About the role

Role Overview

Merit is seeking a high-performing Assistant Controller to join its headquarters accounting team, reporting directly to the Global Controller. You will serve as the primary accounting leader for an assigned portfolio of subsidiaries, ensuring the integrity, timeliness, and accuracy of financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Close & Reporting

Lead the monthly close process for an assigned portfolio of subsidiaries
Review account reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules prepared by staff and senior accountants
Prepare/review complex reconciliations and technical accounting analyses
Review monthly results, identify trends/variances, and partner with portfolio leadership to resolve issues
Provide ad hoc financial reporting and analysis for portfolio company leadership and Merit management

Team Leadership & Development

Coach, mentor, and train staff and senior accountants
Elevate accounting processes, documentation standards, and internal controls
Promote accountability, precision, and continuous improvement

M&A Integration & Portfolio Support

Support accounting integration for newly acquired companies, including:
- Aligning/updating the chart of accounts
- Drafting revenue recognition memoranda
- Assisting with purchase accounting and acquisition-date opening balances
- Integrating into Merit’s reporting structure and month-end close process
Partner with portfolio leadership teams on accounting and operational initiatives
Support special projects related to acquisitions and post-acquisition integration

Audit & Compliance

Assist with the annual consolidated audit
Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation for assigned subsidiaries
Coordinate with external auditors to respond to audit requests/inquiries for assigned subsidiaries

Requirements

CPA with both public accounting and corporate experience

Nice-to-Haves

Experience supporting acquisitions/integration and building scalable accounting processes

About Merit Holdings

Merit Holdings is a holding company that acquires, manages, and grows hyper-specialized vertical software businesses. It builds a long-term investing and operating organization alongside portfolio companies, providing shared expertise, capital, and community while they operate independently. The focus is on scaling enduring businesses over decades through a pipeline of acquisitions.

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