Controller - Thomas Edwards Group
Dallas, TX
About the Job
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Overview of Role:
Our non-profit client in SE Dallas is seeking a Controller for a newly created position. The Controller will work closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, and leadership team to drive strategic initiatives, ensure financial sustainability, and enhance organizational performance.
Management:
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- Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
- Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
- Manage outsourced functions such as accounting and payroll services
- Advise executive management as to the most effective way to structure the company’s accounting system to support the organizations business model
- Manage the annual budgeting process
Transactions:
- Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner
- Ensure that accounts receivable are collected promptly
- Process payroll in a timely manner
- Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed
- Maintain the chart of accounts in a form that supports the organization’s business model as well as complies with nonprofit GAAP
- Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
- Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions including approval and support for journal entries
- Develop and maintain a disciplined monthly close process including a close calendar, close checklist, and journal entry checklist.
- Stay current on changes in nonprofit GAAP and oversee any required adjustments to accounting policies and procedures as required by nonprofit GAAP.
- Create and review the controls needed for data accumulation and reporting systems
- Coordinate periodic physical inventory counts and cycle counts
- Track profit margins
- Ensure the organizations point-of-sale system in designed and implemented properly
- Work with the Retail managers to optimize profits through pricing and cost efficiency analysis
- Report on periodic variances to budget and their causes, focusing in particular on spending variances
- Meet with department managers monthly to review their department’s financial performance
- Analyze capital budgeting requests
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- Maintain relationship with the organization’s operating bank
- Ensure the company’s bank account structure and related cost are in alignment with the organization’s operating requirements.
- Maintain a system of policies and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over cash activities
- Proactively work with the bank to identify ways to automate cash management activities such as collections and payments.
- Issue timely and complete financial statements
- Coordinate the preparation of the annual report
- Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
- Provide for a system of management cost reports
Compliance:
- Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit
- Coordinate single audit
- Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
- Ensure sales tax collections and filings comply with regulations
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field required; CPA required.
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years of experience in financial management with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
- Proven experience in strategic financial planning and execution in a non-profit setting as well as for profit (preferably with restaurant or retail experience).
- Strong knowledge of non-profit accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and inspire stakeholders at all levels.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
Requirements:
- Integrator and strategic thinker.
- Results-oriented and proactive.
- Ability to meet or exceed deadline expectations.
- Efficient organizational and time management skills.
- Adaptable and resilient in the face of challenges.
- Ethical and transparent with high integrity.
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Source : Thomas Edwards Group
