Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Ollis Wealth Management is an independent wealth management firm headquartered on St. Francis Street in downtown Mobile, Alabama. For over 30 years, our founder has helped individuals, families, and business owners across the Gulf Coast plan for retirement, protect their legacies, and invest with discipline.

We aren’t tied to proprietary products, so every recommendation starts with the client’s goals. Our work spans four connected areas: retirement planning, estate planning, investment management, and tax strategies. We coordinate closely with each client’s CPA and attorney, explain our fees in plain language, and pick up the phone when clients call.

We run our own business the same way we ask clients to run their finances: with clear numbers, good records, and long-term discipline.

We’re looking for a Controller to own the accounting and financial reporting for our firm. You’ll be the person who knows where every dollar comes from and where it goes, from quarterly advisory fee billing to the monthly close to the numbers our founder uses to make decisions.

This is a hands-on, high-trust role at an independent firm. You’ll report directly to our founder and work closely with our outside CPA, our compliance partners, and our client service team. There’s no layers of approval and no bureaucracy here. You’ll build and improve the processes yourself, and your work will shape how the firm grows.

The role suits a seasoned accounting professional who likes being both the strategist and the one who gets the reconciliations done. It’s a strong fit if you’ve worked in or around an RIA, wealth management firm, or financial services practice and understand how advisory revenue works.

• Own the full monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, and account reconciliations
• Prepare accurate, timely financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow) in accordance with GAAP
• Maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts, and keep records clean and audit-ready
• Reconcile all bank, credit card, and operating accounts every month
• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable, including vendor setup, payment runs, and collections

• Oversee quarterly advisory fee billing, including fee calculations based on client assets, fee schedule maintenance, and billing review before submission to custodians
• Reconcile advisory fee deposits from custodians against billing records and resolve any discrepancies
• Reconcile revenue and payouts received through our affiliation with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.
• Track revenue by client household, service line, and revenue source, and report on trends
• Support accurate fee disclosures in coordination with our compliance partners
• Build and manage the annual budget, and report monthly on actual results against budget
• Produce monthly management reports and KPIs that give our founder a clear view of revenue, expenses, profitability, and cash
• Forecast cash flow and help plan for growth, hiring, and technology investments
• Analyze firm profitability and recommend ways to improve margins and efficiency
• Provide financial analysis for strategic decisions, including new service offerings and long-term succession planning

• Oversee payroll processing and benefits administration with our payroll provider, including 401(k) contributions and bonus and profit-sharing calculations
• Serve as the main point of contact for our outside CPA on business tax returns, estimated payments, and year-end tax planning
• Manage 1099 reporting, sales and use tax (if applicable), and business licenses and filings
• Support regulatory requirements related…