Controller

PURPOSE: Provide leadership and coordination of company financial planning, debt financing, and budget management functions. Ensure company accounting procedures conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

§ Direct and coordinate company financial planning and budget management functions.

§ Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance of divisions and departments.

§ Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget.

§ Direct and coordinate debt financing and debt service payments with external agencies.

§ Oversee daily operations of the finance department.

§ Manage the preparation of the official annual report of actual revenues, transfers, and expenses.

§ Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts.

§ Prepare financial analysis for contract negotiations and product investment decisions.

§ Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal budgetary reporting requirements.

§ Work with department managers and corporate staff to develop business plans for the company.

§ Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.

§ Design, establish, and maintain an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the department's goals and objectives.

§ Serve on planning and policy-making committees.

§ Direct financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements.

§ Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate department staff.

§ Provide accounting policy orientation for new staff.

 

KEY COMPETENCIES:

 

· Excellent communication skills.

· Flexible work attitude.

· Efficiency and acute attention to detail.

· Ability to work in a team environment.

· Excellent organizational skills.

· Ability to work to deadlines.

 

 

EDUCATION/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

· Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting with a CPA license.

· Five to ten years of experience in a senior-level finance or accounting position.

· Prior supervisory experience in mainstream accounting, covering A/R, A/P, credit, collections and general ledger.

· Windows, Excel, Power Point, Word and Access proficiency.

 

· Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects. Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings.