Controller

• Location: Fort Worth, Texas
• Type: Fort Worth:Fin/Acct/HR:Direct Hire
• Job #9886

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:

• 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.

Qualifications:

• 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