Financial Controller

We are looking for an experienced Financial Controller, or Comptroller, to undertake all aspects of financial management, including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecasts preparation, as well as development of internal control policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Counsel, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition.
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances.
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements.
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting.
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance.
• Support month-end and year-end close process.
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
• Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Coordinates year-­‐end audit with external auditors and assists in the preparation of audit schedules, data, and information.
• Works closely with the accounting staff to coordinate efforts to provide needed information for the auditors.
• Ensures required information is readily available.
• Maintains the scope of the audit within the prescribed boundaries.
• Conducts internal audits of processes, records and information.
• Directs the implementation of needed corrections as determined by audit.
• Manage, oversee, process (as appropriate), and act as backup for processing all of the following transactions: payroll, accounts payable, revenue and expense, fixed assets, cash, bank reconciliations, and allocations.
• Maintain an orderly accounting filing system.
• Provide financial analyses and models as needed, in particular for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations.
• Suggest improvements in processes to increase organizational effectiveness.
• Evaluates departmental performance and makes adjustments to daily operations when needed to ensure the department meets overall goals and objectives.
• Provides training, guidance, and direction to employees to ensure work is performed in an efficient, timely, and knowledgeable manner.
• Update contracts with the company’s members and communicates changes to members accounting staff.
• Supervising team members
• Works directly with Sales Department and Operations Department on new, modified, and disconnect sales orders.
• Prepare multiple state agency reports for tax purposes.
• Confers with upper management about budgeting and reviewing strategies to meet overall goals and objectives.
• Maintains good corporate relations with customers, vendors, banking institutions, auditors, owner companies and other affiliates.
• While the above is a description of the essential functions of the position, other duties may be assigned.