Controller

If you're driven by high expectations this could be the job for you. The ideal candidate for this position thrives in a role where integrity, reliability and leadership are valued. You could take responsibility for an accounting department at a successful company, through Robert Half's new Controller opportunity. Based in the Raleigh, North Carolina area, this opening for a Controller is a permanent position. You might be a good fit for this position if you can plan and direct all accounting operational functions, handle the accumulation and consolidation of financial data for internal and external financial statements, evaluate accounting and internal control systems, and lead departmental staff. This role's duties will require effectively managing self and others within strict time constraints when providing client services, leading while also being a team player, generating innovative ideas, and challenging the status quo. This position offers exceptional compensation and benefits and potential for career growth.

Your responsibilities

- Assess, execute and streamline policies, procedures, controls and most methodologies

- Review and revise deliverables of self and team to ensure that they meet client expectations

- Guide all operations of the finance department, including accounts payable, billings & collections, and payroll

- Present monthly financial reports to executive committee and partners

- Prepare cash-flow reports, projecting cash needs at weekly and monthly intervals, daily cash management

- Manage the creation of the annual budget and forecasts and monitor them on a monthly basis

- Support Finance Department initiatives, including software and systems implementation and other departmental or firm-wide improvements, through research, planning and implementation, as needed

- Time monthly billing and other cash management techniques to make sure cash collection is punctual

- Capable of handling responsibilities beyond formal job duties

- Work closely with executive team and partners to ensure that firm-wide operation is efficient and effective

- Responsible for month-end and year-end close of income statement and balance sheet, account reconciliations & G/L analysis