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As one of Wisconsin's largest travel companies, Fox World Travel has excellent benefits and perks for all Fox associates including but not limited to: competitive wages, flexible time off (vacation, sick, personal), FAM Adventure Bucks to help you explore the world, remote/hybrid work, a full benefit package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, company-sponsored life insurance and short-term disability, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) contributions and a fully engaged leadership team dedicated to treating associates as part of the Fox Family!
Core Values
At Fox World Travel, we operate as one Fox with a find a way mentality, embracing our integrity and passion. We take pride in leading with our people-first culture, by providing genuine care and concern for our associates, which in turn leads to authentic and superior customer experiences. We've been able to create a culture where our associates can grow, learn, and succeed, and, in turn, exhibit the value we bring to every interaction and partnership.
Summary
The Controller is responsible for providing leadership and coordination of all accounting operations in support of multiple business lines. This role partners closely with leaders of all departments collaborating in support of business and customer needs while maintaining strong financial systems that are scalable. The ideal candidate is a hands-on accounting leader with strong technical accounting expertise, experience managing complex revenue models, and a continuous improvement mindset.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
A day in the life of a Controller at Fox may include:

• Leading all accounting functions, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounting Support.
• Leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing accounting team while fostering accountability, continuous learning, and collaboration.
• Establishing departmental and individual goals, monitoring progress, and providing ongoing feedback to support achievement of business objectives and professional development.
• Ensuring timely and accurate monthly and annual financial close, while improving close efficiency and reporting timelines.
• Producing GAAP-compliant financial statements and management reports, while ensuring compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Maintaining accounting policies and a strong internal control environment to ensure consistency across all business units, while continuously improving accounting controls and documentation.
• Analyze financial results and explain significant variances.
• Overseeing supplier revenue and expense auditing procedures to ensure accurate revenue and expense streams.
• Overseeing customer billing and financial components of contracts with auditing processes to ensure accurate revenue streams.
• Ensuring revenue recognition complies with applicable accounting standards and accurately reflects complex supplier agreements.
• Coordinating and supporting annual financial statement audits, while reviewing and maintaining audit controls and procedures related to key revenue streams, including customer transaction fees.
• Oversee compliance with sales/use tax and other regulatory filings.
• Partnering cross-functionally with Human Resources, IT, Accounting/Finance, and department leaders throughout the organization to support payroll operations, financial systems, and enterprise-wide financial initiatives. Monitor cash flow and liquidity.
• Oversee daily cash positioning/treasury management.
• Review and monitor reconciliations for controls and financial statement accuracy.
• Enhance automation within accounting processes.
• Improve close efficiency and reporting timelines.
• Optimize integrations between booking platforms, ERP, CRM, and reporting systems.
• Continuously assess and optimize the accounting team structure to meet current and future organizational needs, develop succession plans for key roles, and implement development plans that promote associate engagement and career progression.
• Maintaining a favorable and collaborative working relationship with co-workers in all departments to foster an environment of trust and mutual respect. Driving standards and best practices whenever possible and effectively fostering a culture of engagement.
• Enhancing the organization's reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Being innovative and recommending new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of operations and services performed.
• Other duties, projects, and alternate assignments as determined by business needs.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Competencies
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities
This opportunity might be for you if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (strongly preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• 5+ years leading accounting teams.
• Experience in a multi-entity or multi-division organization.
• Proficient knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and complex accounting areas, economic principles, and auditing practices and principles.
• Project management skills and experience.
• Strong attention to setting up, monitoring and adhering to controls and procedures.
• Proven results in automating processes, improving efficiency and accuracy.
• Strategically oriented; ability to collaborate.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to balance customization and standardization for scalable procedures and resource management.
• Comfortable dealing with highly complex situations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated proficiency of all Microsoft Office applications with advanced proficiency in Excel and Access.

Key Competencies
You'll love this job if you have:

• Personal effectiveness/credibility.
• Organizational and planning skills.
• Analytical strength, logical thinking, and multi-tasking skills.
• Communication proficiency - verbal and written; appropriate use of grammar.
• Information gathering and monitoring skills.
• Problem analysis and problems solving skills.
• Sound judgment and decision-making ability.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Flexibility: ability to work efficiently and effectively with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

Occasional business travel, overnight stay may be required for the following (but not limited to): training events, meetings, and/or to visit Fox World Travel locations.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Note: The phrases "occasionally," "regularly," and "frequently" correspond to the following definitions: "Occasionally" means up to 1/3 of working time, "regularly" means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and "frequently" means 2/3 and more working time.
While performing the duties and responsibilities of this position, the associate is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, climb, reach above shoulders, and move from place to place. The incumbent is frequently required to talk and listen and use hands to finger manipulate or handle. Specific vision requirements for this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
The incumbent may occasionally be required to lift up to 50 pounds.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an incumbent encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
For On-site and Hybrid Associates: Regular attendance is necessary to successfully perform this job; extended hours may be necessary from time to time. The incumbent works in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, a headset, a mouse, a keyboard, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
For Work-At-Home Associates: Regular attendance is necessary to successfully perform this job;
extended hours may be necessary from time to time. This role routinely uses standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, a headset, a mouse, and a keyboard.
If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to have culture, engagement, and innovation at the heart of all our initiatives, we want you to come soar with Fox World Travel! If you fit the description AND meet the qualifications, please don't hesitate to apply online at www.foxworldtravel.com/careers .
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The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.