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Ellevation is seeking an experienced Controller to run its accounting and financial planning and analysis operations. You will be responsible for ensuring that our management and investors have the financial information needed to know not only where we are, but also where we are going. You will report to the CFO and manage our staff accountant. You will be a leader in our Financial Operations (FinOps) team which is responsible for ensuring that the people in our business have the information they need to make smart decisions at their fingertips. 

Although we are all remote today, when we return to our downtown Boston office you will be based there with flexibility to work from home 1-2 days a week. 

Within 1 month you will:

  • Manage the monthly close process
  • Prepare management and investor reporting packages 
  • Gain an understanding of our accounting and finance systems
  • Gain a complete understanding of our revenue recognition policy and process
  • Review payroll and other work done by the staff accountant
  • Prepare monthly commission payments 
  • Review and approve invoices for payment
  • Begin to develop a relationship with the staff accountant you will manage
  • Prepare submissions for state compliance (payroll, sales & use tax, corporate registrations)

Within 3 months you will:

  • Run a highly efficient monthly close process
  • Work closely with CFO to prepare annual budget
  • Work with divisional VPs to prepare their budgets
  • Own the financial forecasting models
  • Ensure that customers are billed and invoices are collected in a timely manner
  • Become a partner to the People Ops team on tasks that overlap with finance

Within 6 months you will:

  • Provide insightful variance analysis with monthly close
  • Prepare for our annual financial audit
  • Provide regular budget vs. actual analysis to VPs
  • Gain a reputation for delivering accurate and timely information to managers throughout our organization
  • Become a trusted partner to the CFO and entire FinOps team

Within 12 months you will:

  • Evaluate and recommend changes needed to financial systems in order to streamline our processes
  • Become a trusted resource for divisional VPs
  • Mentor the staff accountant
  • Accurately and timely complete various periodic accounting and financial responsibilities, including tax returns, 401(k) audit, state filings, etc. 

About You

  • You are technically savvy, detail oriented, and enjoy building relationships across the organization
  • You have worked in, and enjoy the rewards and challenges of, a growing technology company
  • You are hands-on and thrive in a player-coach role
  • You both work well independently and enjoy overcoming the challenges of remote work to build relationships with your team

Technical Skills & Experience

  • You have implemented new financial systems
  • Expertise with Adaptive, Salesforce, and/or other cloud-based ERP systems
  • You have an understanding of recent accounting pronouncements and how they impact a privately-held technology company
  • 8+ years of increasing experience in public and corporate accounting
  • Expertise in software revenue recognition
  • CPA preferred

About Us:

At Ellevation, we develop world-class software to help school districts and educators support the fastest growing population of K-12 students: English Language Learners (ELLs). Ellevation helps school districts transform their EL programs and ensure all students can achieve their highest aspirations with a best-in-class data and instructional planning platform, resources to build teacher capacity, and student-facing programs to teach academic language.

We are a fast-growing, mission-driven technology company, partnering with over 800 public school districts all across the country. We are well-capitalized, have a strong team, and are continuously focused on how to build the best organization so that we can achieve our ambitious social and financial objectives.

Why Ellevation?

In addition to our great benefit plans and competitive salaries, here are some other perks that make us unique:

+ Great location in Boston - a stone’s throw from the Chauncy Street/Downtown Crossing T stop (We are currently working 100% remotely due to COVID-19)

+ Ability to make a significant impact in the education industry

+ Fun Fridays including virtual happy hours with our remote team

+ Free snacks, beverages, fruit, and we even compost!

+ On-site gym, game room and darts to support all levels of athleticism

+ Opportunity to join an open and collaborative work environment!

Learn more about our team in our Culture Deck.

Here at Ellevation, we champion diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging. We strive to build a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We’re an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values a range of ideas and opinions. We embrace all types of differences in the development of our organization. We are proud to have been recognized in prior years as “Best Tech Workplace for Diversity” from the Timmy Awards for investing in trainings around inclusive behaviors, microaggressions, unconscious bias, and fostering a culture of sharing educational resources across the company. We are encouraged by our progress, but there’s more work to be done.

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
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Location

Collaborative workspace in the heart of Boston - a stone's throw from many central T stops (Downtown Crossing, Government Center, and Aquarium). Free snacks, beverages, and local organic fruit provided.

An Insider's view of Ellevation Education

What makes someone successful on your team?

Our success is built on two key elements-

Passion for our mission: We are passionate about helping our partners achieve great things with their students.

Listening and learning: With a wide range of partners, listening deeply helps us communicate with partners how our tools can meet their needs and provides a rich source of feedback for our team.

