Controller

Position Overview

The controller is accountable for the accounting operations of the company, to include the production of periodic financial reports, both internal and external, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards.

Essential Duties

• Maintain and enforce a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.
• Manage outsourced functions.
• Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives.
• Oversee the accounting operations of subsidiary corporations, especially their control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures.
• Maximize return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems.
• Guide financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Protect assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
• Monitor and confirm financial condition by conducting audits and providing information to external auditors.
• Prepare budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; and recommending plans.
• Achieve budget objectives by scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Provide status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data.
• Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, filing financial reports, and advising management on needed actions.
• Ensure the operation of equipment by establishing preventive maintenance requirements and service contracts, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Complete operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees and following up on work results.
• Maintain financial staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Maintain financial staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees, and planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Protect operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.
• Other duties, as assigned.
• From time to time, an exempt employee may be required to work additional hours (in excess of 40 per week) to accomplish the goals and deliverables of his or her position. These additional hours may include non-normal work hours, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or
• Minimum 5-10 years' experience in accounting/finance.
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas.
• Experience with financial reporting requirements.
• Skilled in managing processes and developing standards.
• Skilled at auditing, accounting, and corporate finance, and tracking budget expenses.
• Skilled in financial management.
• Able to analyze information.
• Able to develop budgets.
• Skilled in performance management.
• Excellent computer skills; knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Proficiency using accounting software; experience with Sage/Timberline is a plus.
• Exceptional knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, cost accounting, and cost control principles and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Construction experience is a plus.
• Must successfully complete background check and drug/alcohol testing.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers.
• Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly.
• Regularly spend long hours in intense concentration reviewing and entering data information into a computer.
• Regularly speak clearly so listeners can understand.
• Regularly understand the speech of another person.
• Frequently work on projects that require deadlines.
• Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function(s).

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Teladoc (company paid)
• 401(k) profit-sharing retirement plan
• Personal time off
• Paid Holidays
• Educational assistance
• Employee recognition program
• Gym reimbursement
• Continuous training opportunities
• Career growth and development opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)