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Group Controller

Job Description

As the Corporate Controller, you will be a critical leader helping to build a highly scalable, best-in-class accounting department. You will help build and oversee the day-to-day accounting activities, ensuring an adequate control environment. This is an opportunity for someone who can marry strong accounting skills, business acumen and strategic thinking to take on a leadership role at a high-growth business, backed by a well-known financial sponsor.

The Controller will be responsible for overseeing all financial operations within the group, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective budgeting, and financial forecasting. This role will involve oversight and coordination of reporting by operating companies, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and implementing effective financial controls to optimize profitability and operational efficiency. The Controller will work closely with the CFO and senior management to develop and execute the group’s financial strategy. To be successful in this role, you will have to take the initiative to drive change in the organization.

Job Responsibilities

Working directly with the CFO, Group Vice Presidents of Finance, and Operating Company controllers, you will play a key role in establishing and executing financial and accounting operations. The ideal candidate will have excellent traditional Controllership skills and serve as a proactive financial/strategic thought partner with the CFO and senior management team. Key job responsibilities include:

  • Manage the reporting of accurate financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
  • Ensure consistency of OpCo monthly closing process and financial reporting.
  • Review and analysis of OpCo monthly financial results.
  • Consolidate OpCo monthly financial results into a comprehensive holding company financial reporting package
  • Proactively seek opportunities to improve planning and reporting processes.
  • Monthly recording and monitoring of all parent company expenses including payroll.
  • Establish and owns the standardized Chart of Accounts for the entire company
  • Establish, implement, and monitor internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with financial regulations.
  • Identify and evaluate financial risks and opportunities, providing recommendations to senior management.
  • Implement a capital expenditure review and approval process
  • Ensure consistency, and ongoing refinement of, cash flow forecasting
  • Support and assist execution of the company debt facility and covenant compliance reporting.
  • Support Finance Integration lead with integration activities for newly acquired businesses.
  • Build and foster strong cross-functional relationships across the business. Help the company leadership understand how all the pieces of the puzzle fit together and drive performance.
  • Mentor a team of finance professionals across various operating entities providing training and development opportunities to enhance the skills and capabilities across the finance organization.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring the finance team remains agile and responsive to business needs.
  • Lead the annual external audit process.
  • Assist with requests for financial information that are cascaded down from Investment Company team.
  • Provide the management team with value-added analyses and insights vital to the decision-making process
  • Model the highest ethical standards and behaviors as a leader in the organization.
  • Help hire, develop and retain skilled accounting staff.

Candidate Attributes

This is a collection of skills that we believe would make someone successful in this role.

Must Have:

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or professional accounting equivalent license
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting
  • 3+ years in public accounting
  • 6+ years in industry
  • 2+ years Controller-level experience (managing staff that report into you)
  • Proven experience managing a general ledger of a company and running a month-end close process from start to finish
  • Experience with percentage of completion accounting
  • Excellent understanding of US GAAP
  • Strong ability to communicate accounting and financial information into common language
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail and teamwork
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • A positive and resourceful can do attitude
  • Flexible mind set with the ability to effectively balance and manage multiple priorities

Nice to Have:

  • Knowledge of Cost Accounting
  • Experience with systems implementation
  • Experience using Sage Intacct
  • Experience using Quick Books

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