Controller

Responsibilities

• Develop accounting organizational strategies
• Oversee accounting function
• Select and place team members
• Design and implement career development and performance improvement plans
• Accurately and timely manage the company’s monthly close process
• Manage the Accounts Payable functions and provides oversight to the Accounts Payable Manager
• Oversee cost and revenue accruals and deferrals
• Oversee and manage Accounts Receivable and reporting of aged receivables
• Manage cash position including status of billings and collections, bank reconciliations, and all banking and treasury matters
• Provide support and be heavily involved in company performance discussions
• Oversee and ensure proper accounting for overhead charges and allocations, customer financing, and all adjustments and reclassifications
• Oversee and provide support for internal and external audits
• Closely monitor key metrics (DSO, DPO, Net Billings, Invoice Volume) and communicate with senior leadership on status of the accounting operation
• Serve as a liaison to newly acquired entities to facilitate the integration of legacy systems into the consolidated shared services model
• Responsible for accurate and timely completion of company’s financial audit requests from the parent company (Allied Universal)
• Design and maintain ad hoc reporting as needed by the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in a role of increasing responsibility in accounting and finance
• Prior experience in a management/supervisory role, preferably in a corporate finance setting
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, successfully handle and prioritize multiple competing assignments and effectively manage competing deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to use excellent independent judgment and discretion
• Proven ability to maintain correspondence, discussions, and materials in strictest confidence
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills required with the ability to successfully interact at all levels of the organization