Controller (BDO Government Services)
Job Summary
The BDO GS Controller will serve as a foundational leader within our finance team, responsible for the integrity of our financial reporting, robust internal controls, and strategic financial operations. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead transformative projects, including significant ERP modernization and system migrations, while ensuring the highest standards of financial accuracy and compliance.
Job Duties
Strategic Financial Leadership & Executive Partnership: Acts as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, working with FP&A and Project Management, providing insightful financial analysis, and strategic recommendations. Provides proactive guidance to support business growth and operational efficiency within a project-based framework.
Financial Reporting & Compliance: Responsible for all aspects of financial reporting, including accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, consolidated financial statements, and compliance with GAAP (including ASC 606 revenue recognition). Ensures adherence to all regulatory requirements and internal controls.
Monthly Accounting: Manages comprehensive general ledger activities, including account reconciliations and chart of accounts maintenance. Prepares and presents insightful financial reporting packages: income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and critical professional services KPIs (backlog, revenue, margin, utilization, project profitability).
Management of Accounting Operations: Manages back-office accounting activities, including GL, AP, AR, Project Accounting Shared Services. Manages Shared Services relationship with BDO USA, including but not limited to Treasury, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and General Ledger support.
Transformation & Process Improvement: Leads and manages critical financial system initiatives, including ERP modernization projects (e.g., migration from NetSuite to Unanet), process optimization, and automation efforts to enhance efficiency and scalability.
Project Accounting & Cost Management: Drives best practices in project accounting, job cost accounting, and project profitability analysis. Ensures accurate tracking, reporting, and management of project-related financial data.
Internal Controls & Audit Management: Develops, implements, and monitors robust internal control frameworks to safeguard company assets and ensure data integrity. Coordinates and manages external audits, ensuring seamless execution and timely resolution of findings.
Cash Flow & Working Capital Optimization: Monitors and manages cash flow, liquidity, and working capital to support operational needs and strategic investments. Develops and implements strategies for optimal financial resource utilization.
Team Leadership & Development: Recruits, mentors, and develops a high-performing finance and accounting team. Fosters a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth. Assists direct reports with prioritization of workload, communications, etc., and delegates work assignments to direct reports as appropriate.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Bachelor’s degree required; focus in accounting or Finance, preferred. Eight (8) or more years of progressive experience in senior-level accounting or finance leadership roles, required, with a significant portion in a professional services or project-based organization, preferred.
Proven expertise in GAAP, particularly ASC 606 revenue recognition, and strong experience with project accounting/job cost accounting, preferred. Experience with a company with revenue size of at least $750 million, preferred.
Demonstrated experience in leading significant financial system implementations or migrations (e.g., NetSuite to Unanet), including process redesign and optimization, preferred. Deep understanding and experience with internal controls, financial compliance, and audit management, preferred.
Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills with a hands-on approach to execution, preferred. Strong leadership capabilities with a proven track record of building, mentoring, and developing high-performing finance teams, preferred.
Experience with a multi-entity / multi-currency company, preferred. License/Certifications: CPA or MBA, strongly preferred.
Software Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, required. Displays superior verbal and written communication skills. Capable of working and communicating effectively with professionals at all levels. Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects / tasks with an attention to detail. Proficient in utilization of data entry skills and Microsoft Excel. Possesses superior customer service skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
About Us
Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world. At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization. BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions. We Are Committed To Delivering Exceptional Experiences To Middle Market Leaders By Sharing Insight-driven Perspectives, Helping Companies Take Business As Usual To Better Than Usual. With Industry Knowledge And Experience, a Breadth And Depth Of Resources, And Unwavering Commitment To Quality, We Pride Ourselves On Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clientsEmpowering team members to explore their full potentialOur talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunitiesCelebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirsFocus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communitiesBDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Click here to find out more! Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets Click here to find out more! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. "BDO USA, P.A. is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability"