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Joyful Reading Company is hiring a Financial Controller. This role requires managing day-to-day accounting activities including accounts payable, payroll operations, tax compliance, and supporting month-end close processes. The Financial Controller takes proactive ownership of operational tasks and works closely with finance and operations leadership to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Highlights

Manage full accounts payable cycle, vendor relations, and expense reconciliations.
Coordinate semi-monthly payroll processing and perform payroll reconciliations using a PEO platform.
Prepare and submit monthly multi-state sales tax filings with Avalara and maintain compliance calendars.
Support month-end close activities, including variance analysis and documentation.
Proficiency with QuickBooks Online, Excel, Avalara, and PEO platforms; exposure to Maxio, Salesforce, or HubSpot preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field with 2–4 years of practical accounting experience.
Salary range from $85,000 to $105,000, plus medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, stock incentives, and quarterly bonuses.
Offers remote work with co-working space options and a $500 home office setup stipend.
Generous paid time off including 15 vacation days, a one-week winter break, and all federal holidays off.
$1,200 annual professional development stipend and participation in an annual team retreat.

Financial Controller Full Description

Financial Controller

Remote

Role Summary
The Financial Controller plays a key operational role on our finance team, taking hands-on ownership of day-to-day accounting across our operating entities. Reporting to finance and operations leadership, this position manages full-cycle accounts payable, payroll operations, and tax compliance while supporting the month-end close. We are looking for a resourceful, proactive doer—someone who takes pride in the quality of their work, takes initiative to resolve daily operational items efficiently, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities
1. Accounts Payable & Vendor Operations

- Manage the full accounts payable cycle, including vendor onboarding, W-9 collection, GL coding, and vendor master record maintenance.
- Prepare weekly bill runs for approval, ensuring complete supporting documentation, proper coding, and timely payments.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor inquiries, actively resolving invoice discrepancies and payment questions.
- Process employee expense reports and corporate card reconciliations in accordance with company policy.

2. Payroll & Benefits Administration

- Coordinate semi-monthly payroll processing in our PEO platform, maintaining accurate employee rosters and records.
- Perform routine payroll reconciliations and prepare supporting payroll schedules for month-end close and audit review.

3. Tax & Compliance Support

- Prepare and submit monthly multi-state sales tax filings using Avalara, ensuring returns are submitted accurately ahead of deadlines.
- Help maintain compliance calendars for annual state filings and business license renewals.

4. General Ledger & Month-End Support

- Assist with month-end close schedules, variance checks, and documentation of routine workflows.

Qualifications & Experience

- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with 2–4 years of practical accounting experience (AP, payroll, or general ledger support).
- Proactive Mindset: Resourceful and self-motivated. You naturally take initiative to track down answers and resolve routine operational roadblocks.
- Accounting Foundation: Good working knowledge of GAAP, accrual accounting principles, and basic month-end close routines.
- Systems & Software Exposure: Hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online, strong Excel skills, and exposure to tools like Avalara (sales tax), PEO platforms (payroll), or subscription billing/CRM software (Maxio, Salesforce, HubSpot).

Salary and Benefits

Salary will range from $85,000 to $105,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401 (k) plan with company match
Participation in the company’s stock incentive plan
Participation in the company's quarterly bonus plan for employees
Work from home with the option to have the company lease co-working space on your behalf
$500 home office setup stipend
Optionally participate in our annual team “break” where we kick back together at a resort
At least 15 vacation days annually + a one-week winter break from Xmas Eve to New Year's Day
Office closed for all federal holidays
$1,200 annual professional development stipend

About Us

Joyful Reading Company brings together Beanstack, the leading reading engagement platform, and Comics Plus, the premier digital comics and graphic novel provider, to help create a world of joyful readers. We serve more than 15,000 public library and school clients in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Over ten million readers currently use our platform, Beanstack, to track their reading, earn incentives, and stay motivated to read.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We believe diversity breeds innovation. We're building a product that helps librarians, educators, and families everywhere, and to do that well, we need a workforce that’s representative of the population we serve. We are actively looking to add members to our team who will bring diverse backgrounds, new perspectives, and a willingness to challenge us to improve the work we do every day.

From the Heart

At Joyful Reading Company, we live out four core values that reflect the dedication we have for ourselves and our customers.

Joy: We make reading fun and accessible. We fuel our work with empathy, kindness, and gratitude to create a lasting impact.
Purpose: We advocate for all readers and celebrate unique perspectives. We lead with dedication, persistence, and diligence.
Transparency: We balance openness with purpose. We meet challenges with curiosity and exchange feedback as opportunities for growth.
Awesomeness: We go beyond "good enough." We take ownership of outcomes, hold one another to high standards, and deliver quality solutions.

If this hits you in the heart and mind, then come work with us.

Original Job Description

Financial Controller

Remote

- Manage the full accounts payable cycle, including vendor onboarding, W-9 collection, GL coding, and vendor master record maintenance.
- Prepare weekly bill runs for approval, ensuring complete supporting documentation, proper coding, and timely payments.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor inquiries, actively resolving invoice discrepancies and payment questions.
- Process employee expense reports and corporate card reconciliations in accordance with company policy.

2. Payroll & Benefits Administration

- Coordinate semi-monthly payroll processing in our PEO platform, maintaining accurate employee rosters and records.
- Perform routine payroll reconciliations and prepare supporting payroll schedules for month-end close and audit review.

3. Tax & Compliance Support

- Prepare and submit monthly multi-state sales tax filings using Avalara, ensuring returns are submitted accurately ahead of deadlines.
- Help maintain compliance calendars for annual state filings and business license renewals.

4. General Ledger & Month-End Support

- Assist with month-end close schedules, variance checks, and documentation of routine workflows.

Qualifications & Experience

- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with 2–4 years of practical accounting experience (AP, payroll, or general ledger support).
- Proactive Mindset: Resourceful and self-motivated. You naturally take initiative to track down answers and resolve routine operational roadblocks.
- Accounting Foundation: Good working knowledge of GAAP, accrual accounting principles, and basic month-end close routines.
- Systems & Software Exposure: Hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online, strong Excel skills, and exposure to tools like Avalara (sales tax), PEO platforms (payroll), or subscription billing/CRM software (Maxio, Salesforce, HubSpot).

Salary and Benefits

Salary will range from $85,000 to $105,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401 (k) plan with company match
Participation in the company’s stock incentive plan
Participation in the company's quarterly bonus plan for employees
Work from home with the option to have the company lease co-working space on your behalf
$500 home office setup stipend
Optionally participate in our annual team “break” where we kick back together at a resort
At least 15 vacation days annually + a one-week winter break from Xmas Eve to New Year's Day
Office closed for all federal holidays
$1,200 annual professional development stipend

About Us

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

From the Heart

At Joyful Reading Company, we live out four core values that reflect the dedication we have for ourselves and our customers.

Joy: We make reading fun and accessible. We fuel our work with empathy, kindness, and gratitude to create a lasting impact.
Purpose: We advocate for all readers and celebrate unique perspectives. We lead with dedication, persistence, and diligence.
Transparency: We balance openness with purpose. We meet challenges with curiosity and exchange feedback as opportunities for growth.
Awesomeness: We go beyond "good enough." We take ownership of outcomes, hold one another to high standards, and deliver quality solutions.

If this hits you in the heart and mind, then come work with us.

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