We are designing the grid of the future! 

EPE is a rapidly growing consulting and software company headquartered in Austin Texas, with operations across multiple countries. Our mission is to design the electrical grid of the future. We are seeking an experienced Controller to lead and elevate the accounting operations. This critical leadership role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of day-to-day accounting, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting, strengthening internal controls, and maintaining full compliance with regulatory standards.

As a strategic partner to the executive team and the financial sponsor, the Controller will deliver forward-looking processes that surface financial insights and analysis that support sound decision-making and sustainable growth. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and a proactive approach to financial leadership and team development in a dynamic business environment.

How you can make an impact:

Accounting

• Manages all aspects of the accounting, including General ledger oversight reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close 
• Oversee payroll activities, accounts payable, accruals, revenue recognition, accounting for software development activities, and consolidation.
• Responsible for timely and accurate financial statements, including consolidated balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other relevant regulations.
• Manage acquisition accounting, including purchase price allocation, integration, and reporting.
• Oversee payments and accounts payable processes, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and strong authorization controls.
• Work with implementation firm to install and optimize all accounting aspects of a new ERP system, ensuring adoption across the global organization.
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial data and reporting, including lender compliance.
• Oversee the month-end close process, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Drive continual process improvements through eliminating inefficiencies and automating and streamlining processes when possible.
• Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies and procedures to ensure consistency and compliance across the organization.
• Stay up to date with changes in accounting standards and regulations and assess their impact on financial reporting.
• Ensure the right talent is in place with the right tools, structure, training, and environment to be highly effective.
• Develop and lead a high-performing team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement while managing day-to-day accounting operations and ensuring accounting processes run efficiently and effectively.
• Create a strong team culture, mentor staff, and establish training and career development paths to ensure the accounting team is ready to meet the demands of a rapidly growing international company.
• Partner with FP&A, Tax & Treasury, and Billing & Collections teams to ensure financial accuracy and cross-functional alignment.

Internal Controls and Compliance

• Establishes and maintains effective internal control systems to safeguard company assets and prevent fraud or financial mismanagement.
• Create a plan to identify, implement and ensure compliance with SOX requirements.

Audit and External Relationships

• Act as the primary point of contact for the external auditors and regulatory agencies regarding financial matters.
• Oversee and coordinate the external audit process to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and successful completion
• Ensure timely and accurate external stakeholder reporting and compliance.
• Act as one of the primary contacts for banking and financial institutions.
• Primary administrator for external accounting systems.

Lead Organizational Transformation and Change Management

• Employ sound change management tactics to drive adoption and mitigate the risk of new systems, processes, policies, and other organizational changes.
• Set a clear vision and foresee obstacles and opportunities.
• Assign clear authority and accountability for new processes; direct change while maintaining operating effectiveness; integrate and align efforts across units and functions: monitor results; tackle problems directly and with a sense of urgency.
• Able to foster open dialogue and promote the free flow of information, ideas, and opinions throughout the department and larger organization (upward, downward, and across); while maintaining credibility and projecting a high ethical standard.
• Listen actively and hear others out; influence others; interact comfortably with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Communicate clearly and succinctly using a variety of media.

Bring your passion, here's what’s needed:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Master's degree or MBA is recommended.
• CPA license required. 
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive accounting experience, including management of teams in a high-growth environment.
• Experience in accounting at a consulting firm or a software (SaaS) company preferred.
• Strong expertise in accounting, GAAP compliance, international operations, multi-entity consolidation, and audits.
• Demonstrated success in developing and mentoring teams, building a culture of learning and accountability.
• Experience with acquisition accounting and ERP implementation.
• Ability to design and strengthen internal controls that scale with company growth.
• Track record of driving process improvements within accounting functions.
• Technological and data savvy -understand the flow of data between multiple systems.

How we support you:

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for you.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Employee Ownership Program
• Work with industry leaders
• 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)

Location: This position will be located in our corporate offices in Austin, Texas

Travel:  Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)

EPE is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster, and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster

Third-Party Recruiting Notification

EPE does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to EPE via our career page or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency. EPE will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed third-party agreement and has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team.