Controller - Thomas Edwards Group
Fort Worth, TX
About the Job
Hybrid Controller 9886
Position Overview & Purpose:
The Controller will plan and direct all the accounting operations functions and will oversee the month-end and year-end accounting close processes and create and maintain accurate and high-quality financial statements with responsibility for creating, developing, and maintaining a wide range of critical financial reports and analysis for use by regional management, senior leadership, the Board of Directors, and the Banking Group.
Responsibilities:
Position Overview & Purpose:
The Controller will plan and direct all the accounting operations functions and will oversee the month-end and year-end accounting close processes and create and maintain accurate and high-quality financial statements with responsibility for creating, developing, and maintaining a wide range of critical financial reports and analysis for use by regional management, senior leadership, the Board of Directors, and the Banking Group.
Responsibilities:
- Leads a team of five accounting team members, with an Accounting Manager, two Billing analysts, and two A/P analysts.
- Manages the month-end close process and checklist by setting target dates, preparing, and reviewing workpapers, answering questions and solving problems that arise, so that we can close the books each month in a timely manner.
- Reviews the general ledger, balance sheet, and income statement, and scrubs the statements prior to closing the month.
- Prepares the monthly income statement variance analysis with comments and analysis
- Leads the charge with preparing the monthly financial statement package that is provided to the Board of Directors, and the quarterly package provided to our Banking Group.
- Maintains and publishes regional income statements and dashboards and drives the monthly review meetings with regional operations directors.
- Creates, maintains, and publishes various reports and presentations to senior management, sales, and operations.
- Assists in preparing the slide deck for our quarterly Board of Directors meetings.
- Works effectively with all levels of the organization to become an internal expert on our organization’s cost, revenue, and operational drivers.
- Maintains and enforces current accounting policies and processes, as well as optimizes them as a need arises; suggest and create new processes when necessary.
- Embraces continuous improvement mindset and develops innovative processes, procedures and/or tools to support analysis and reporting of business performance.
- Assists with the annual and interim external financial audits by preparing PBC items and reports, answering auditor questions, and managing the audit process.
- Support other Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Sales, and Operations projects as time permits.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
- MBA or Master’s in a related business required
- CPA certification a plus
- Minimum 10+ years of accounting close, preparing or auditing GAAP-compliant financial statements, preparing management reports, financial analysis, and cost accounting
- Extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP, technical accounting
- Experienced leader who can continue building, developing, and mentoring team members
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office products, especially Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with NetSuite a plus
- Proficient in financial story telling
- Proven ability to work with minimal direction and supervision
Source : Thomas Edwards Group
