Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) is seeking a talented Senior Finance and Accounting Manager.  This is an opportunity to work independently, but also have support when needed, as an accounting team of one.  We are open to hiring either a full time or part time candidate.  Part time candidates will work about 20-30 hours per week.

Do you enjoy working with wicked smart people, spreadsheets, monthly close, and working on cool projects? Are you a finance nerd? ISE is the place for you!

We are looking for candidates in Maryland and surrounding areas who are willing to come into the office in Baltimore periodically to collaborate with the CEO. The expectation for the first several weeks, during onboarding on the initial training, would be in-office 2-3 times a week and then taper down to about 3-5 times per month.  Our office, in a renovated 19th century mansion with free parking, provides a comfortable, casual, productive, and pet-friendly environment.  Whether remote or in-office, we value flexibility and treating our employees like responsible adults so you will never feel micromanaged.

What You’ll Do at ISE:

• Manage the finance department – currently no direct reports but future potential.
• Own and manage budget for our 40-person company doing $6 million in revenue
• Budget, plan, and create scalable financial strategy
• Perform full month end close
• Design, implement, evaluate, and make improvements to accounting operations and controls ensuring all policies, rules, and regulations are compliant with applicable standards
• Prepare financial and statistical statements and reports using your expert Excel skills.
• Analyze financial information to identify discrepancies
• Administer accounts payable and accounts receivable functions – rolling client base of 50
• Maintain payroll records and policy and process payroll
• Manage financial vendors for mortgages, credit cards, 401k, payroll, etc.
• Present data and analytics to executive leadership
• Work with accountants on tax initiatives
• Manage and analyze cash flow

Must Haves:

• 6-10 years in finance and accounting roles
• Strong understanding of ASC 606 revenue recognition
• Stay up-to-date with accounting best practices and applicable Federal and state laws
• Experience with QuickBooks and other financial software experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Background in the following:
• Financial Audits
• Experience interacting with clients
• Small business accounting
• Payroll

Nice-to-Haves:

• CPA or CPA candidate
• Previous experience with ADP, BILL.com, and/or Microsoft Dynamics
• Familiarity with Maryland and California tax and payroll regulation
• Previous experience bookkeeping with a cybersecurity consulting agency

Full Time Salary:

$90K-$120K, according to experience

Part Time Hourly Rate:

$60-$70/hour, according to experience

If you don't meet all the criteria above but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team. 

What we bring to the table (Full Time):    

• Check out joinise.io for full details
• Work that matters; projects that impact people’s everyday life and wellbeing
• Quality, integrity, dedication, and education: our core values
• Life balance: flexible schedule and unlimited vacation 
• Work from home option
• $0 health premium plan option, including spouse and family.
• Opportunities to research and publish, speak at major security events and conferences
• Leadership and peers that support and mentor you: your growth is our growth, your success is our success
• Relaxed and fun environment: ditch the suit and tie, sit or stand at your desk or find a sofa

What we bring to the table (Part Time):    

• Work that matters; projects that impact people’s everyday life and wellbeing
• Quality, integrity, dedication, and education: our core values
• Life balance: flexible schedule and accrued PTO 
• Work from home option
• Opportunities to research and publish, speak at major security events and conferences
• Leadership and peers that support and mentor you: your growth is our growth, your success is our success
• Relaxed and fun environment: ditch the suit and tie, sit or stand at your desk or find a sofa

How you’ll learn at ISE:    

Everyone has a mentor, or two or three sometimes. We hold you and ourselves accountable for your advancement. You’ll learn directly from your mentor, your colleagues, resources vetted by the team, and at regular firetalk lunches by your peers. You also have access to paid training, workshops, university courses, certification courses, and we’ll pay for the certs too. Want to learn a new skill that you aren’t currently using but want to? Great! Innovation is key–new technology is important.   

About ISE:    

ISE is an independent security consulting and software firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland dedicated to securing high value assets for global enterprises and performing groundbreaking security research. Using an adversary-centric perspective driven by our elite team of analysts and developers, we improve our clients’ overall security posture, protect digital assets, harden existing technologies, secure infrastructures, and work with development teams to ensure product security prior to deployment. Our team enjoys working in a creative, educational, and comfortable environment where they can thrive professionally.    

Building a Better Community:

We value different viewpoints and fresh perspectives. We embrace people who challenge our thinking and question the status quo. We are opposed to narrow minded, exclusionary, and discriminatory viewpoints or practices that inherently undermine our creative process, hinder growth, and impede innovation.

Need more info?    

Be sure you spend some time at www.ise.io. Make sure you look through all the perks on the Careers page, then check out our Research and Blog, our events page for the IoT Village, and About page. Follow us on Twitter @ISEsecurity and @IoTvillage