Controller

Core Values

At Fox World Travel, we operate as one Fox with a find a way mentality, embracing our integrity and passion. We take pride in leading with our people-first culture, by providing genuine care and concern for our associates, which in turn leads to authentic and superior customer experiences. We've been able to create a culture where our associates can grow, learn, and succeed, and, in turn, exhibit the value we bring to every interaction and partnership.

About the Role

The Controller is responsible for providing leadership and coordination of all accounting operations in support of multiple business lines. This role partners closely with leaders of all departments collaborating in support of business and customer needs while maintaining strong financial systems that are scalable.

Responsibilities

• Leading all accounting functions, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounting Support.
• Leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing accounting team while fostering accountability, continuous learning, and collaboration.
• Establishing departmental and individual goals, monitoring progress, and providing ongoing feedback to support achievement of business objectives and professional development.
• Ensuring timely and accurate monthly and annual financial close, while improving close efficiency and reporting timelines.
• Producing GAAP-compliant financial statements and management reports, while ensuring compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Maintaining accounting policies and a strong internal control environment to ensure consistency across all business units, while continuously improving accounting controls and documentation.
• Analyze financial results and explain significant variances.
• Overseeing supplier revenue and expense auditing procedures to ensure accurate revenue and expense streams.
• Overseeing customer billing and financial components of contracts with auditing processes to ensure accurate revenue streams.
• Ensuring revenue recognition complies with applicable accounting standards and accurately reflects complex supplier agreements.
• Coordinating and supporting annual financial statement audits, while reviewing and maintaining audit controls and procedures related to key revenue streams, including customer transaction fees.
• Oversee compliance with sales/use tax and other regulatory filings.
• Partnering cross-functionally with Human Resources, IT, Accounting/Finance, and department leaders throughout the organization to support payroll operations, financial systems, and enterprise-wide financial initiatives.
• Monitor cash flow and liquidity.
• Oversee daily cash positioning/treasury management.
• Review and monitor reconciliations for controls and financial statement accuracy.
• Enhance automation within accounting processes.
• Improve close efficiency and reporting timelines.
• Optimize integrations between booking platforms, ERP, CRM, and reporting systems.
• Continuously assess and optimize the accounting team structure to meet current and future organizational needs, develop succession plans for key roles, and implement development plans that promote associate engagement and career progression.
• Maintain a favorable and collaborative working relationship with co-workers in all departments to foster an environment of trust and mutual respect.
• Drive standards and best practices whenever possible and effectively foster a culture of engagement.
• Enhance the organization’s reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Be innovative and recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of operations and services performed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (strongly preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• 5+ years leading accounting teams.
• Experience in a multi-entity or multi-division organization.
• Proficient knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and complex accounting areas, economic principles, and auditing practices and principles.
• Project management skills and experience.
• Strong attention to setting up, monitoring and adhering to controls and procedures.
• Proven results in automating processes, improving efficiency and accuracy.
• Strategically oriented; ability to collaborate.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to balance customization and standardization for scalable procedures and resource management.
• Comfortable dealing with highly complex situations.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated proficiency of all Microsoft Office applications with advanced proficiency in Excel and Access.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills And/or Abilities:
• Knowledge, Skills And/or Abilities This opportunity might be for you if you have:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (strongly preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• 5+ years leading accounting teams.
• Experience in a multi-entity or multi-division organization.
• Proficient knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and complex accounting areas, economic principles, and auditing practices and principles.
• Project management skills and experience.
• Strong attention to setting up, monitoring and adhering to controls and procedures.
• Proven results in automating processes, improving efficiency and accuracy.
• Strategically oriented; ability to collaborate.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to balance customization and standardization for scalable procedures and resource management.
• Comfortable dealing with highly complex situations.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated proficiency of all Microsoft Office applications with advanced proficiency in Excel and Access.

Skills

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Knowledge, Skills And/or Abilities This opportunity might be for you if you have:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (strongly preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• 5+ years leading accounting teams.
• Experience in a multi-entity or multi-division organization.
• Proficient knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and complex accounting areas, economic principles, and auditing practices and principles.
• Project management skills and experience.
• Strong attention to setting up, monitoring and adhering to controls and procedures.
• Proven results in automating processes, improving efficiency and accuracy.
• Strategically oriented; ability to collaborate.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to balance customization and standardization for scalable procedures and resource management.
• Comfortable dealing with highly complex situations.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated proficiency of all Microsoft Office applications with advanced proficiency in Excel and Access.

Benefits

• Competitive wages.
• Flexible time off (vacation, sick, personal).
• FAM Adventure Bucks to help you explore the world.
• Remote/hybrid work.
• A full benefit package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, company-sponsored life insurance and short-term disability, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) contributions and a fully engaged leadership team dedicated to treating associates as part of the Fox Family!

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Varies based on business needs.

Application Instructions

Please don't hesitate to apply online at www.foxworldtravel.com/careers. Fox World Travel, the best place to work, grow & succeed! Join The Fox Family today!

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