What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at MOUNTAIN STATE WASTE?
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Job Summary
The Primary role of the Controller is to provide high-level support to Management by overseeing accounting and financial activities and producing financial summary statements, forecasting financial health and correcting inaccuracies in financial records.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform a variety of duties associated:
❖ Prepares financial statements to summarize and forecast the company’s financial status.
❖ Produces and manages balance sheets and analyzes future earnings and expenses.
❖ Responsible for month end close process.
❖ Assists with management of accounting, auditing, and budgeting within the organization.
❖ Assists with preparations for audits.
❖ Works to reconcile accounting inaccuracies or imbalances.
❖ Ensures compliance with and prepares reports according to applicable government regulations.
❖ Uses accounting software to maintain records and prepare reports.
❖ Delegates accounting tasks to accounting staff.
❖ Coordinates with and prepares reports for CFO and upper management.
❖ Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related tasks as needed.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervising the Accounting Department
Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job:
❖ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
❖ Highly skilled in math, accounting, and financial processes
❖ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
❖ Detail oriented and highly organized
❖ Skilled in time management and the ability to prioritize tasks.
❖ Excellent critical thinking skills
- General Competencies Include:
- Excellent communication skills including active listening.
- Service-oriented and able to resolve customer grievances.
- Proficient computer skills with the ability to learn new software.
- Knowledge of, or ability to learn, product, service, or area of customer service specialization.
- Manage Work / Time
- Organizational skills
Education, Experience and Licensing Requirements:
❖ Bachelor’s degree in accounting
❖ At least 5 years’ experience in an accounting management role
❖ CPA or CMA preferred.
Work Environment:
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;
- Monday thru Friday position
- Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
- Normal setting for this job is: office setting.
Shift: 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday thru Friday with one hour lunch OR
8:00am to 4:30pm Monday thru Friday with half hour lunch
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Full Benefits including 401K
- Paid Time Off