Controller

You're a good fit for Robert Half's Controller position with a reputable company, if you have a knack for leading with high standards, positively motivating others, and making critical decisions and have experience taking charge of an accounting and clerical department. You will succeed in 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. Leading with integrity and reliability and having the ability to manage self and others with urgency, practicality and accountability when providing client services will be essential for this role. This position is for a creative team player with a talent for challenging the status quo, coming up with unique ideas, negotiating and influencing. This opportunity will provide you with a very competitive and generous compensation and benefits package. If it's time to advance your career, consider this position. The Controller will be a permanent employment opportunity and will be located in the Petersburg, Virginia region.

Responsibilities

- Advance Finance Department initiatives, such as software and systems implementation and other departmental or firm-wide improvements, as needed, with research, planning and implementation

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

- Present monthly financial reports to executive committee and partners

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

- Evaluate, apply and refine policies, procedures, controls and most methodologies

- Work closely with executive team and partners to facilitate efficient and effective firm-wide operation

- Ensure timely cash collection by driving the timing for monthly billing and other cash management techniques

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

- Complete tasks beyond formal job responsibilities

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

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

Requirements

- Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment

- BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics or other business related field

- Accounting experience in publicly-traded company a plus

- Earlier work involving customer invoices

- General familiarity with Month-end Close Activities

- Foundational knowledge in Monthly Account Reconciliation

- Microsoft Excel experience

- Wide ranging experience with Monthly Bank Reconciliation

- Proven knowledge of Month-end Journal Entries

- Month-end Reports experience highly desired

- Knowledge of month end closings

- Good understanding of Accounts Payable (AP)

- Well-founded grasp of Month-end Financial

- Quality experience with Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliation

- Previous experience working with Accounts Receivable (AR)

- Practical knowledge of Monthly Balance Sheet

- Monthly Accruals experience

- Skillful in analytical, quantitative and social skills

- CPA/MBA preferred

- Be detailed, flexible, and organized

- Progressive accounting experience, including as a Controller preferred

- Past work in technology, analytics and management experience highly valued

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- Able to build and deliver effective presentations to audiences with wide-ranging backgrounds

- Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines

- Self-starter, ability to identify issues and resolve problems

Salary : $100,000 - $120,000