North suburbs private organization, in sports & recreation has a new permanent opportunity for a Controller due to retirement. Great opportunity that prioritizes quality of life/work balance with a lot of flexibility and roughly a 30–35/hour work week. This is full-time, permanent with full benefits. The Controller role is hands on, responsible for leading the Accounting/Finance function, overseeing a small team along with a variety of other work contributing to the overall running of the organization.
Salary: Around $90,000 to $110,000 per year.
About The Controller Opportunity
- Outstanding opportunity with a great quality of work/life balance
- Lots of flexibility, flexible hours
- Hybrid work schedule in/out of office 2-4 times per week
- Fulltime, full benefits, permanent opportunity working roughly 30-35 hours per week
- Very family oriented
- Mostly long-term employees with 20 years
- Well known, top awarded organization
- Private, Sports/Recreation organization
- Full benefits, healthcare, Vacation, 401k, etc.
Controller Responsibilities
- Hands on responsibility for the accounting/finance functions
- Directly oversee a small, well-established group of office employees (1-2 )
- ME, QE, YE close
- Prepare monthly and annual financial statements
- Manage bank accounts, bank relationships, monthly reconciliations and manage cash flow
- Main point of contact and liaison with external accounting firm
- Work closely with Management team to plan yearly operational and capital budgets
- Oversee A/P and billing processes
- Prepare monthly Sales Tax returns
- Responsible for Human Resources administration for a small group of employees
- Responsible for submitting bi-weekly payroll to the outsourced payroll service provider
- Review payroll tax filings
- Review and administer workers compensation and property/casualty insurance
- Facilitate employee benefits including 401K, Health/Dental/Vision/Life & Disability insurance
- Main point of contact and liaison for the outsourced Information Technology needs
- Maintain business licenses for food, beverage and sales
Ideal Qualifications For The Controller Position
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance or related
- Strong ME/YE close, Financial Statements, etc.
- Supervisory experience
- Interest in working with a small group, very stable, long standing, and highly recognized organization
- Ability to work very independently with minimal oversight
- Strong organizational, presentation and leadership skills
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