Controller

Company: Lexacount LLC
Location: Grand Rapids
Posted on: February 16, 2020

Job Description:

Company Description

Accounting Department

Job Description

We are seeking a Controller who will be responsible for direct oversight of the accounting team. The candidate will be responsible for creating and implementing policies and procedures to identify, resolve and document accounting issues in addition to creating procedures to make the close and reporting processes more efficient and accurate. This position reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

Timely preparation, review, and distribution of all monthly financial reporting packages.
Maintain both stand-alone and consolidated entity financials.
Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures.
Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes and keep management abreast of the organization's financial status.
Assist leadership in the annual budgeting, planning, and forecasting process; administer and review all financial plans and compare to actual results with a view to identify, explain, and correct variances as appropriate.
Oversee all financial and accounting processes.
Liaison with the company's outside accounting firm.
Liaison with the company's bank, including account transfers, account reconciliation, loan compliance monitoring and analysis.
Coordinate the preparation of annual tax return with outside CPA firm.
Prepare internal books for outside auditors in timely fashion (quarterly, annually).
Review workload and analyze staffing requirements; interviews, selects, trains, counsels and evaluates staff to ensure effective support; reviews the efforts of staff and provides direction where needed, ensuring timely completion of task and projects in accordance with objectives.

Qualifications

This is an extraordinary opportunity for a leader with a minimum of 8 years of finance/accounting experience.

Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to the organization's values and mission; a proactive, hands-on strategic thinker who will own responsibility for finance, accounting and treasury.
Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree required. MBA or CPA preferred
Solid experience coordinating activities and managing reporting, budget development
Analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and financial statements.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to management.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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