Controller

Since 1996, C2 Essentials has empowered businesses to accelerate their growth, maximize profitability, and create a happier workforce through our full-service HR solutions. At C2, you won’t find just a job, but an opportunity to launch a rewarding career centered around your goals, aspirations, and values. We invest in our employees and many have advanced into executive leadership positions. We want you to be our next success story. This isn’t the kind of company where you are siloed into one core competency. This is a stimulating, high energy environment where you can make a difference in people’s lives. You’ll learn more in one year at C2 than in five years anywhere else. Are you ready revolutionize HR for Government Contractors? If so, join the team at C2 Essentials.

We are seeking a Controller to manage all accounting operations, financial reporting functions and ensure proper internal control policies and procedures are consistently in place to support effective financial and accounting operations:

• Report to the President and CEO

• Provide financial projections and accounting services; prepare growth plans

• Process and implement the infrastructure/systems needed to support substantial growth over the next five to 10 years

• Continue to build and manage effective and streamlined administrative/financial systems, including, information technology (IT), human resources (HR), and sustainability practices

• Involved in strategic planning, evaluation, provide financial, clerical and administrative services to ensure efficient, timely and accurate payment of accounts

• Help to develop organizational financial strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction

• Establish and execute finance operational strategies by evaluating organization’s revenue and expense trends; establishes critical measurements; implements member service strategies related to revenue; strengthens systems; implements change

• Prepare annual budget in consultation with senior management and external accounting firm

• Helps identify organization members and board members; analyzes organization operations; identifies opportunities for improvement, cost reduction and systems enhancement; identifies capital to fund and support program expansion

• Develop financial strategies by forecasting capital, equipment, and staff requirements

• Identify monetary resources; developing action plans

• Monitor financial performance by measuring and analyzing results with senior management; Initiates corrective actions

• Accomplish human resource strategies by determining accountabilities

• Review job contributions

• Plan and review compensation strategies the impact of variances

• Report financial status by developing forecasts; reporting results; analyzing variances; developing improvements

• Prepare monthly financial reports

• Assists with the production of the annual audit

• Accomplish finance and organization mission by completing related results as needed

• Maintain accounts receivable, process and records

• Follows-up on collection and payment allocation; Carries out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines

• Administrate and process payroll

• Prepare bank deposits; Reconciles bank accounts

• Monitor account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities

• Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc.

• Investigate and resolve member and sponsor queries

• Process adjustments

• Organize a recovery system and initiate collection efforts

• Communicate with corporate staff and vendors via phone, email, mail or personally

Required Skills and Experience

• Four years accounts receivable and general accounting experience

• Track record of executing financial plans and strategy, managing profitability, quality management, process improvement, forecasting, and developing budgets

• Knowledge of accounts receivable, office administration and procedures, and general bookkeeping procedures

• Proficient in relevant computer applications

• Attention to detail and accuracy

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills

• Information management

• Ability to problem-solve from routine to complex issues including sound conflict management and decision-making skills

• Negotiation skills

EOE M/F/D/V