Controller

Job Description

The Controller is responsible for the daily accounting operations. This includes the production of financial reports, budget development, maintenance of accounting records, auditing, and a comprehensive set of controls and procedures. The Controller is also responsible for the accuracy of financial results and ensuring they comply with generally accepted accounting principles or financial reporting standards.

Essential Job Functions

These functions reflect management’s assignment of essential duties; it does not prescribe or restrict all the tasks that may be assigned.

•Prepares reports that summarize and forecast business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations.

•Manages preparation of departmental budgets under the Director of Finance.

•Ensures the quality, accuracy, and security of all financial and statistical information.

•Manages all payroll, accounts payable, fixed assets, prepaid assets, purchasing, and accounts receivable functions.

•Manages a monthly accounting close process and prepares monthly internal financial statements.

•Prepares annual comprehensive financial reports and all accompanying schedules and notes.

•Advises management on desirable operational adjustments due to tax code revisions.

•Arranges for audits, coordinates with the efforts of external auditors, and develops and implements audit procedures.

•Prepares reports required by both state and federal regulatory agencies.

•Conducts regular analysis of investment portfolio performance and makes recommendations to maximize performance without compromising the value of the portfolio.

•Trains and develops staff to ensure that accounting records are being maintained in keeping with the changing needs.

•Posts data to general ledger accounts from subsidiary records and reports and maintains trial balances and prepares financial reports.

•Makes independent decisions in the areas of banking, cash management (allocation of financial resources), accounting (financial statement scheduling), assignment of projects among departments, policies and procedures development, and cash vs. investment decisions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

•Directly supervises employees: Finance, General Accounting, Purchasing, and Program Accounting.

•Ensures that the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability of all direct subordinates are defined and understood.

•Interviews and trains employees; appraises performance; rewards and disciplines employees; and motivates staff to achieve goals.

Position Qualifications

•Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; Master’s Degree preferred.Accounting Functions, Auditing, Budget Processes, Microsoft Excel, GAAP Accounting, Month End Close

Full-time