Controller/Sr. Controller Jobs

Job Qualifications:

• MBA or CPA required
• 10 or more years of accounting and finance leadership experience
• 5 years of people management experience overseeing accounting and finance professionals and staff at all levels
• Relentlessness and persistent in showing initiative
• Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with, and the financial acumen of all levels of staff throughout the organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required

Position Summary:
Located in Lexington, KY, this role reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and is responsible for the direct management of several Management Accounting team members from all levels. Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure that the organization has the policies, procedures, internal controls, segregation of duties and systems in place to support firm operations
• Partner with the CFO, senior leadership, and the human resources (HR) and information technology (IT) staff to enhance and better integrate finance, HR, and IT functions
• Collaborates with Amsterdam office Controller with Accounting related functions
• All financial reporting functions within the organization, including, but not limited to, the following
• The Controller will perform cash management duties; and will serve as a member of the Senior Management Team
• Budgeting, planning, and forecasting; financial and regulatory reporting; internal controls and risk management; research and analysis; the procure-to-pay cycle; and compliance with contractual documents and government regulations
• The Controller will also lead, manage, coach and mentor a team of up to four team members
• Work closely with department leaders and their staffs, not only to educate them regarding finance procedures but also to explore how the finance function can support firm operations
• Involved in management budgeting and reporting of, payroll, time & attendance, and employee benefits functions

Responsibility:
Responsibility can be explained as your day-to-day work, something that is your job, or you are required or expected to do. The responsibility of the Management Company Controller includes the following:
Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Conducting revenue and expense trend analysis and benchmarking to prepare a budget narrative and schedules that explain and substantiate the proposed budget
• Facilitating the review and approval process in collaboration with the CFO, including budget presentations to the Executive Committee and the Managing Partner
• Managing the annual revenue, expense and capital budgeting process, including providing staff with budget guidance, timeline, tools, training, and hands-on assistance

Enterprise Risk Management:

• Prevent or detect fraud and conflicts of interest
• Promote accurate and timely internal and external reporting and analysis
• Ensure clean financial and government audits
• Ensuring that the organization has the financial systems, policies, procedures, internal controls, segregation of duties and security access in place to safeguard assets and data

Internal and External Reporting:

• Customized financial reports and analysis to enable management to monitor their budgets, make mid-course corrections, facilitate informed decision-making, and promote organization success
• Financial statements and footnotes required by the Managing Partner, CFO, external auditors, and lenders monitor the financial health and direction of the organization
• Preparing accurate, comprehensive, timely and user-friendly financial reports and information in support of the organization’s internal and external reporting requirements, including
• Financial budgets, projections, and crucial data to facilitate long-term financial planning by executive management
• Cash flow forecasts and historical trend reports
• Monthly budget vs. actual comparison reports

Financial Analytics, Advice and Counsel:

• And instrumental in helping to assess risk, analyze efficiency and inform business decisions made by executive management.
• Providing expert financial perspective and opinions
• Proficient in spreadsheet design to facilitate complex analysis
• Conducting in-depth financial analysis

Annual Audit:

• Serving as Management’s liaison to the external audit team throughout the annual audit life cycle, ensuring that the organization has timely and accurately fulfilled all its obligations and responsibilities as set forth in the terms of the engagement letter for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP

Annual Financial Statements and Footnotes:

• Preparing comparative annual financial statements at the end of each fiscal year that are accurate and complete.

Procure to Pay Cycle:

• Ensures the organization’s purchase card / travel card program and employee expense report process are administered in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Ensuring that all financial obligations, payouts, invoices, employee expense reports and so forth are processed pursuant to established policies and procedures

Payroll, Time & Attendance and Employee Benefits:

• Assists with the development of all employee benefit packages
• Manage EnhanceHCM 3rd party payroll; assists with HRIS integration and process improvement
• Manage employee deferred compensation program in EnhanceHCM
• Supporting the Chief Financial Officer and the Human Capital department in the proactive management of the full-cycle payroll function, including accuracy and timeliness of employee pay, time & attendance in coordination with 3rd party payroll

Commitment to Continuous Improvement:

• Demonstrating an on-going commitment to continuous improvement by implementing systems, structure, policy and/or process enhancements that improve the quality of the Finance department’s products and services and/or the efficiency and/or effectiveness of a major business process used to operate the organization

Special Projects and Back-up:

• Assuming responsibility for the Finance department in the absence of the CFO
• Leading and/or participating in special projects and activities as assigned