Assistant Controller

at  Axiom

Senior Manager, Assistant Controller, Chicago - Hybrid
About Axiom:
Axiom is where legal teams go to find the right talent for everything from routine in-house tasks to complex outside counsel work. Too many legal departments are stuck having to choose between paying the high fees of their law firm, hiring full-time employees they don’t need, or turning to a low-cost agency that can’t meet their quality standards. At the same time, top lawyers want to work on challenging legal matters, but they want more control over how, when, and where they practice. Both are forced compromises that no one should have to make. Axiom shares and meets the higher standards of its clients and lawyers, with our “work smarter, adapt faster, go further” approach – connecting growing mid-market and Fortune 500 companies with the world’s deepest bench of experienced, specialized legal talent.

We are looking for someone with a passion for detail, teamwork, and strong accounting acumen. The person ideally will ideally have a background with a Big 4 accounting firm.
Reporting to the Company’s Global Controller, the candidate will be the go-to expert on all aspects of technical accounting and will oversee the generation of monthly, quarterly, and annual US-GAAP financial statements. A successful candidate will oversee the accuracy and updating of all global accounting policies, ensure process narratives are updated and that the Company’s books and records are in an “audit-ready” state throughout the calendar year. In addition to technical accounting/GAAP expertise, a successful candidate will support our global tax and treasury functions and oversee the financial reporting process at is relates to the statutory reporting of the Company’s international affiliates. A successful candidate will be technically savvy but also operationally minded with a desire to take on more operational elements within the finance role..

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Global Accounting needs of the Finance organization, serving as the go-to expert for technical accounting research and ensuring reporting compliance
• Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement preparation
• During month-end close, review technical and complicated journal entries and account reconciliations
• Oversee equity accounting including all aspects of share-based compensation
• Prepare technical accounting memos as needed (e.g., annual impairment testing, software capitalization, debt restructuring, etc.)
• Ensure thoughtful, timely and accurate research and documentation of accounting matters as required
• Serve as the global lead for any new accounting standard implementations
• Manage the company’s accounting policies, including updating and drafting new policies as required
• Ensure accounting process documentation is accurate and in an “audit ready” state throughout the calendar year
• Oversee the global statutory financial reporting process, with support from international 3rd party experts
• Serve as the primary contact during the company’s annual audit process
• Ensure a strong internal financial control environment across the entire accounting team
• Champion a never-ending drive for continuous process improvement and improved documentation
• Partner with Global Controller in defining future state tax and treasury operations
• Support ad-hoc analysis and learning and development efforts as required
• Help “build the bench” by ramping up the technical accounting acumen of others within the finance organization