with accounting objectives and goals.
• Reviews and liaisons with accounting teams to set standards for balance sheet discipline and controllership like duties within business unit.
• Prepares and may present management reporting packages to senior management team. Transforms complex accounting data into user-friendly, easy-to-understand charts, graphs, and other visualizations.
• May collaborate with internal and external auditors.
• Serves as liaison with Accounting Manager to drive productivity and efficiency and owns the quality of services and accuracy of information provided.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or finance.
• Minimum of 13 years of combination experience in the following finance categories: P&L, balance sheets, general ledger, revenue, revenue recognition.
• Must have Excel experience in any of the following: Vlookups, pivots or SQL.
• Must have experience as a trusted partner with several stakeholder groups such as: Executive Sponsors, Corporate Leadership Team, Line of Business leaders, project stakeholders/Subject matter experts.
• Must have experience in FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis).
• Must have experience in accounting in areas such as: general ledger, AR, AP, fixed assets technical accounting and GAAP.
• Must have experience working in a Shared Service environment.
• Must be able to travel up to 10% for meetings, engagement, events, business partner relationship collaboration sessions.
• Must be able to work extended hours as business needs dictate and have the ability to work late evening/overtime for close processes.

Qualifications

• Proactive learner, capable of quickly absorbing new information and adapting to evolving priorities.
• Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and support of the assigned business unit.

Skills

• CPA and Big 4 experience.
• Revenue recognition (606) experience.
• Public accounting experience.
• Software Development Accounting experience.
• 10Q/SEC Filing experience.
• Blackline or nVision experience.
• Oracle or PeopleSoft experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits designed to support your physical, mental, and financial health so you can thrive both personally and professionally.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $97,800- $145,000. This posted salary range reflects the minimum and maximum base pay we reasonably expect to offer for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary above or below this range and is subject to change in the future. Individual pay is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to: relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, work schedule, travel requirements, sales or revenue targets, and overall business needs and affordability.

Schedule

This position is a hybrid role requiring at least 1 day per week in any of the following office locations: Lenexa, KS / Springfield, MO / Monett, MO or Allen, TX.