Financial Controller

Generis organizes and delivers industry-leading B2B conferences where business leaders discuss, learn, and network. Our focus on transforming how people connect has let us work with brands such as Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, Pepsi Co, NASA, Google, and Ford.

Generis was formed to redefine how knowledge transfer and face-to-face interactions take place, enhancing the partnership experience by understanding how professionals create and sustain successful relationships. Our commitment to world-class content and connecting business ideas with relationship opportunities is the Generis experience. We are equally committed to our people’s personal and professional growth, and are thrilled to have expanded across both the North American and European markets.

Job Summary

The Controller is responsible for the integrity of the Company’s books and records and the day-to‑day operation of the accounting function. Reporting to the CFO, the Controller owns the month‑end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and core accounting operations (AP, AR, and the general ledger). The role also oversees North American and EU payroll, commission and bonus calculations, and the management and sales reporting leadership relies on to run the business.

The role is hands‑on and detail‑oriented, focused on delivering a fast, clean, repeatable close and an audit‑ready balance sheet while building a culture of accuracy and accountability. The Controller partners closely with the Senior Director, Finance and FP&A so reporting and forecasting are built on reliable, properly closed books.

Reporting Relationship: Nadim Allidina, Chief Financial Officer

Status: Full‑time

Responsibilities

Month‑End Close, Balance Sheet & Internal Controls (40%)

• Own and run the end‑to‑end month‑end close, meeting the close calendar and all reporting deadlines.
• Prepare and review journal entries, including complex and manual entries (accruals, prepaids, deferrals, allocations).
• Manage the close checklist, clearing bottlenecks so deliverables land on time.
• Produce monthly financial statements and supporting schedules; partner with the Senior Director, Finance on the Monthly Reporting Package and variance analysis in Datarails.
• Formalize, document, and continuously improve the close so it is repeatable, templated, and completed without overtime.
• Support quarter‑ and year‑end close, including audit preparation and external auditor requests.
• Own the balance sheet reconciliation process — every account reconciled on a defined cadence with proper support and sign‑off.
• Review team reconciliations; investigate and clear reconciling items and aged balances on a timely basis.
• Maintain reconciliation templates and a tracker giving clear visibility into status, ownership, and open exceptions.
• Own key schedules — prepaid and sponsor commissions, prepaids, accruals, fixed assets, and deferred revenue.
• Uphold balance sheet integrity standards and proactively elevate risks to the CFO.
• Maintain internal controls over financial reporting — documented, effective, and updated as the business evolves.
• Identify and remediate control gaps, partnering with the CFO and external auditors to strengthen controls.

Payroll & Commissions (20%)

• Oversee accurate, timely North American and EU payroll, including accounting, funding, remittances, and reconciliation across jurisdictions.
• Ensure payroll journal entries, accruals, and statutory remittances are recorded correctly and reconciled each period.
• Oversee completion of Delegate and Sponsor commission calculations — accurate, documented, and consistent with plan terms.
• Oversee employee bonus accruals and payouts, partnering with the CFO and HR on inputs, eligibility, and timing.
• Maintain commission and bonus schedules and supporting documentation for review and audit.

Day‑to‑Day Accounting Operations (10%)

• Oversee day‑to‑day accounting — AR, billing, collections, AP, and the general ledger — ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and on time.
• Maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts with FP&A, preserving data integrity and a clean subledger structure that harmonizes with Emerald’s.
• Oversee invoice review and recommend improvements where…