JOB SUMMARY:
The Financial Controller is responsible for managing the consolidated general ledger close process, oversight of asset level ledger management and reporting, and leadership of team of staff accountants. This role will closely monitor the corporate close calendar, provide support as needed and perform monthly reviews of reconciliations and financial statements to find and resolve discrepancies. The ideal candidate is detail orientated, highly organized and enjoys working within the department as well as across functions.
JOB DUTIES:
Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Collaborate with the team overseeing the daily operations of accounts payable and treasury.
- Assist with and produce internal financial analysis of balance sheet and income statement, as compared to prior periods
- Review and/or prepare standard monthly reporting packages for management review.
- Prepare quarterly reporting packages for external distribution.
- Prepare and/or review account reconciliations monthly to ensure accuracy, completeness and reasonableness of information included in the financial statements.
- Management of sales & excise filings and payments.
- Review and approve standard recurring and other non-recurring journal entries and ensure appropriate supporting documentation is included for audit and review purposes.
- Lead monthly, quarterly, annual financial close process, including regular communication with other areas impacting the close, monitoring completion of items impacting the financials and addressing items of concern in a professional, timely manner.
- Have a primarily role with our external assurance consultants to meet Company audit and compliance objectives.
- Adheres to and maintains accounting controls.
- Leads and developments process documentation and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls in collaboration with our Manager of Technical Accounting.
- Comply with federal, state and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
- Responsible to assure the archival of accounting and documents complies with all legal requirements.
- Utilize company accounting software to perform all accounting operations and ensure their compatibility with company account principles and regulations.
- Continuously develop and implement effective and efficient accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Directly supervise Staff and Senior Staff Accountants
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required; ten years of experience in hands-on accounting and finance capacity
- Strong financial and analytical skills, US GAAP expertise, CPA Preferred
- Ability to problem solve and troubleshoot independently and proactively
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and strong computer skills; advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
- Strong working knowledge of ERPs (Sage X3 preferred), implementation, and recurring maintenance.
- Ability to work independently with limited direction, and to be both a manager and an individual contributor.
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build and lead a high performance and efficient team
- Proven experience in a managerial role.
- Excellent organizational skills, ability to develop and implement operational best practices.
- Good judgment in a fast-moving environment with the ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks.
- Must be at least 21 years of age and able to pass a background check.