Ira

Partner Success Director

What are some social events your company does?

We have quarterly department offsites and an annual company-wide offsite. These are opportunities for us to work together in person, learn and brainstorm as a team, and generally, just hang out with each other in cool, new spots in Boston and throughout the US. Our last company trip to Denver was amazing!

Lillian

Technical Talent Acquisition Partner - Product & Engineering

What are Ellevation Education Perks + Benefits

Ellevation Education Benefits Overview

Ellevation offers an extensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long & short-term disability, FSA, HSA, commuter benefits, 401(k), and more. Our team enjoys unlimited vacation days, flexible work hours, and work-from-home options. We have sit-to-stand desks and standing stations around the office as well as a kitchen/eating area stocked with snacks and coffee.

In addition to our great benefits and competitive salaries, here are some things that make us unique:
+ Mission-driven organization were team members are empowered to make a significant impact
+ Opportunities to join DEIB-focused groups and support building a culture of belonging
+ Professional development and growth opportunities
+ Company and team offsites in various cities across the United States
+ Remote and in-person engagement opportunities, including happy hours, themed events, and competitions
+ Remote and in-person wellness programming to support team’s mental and physical wellbeing

Culture
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Quarterly engagement surveys
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Ellevation employees enjoy a flexible work schedule that allows them to take time when needed to attend to their personal needs and life demands.
Remote work program
Ellevation employees can work remotely as needed, pending their manager's discretion.
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Diversity recruitment program
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Ellevation's FSA helps employees to set aside pretax dollars to use for healthcare and childcare expenses. Up to $2000 (annually) for healthcare and $5000 for dependent care.
Disability insurance
Short-Term: replaces 60% of pre-disability monthly earnings up to a max of $1000/week for up to 26 weeks. Long- Term: replaces 60% of pre-disability monthly earnings to a max of 7,500.
Dental insurance
Ellevation's dental plan covers 100% of the cost of preventative care, including x-rays.
Vision insurance
Ellevation's vision plan provides 100% coverage for annual eye exams. Frames and contacts are covered up to $130, prescription glasses are 40% off and non-prescription are 20% off.
Health insurance
Ellevation's provides 5 insurance plans with Cigna to cover everyone's needs: High, Mid and Low PPP, EPO and an HSA where Ellevation matches up to $1000 (individual) or $2000 (family) contributions.
Life insurance
Ellevation offers life insurance with flat $100,000 benefits. Voluntary Term Life Insurance is also available to all employees, their spouses, and children.
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Ellevation's 401(k) retirement plan matches 3% of an employee's earnings.
Company equity
Ellevation offers stock options to its employees.
Performance bonus
Ellevation offers a bonus plan to employees for meeting annual performance targets.
Charitable contribution matching
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Ellevation offers 8 weeks of paid parental leave for the birth, adoption or fostering of a child.
Family medical leave
Ellevation offers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected FMLA. Learn more here: https://ellevationeducation.com/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/4E_-_LOA_Section_%285%29.pdf
Adoption Assistance
8 weeks of paid leave and adopting parents receive a lump sum bonus of $5,000 to assist with expenses incurred in the adoption process.
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Ellevation doesn't limit the number of paid vacation days employees may take during a calendar year, provided that they use good judgment to ensure that business needs are met.
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Ellevation provides the Boston team with opportunities to volunteer with local charitable organizations. Remote employees are encouraged to choose a place locally to volunteer 1 day per year.
Paid holidays
Ellevation offers all employees paid time off to observe all major holidays and in addition, our offices are closed during the week between December 23rd and January 2nd.
Paid sick days
Ellevation employees are allowed to take up to 6 sick days per calendar year.
Flexible time off
Bereavement leave benefits
Hardship benefits
Company-wide vacation
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Ellevation offers pre-tax commuter benefits to all employees.
Company-sponsored outings
Twice a year, we gather the entire company for a two- day offsite that culminates with a fun party. In addition, the different teams in the company have their own outings, retreats, and social events
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Ellevation provides company-sponsored lunched around holidays and special events.
Company-sponsored happy hours
At Ellevation we host weekly Fun Fridays at our Boston office. In addition, our remote employees have started a remote happy hour.
Recreational clubs
Ellevation sponsors sports leagues as requested by employees.
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Ellevation provides employees with a free access to a state-of-the-art fitness center in the same building where our office is located.
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
At Ellevation, we have a budget for professional development opportunities and conferences for our employees. In addition, Ellevation offers professional training for new managers and leaders.
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Personal development training

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