Financial Controller / Director of Finance
Advatix LATAM · Brooklyn, NY · 3 days ago
Accounting$120k–$200k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all accounting and financial operations of the company
- Oversee: Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), Billing, Payroll coordination, Job costing, Cash flow management, Financial reporting, Budgeting & forecasting, Vendor management
- Ensure accurate and timely month-end and year-end closes
- Develop financial dashboards, KPIs, and executive reporting
- Improve profitability analysis and departmental accountability
- Monitor labor costs, overhead, margins, collections, and company financial performance
- Create strong financial controls, systems, and SOPs
- Improve cash flow and working capital management
- Partner with ownership and leadership team on strategic financial planning and decision-making
- Build & Manage Offshore Team
- Recruit, build, train, and scale a high-performing offshore accounting and administrative team
- Create organizational structure, accountability charts, workflows, and reporting systems
- Develop Offshore Processes For AR follow-up, AP processing, Billing, Collections, Data entry, Reporting support, Administrative finance functions
- Administer HR functions including recruiting coordination, employee onboarding/offboarding, benefits administration, payroll coordination, employee documentation, policy implementation, personnel accountability, organizational structure
- Manage Local Finance & Administrative Team
- Lead and hold accountable local accounting, HR, and administrative staff
- Improve performance, communication, accountability, and efficiency
- Build team structure, SOPs, workflows, and reporting systems
- Ensure strong collaboration between finance, operations, dispatch, sales, and leadership teams
- Develop measurable KPIs and performance expectations across departments
- Legal, Insurance & Licensing Oversight
- Manage Company Insurance Programs, Including General Liability, Workers’ Compensation, Commercial Auto, Umbrella / Excess Coverage, Claims coordination, Insurance audits and renewals
- Collections support, Vendor and client agreements
- Oversee company licenses, certifications, permits, and renewals
- Ensure compliance across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory agencies
- Systems, Process Improvement & Leadership
- Create and implement SOPs across finance and administration
- Improve accuracy and reporting through automation and technology
- Strengthen internal controls and operational processes
- Build scalable infrastructure to support company growth
- Identify operational bottlenecks and implement solutions
- Drive accountability, ownership, and high-performance culture throughout the organization
Qualifications
- 7+ years of finance, accounting, or operational leadership experience
- Prior experience as a Controller, Director of Finance, Finance Manager, or similar senior leadership role
- Strong experience leading multi-person accounting and administrative teams
- Proven ability to build and manage offshore/remote teams
- Strong Knowledge Of Financial reporting, Cash flow management, AR/AP management
- Strong operational mindset and leadership ability
- Excellent organizational, accountability, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to build systems and improve processes in a fast-growing environment