Job Description:
The Controller at DealerOn is accountable for significant finance and accounting operations including production of periodic financial reports for key stakeholders, maintaining a comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk, enhance accuracy of reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with US generally accepted accounting principles and high-quality financial reporting standards. The Controller is also responsible for fundamental accounting operating procedures including procure to pay and order to cash, among others.
DealerOn is largely owned by private equity firm NexPhase Capital, a partnership that has helped DealerOn drive profitable growth and achieve scale. The Controller will be instrumental in reporting results and responding to questions from both NexPhase and our private lenders, Twin Brook Capital.
This is a senior-level position located in our headquarters office (Rockville, MD).
The Controller, along with the Finance team, is currently in our Rockville office two days a week (Tue, Wed). This may increase to three days a week in the future.
Essential Functions:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting and statements in accordance with management and lender requirements (US GAAP)
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Maintain system of accounts and keep books and records on all company transactions
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Develop and implement accounting policies, coordinate systems and procedures
• Manage treasury operations and cash controls
• Monitor debt levels and compliance with debt covenants
• Manage insurance coverages, risk assessments and mitigation
• Ensure accuracy of accounting and control of business process
• Compare performance against plans and forecasts; report and interpret results to all levels of management
• Comply with local, state, and federal government tax and other reporting requirements
• Provide other managers and departments with information required by them to carry out their assigned responsibilities
• Manage independent accountants and auditors including extent and scope of audit work. Coordinate provision of information to auditors for audit and other work as needed
• Prepare operating data and special reports, as required
• Provides advice on all matters to Chief Financial Officer

Required Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Eight (8) years of accounting and finance experience; including six (6) years managing accountants and accounting processes
• Four (4) years of “Big 4”, or very similar, audit experience
• Three (3) recent years of medium ($75M+) software, SaaS and managed services
• Three (3) recent years’ experience in a Controller position or higher
• NetSuite ERP experience as Controller
• Active Certified Public Accountant license (CPA)
• Pass required background check
• Ability to manage teams to strict deadlines
• Manage uncertainty / change (transition, transformation and growth)
• Honesty and integrity

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Relevant experience at private equity portfolio company
• Relevant experience at a US multinational (future growth planned)
• Controller, or other significant accounting experience at US public company
• Implementation experience with NetSuite ERP
• Continual focus on finance (and other) operational improvements to save cost and time
• Relevant experience in automotive software and services

The salary range for this position is $132,400 - $274,200.