Strategic Finance Controller: Policy, Controls & Leadership

Controller Job Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Maximizes return and limits risk on cash by minimizing bank balances and making investments.
• Prepares budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.
• 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.
• Maintains financial staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Maintains financial staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Protects operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.

Controller Qualifications / Skills:

• Managing processes
• Financial software
• Developing standards
• Auditing, accounting, and corporate finance
• Tracking budget expenses
• Financial skills
• Analyzing information
• Developing budgets
• Performance management

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum 5-10 years’ experience in accounting/finance
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas
• Experience with financial reporting requirements

Please note that the above job description of one of the most common staffing requests we receive and is not an actual opening. However, if your background matches, we encourage you to link yourself to this position to be considered for upcoming similar openings – or possibly even current ones which we have not displayed on our website (yet). All applications are treated confidentially and we will not present you to any of our clients before having discussed a position with you in detail and obtained your permission.