Controller at Express Employment Professionals

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About Express:

Express Employment Professionals, named ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Awards winner for the past 7 years, is hiring for a local client company in Shasta County.  We help people in our community find work every day.  Express Employment Professionals in Redding wants to make a difference locally and across North America.  With more than 800 locations across the U.S., Canada, and South Africa, we are on a mission to put a million people to work annually.

GENERAL JOB SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVE: 
•    Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior managers by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting 
•    Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and procedures to current economic landscape
•    Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines
•    Develop and achieve budgeting goals with proper scheduling, analysis, and corrective actions
•    Help develop and support short- and long-term operational strategies

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
•    Maximizes return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems.
•    Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
•    Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
•    Monitors and confirms financial condition by conducting audits and providing information to external auditors.
•    Prepares budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.
•    Establish (in coordination with CFO) financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on biweekly, monthly, and annual basis
•    Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
•    Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data.
•    Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
•    Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, filing financial reports, and advising management on needed actions.
•    Ensures operation of equipment by establishing preventive maintenance requirements and service contracts, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
•    Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
•    Analyze operational performance and report weekly on potential issues and opportunities in cost management and performance opportunities
•    Perform other related administrative tasks as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: 
• Bookkeeping

Required Skills/Abilities:
•    Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and financial data analysis.
•    Ability to use accounting software for recording, storing, and analyzing financial data.
•    Strong understanding of banking processes and financial data analysis
•    Managing processes
•    Analyzing information
•    Developing budgets
•    Proficient in QuickBooks, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.
•    Efficient operation of a 10-key calculator or equivalent and other related office equipment.
•    Excellent written and oral communication skills.
•    Strong telephone and interpersonal communication skills with co-workers and clients.
•    Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
•    Maintain a professional demeanor, working both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
•    Demonstrate a commitment to maintaining confidentiality and a positive work ethic.

Education and Experience:
•    Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
•    Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting/finance

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This is largely a sedentary role at a desk or working on a computer; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift office products and supplies, up to 25 pounds, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions: This job operates in an office setting and may occasionally include laboratories or plants. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. May be exposed to various environmental conditions such as foul smells and dust.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position. Hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekend and/or overtime hours may occasionally be expected.

Travel Requirements: 5%-10% travel to local facilities and other locations as needed.
Other duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Compensation: $100,000 – $130,000 Annually 

About You:

You are attentive, responsive, and can take control of situations. 
You are personable, determined, and driven to make a difference. You can see beyond a problem, respond to situations in crafty ways, and put a positive and professional spin on any situation.
Multitasking and professionalism are natural habits. 
You thrive on succeeding, overcoming challenges, and have an exceptional work ethic.
Friends and co-workers describe you as a highly organized and productive person.
You are a team player and an individual performer who can quickly connect with others inside and outside of the company.
You naturally possess a “can get it done attitude” even when the odds are not in your favor.
You are very organized and disciplined and can effectively manage multiple conflicting priorities and deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.
You are reliable and are always looking for what to do next.
You are at least 18 years of age.

Pre-employment screenings if required by the client

Express Employment Professionals – Redding
2697 Victor Avenue
Redding, CA  96002
530-221-7044 call or text
Jobs.ReddingCA@ExpressPros.com

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Express Employment Professionals is an equal opportunity Employer.