Controller

Our client, a well-established and rapidly growing healthcare company in St. Louis, is seeking a Controller to lead their dynamic accounting team. This person should possess strong technical accounting experience and leadership qualities. The ideal candidate will have multi-site/entity accounting experience, preferably in healthcare. Salary range will go up to $160,000 plus bonus. This is an in-office position with a company with a family-oriented culture.

Job Description

• Lead the preparation and execution of the monthly financial accounting closing process

• Ensure timely and accurate completion of financial statements on a monthly basis

• Assist the financial planning and analysis team in corporate budgeting, capital budgeting and other analytical analysis including the development, maintenance, and distribution of metrics and KPI reporting

• Audit/troubleshoot accounting issues, as needed

• Lead the reconciliation process for bank/cash accounts and balance sheet accounts

• Routinely monitor cash accounts and cash position, plan for future cash receipts and disbursements, and provide periodic analyses to senior leadership on cash management

• Manage the fixed asset system to ensure proper accounting for capital expenditures and depreciation

• Lead the year-end financial audit working in collaboration with the external audit firm

• Ensure that internal controls and processes are in line with best practices, review these periodically, and identify/analyze/research new processes and technologies that should be deployed
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field required; CPA or MBA preferred

• 8 years of professional experience in accounting

• Expert experience working with back-office ERP

• Expert in working with Excel; strong proficiency and consistent user of PowerPoint and Word (as well as the rest of MS Office Suite)