Client Controller

Who We Are:

Honkamp, P.C. is a Top 10 Midwest CPA and business advisory group (Accounting Today, 2025). We add value for our clients by providing forward-thinking, effective and timely services and solutions.

Inside our firm, the collaborative, people-focused culture encourages mutual respect, open communication and ongoing learning. Honkamp fosters innovation, diversity, ethics, and integrity to strengthen our organization and our people, and to respond to our clients needs. With our wide range of services and clients, youll work on projects that matter as part of the Honkamp team.

A Typical Day in the Life:

As a client controller, you will lead the accounting function for your assigned clients and act as their primary accounting advisor, ensuring financial accuracy, supervising the Assistant Client Controller, and turning financial data into meaningful insights.

Responsibilities may include:

• Own month-end and year-end close processes for multiple clients.
• Review and approve Assistant Client Controller work; ensure quality and consistency.
• Prepare and interpret financial statements.
• Maintain and improve accounting systems, workflows, and internal controls.
• Identify accounting issues, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Serve as primary day-to-day client contact for accounting matters.
• Support budgeting, cash flow tracking, and variance analysis.
• Meet and communicate regularly with clients, explaining financial results and answering operational questions.
• Build trust as the client's "go-to" accounting professional.

If you are a detail-oriented accounting professional ready to take on greater ownership and client leadership, we'd love to hear from you!

Qualifications:

• Four to seven years' related experience and bachelor's degree (B.A.) in an accounting-related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong month-end close and financial reporting expertise.
• Supervisory or review experience.
• Comfort managing multiple clients and deadlines.

Top Benefits and Perks:

As a client controller, you'll enjoy:

• Competitive compensation
• Benefits package that includes health/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Flexible schedules and summer Fridays

EOE