Controller - Fort Worth, United States - Thomas Edwards Group

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    Job Description - Controller

    The Controller will be responsible for the day-to-day oversight of $150M budget which includes finance, accounting and a robust financial management and reporting system. This person will ensure financial information is timely, accurate and compliant with relevant accounting principles and best practices. This person will thrive in an independent environment with the ability to make independent decisions.
    Job Duties:

    • Your work is entirely independent; almost all or all work is completed without supervisor's guidance, direction, and approval.
    • You will provide supervision with direct reports; provides frequent guidance and direction to others.
    • You'll intentionally promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging and builds a positive work culture and environment.
    • This position requires a comprehensive understanding of the technical aspects, principles, theories, and concepts of the job and some knowledge of relevant disciplines, programs, and regulations.
    • This position requires extensive verbal and written communication skills; conveys information that is highly complex, thoroughly detailed, and/or impactfully subjective; has a great deal of influence over others.
    • You'll make decisions that are more significant in their impact, influencing overall program or project success, finances, and/or the ability to meet objectives; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds to correct.
    • You'll establish organizational policies for a division or major segment of the company. Interprets, executes, and recommends modifications to company-wide policies.
    • You'll explores new methods and strategies to promote and enhance achieving organization's mission safely, efficiently, and effectively. Leads the development and implementation of new solutions, programs, and initiatives.
    • You'll participate in the organization's planning process, interpreting business strategies, establishing strategic plans and objectives for multiple areas and functions. Decisions may affect the entire organization.
    • You'll work on problems in variable situations that typically require complex analysis, interpretation, or evaluation of intangible factors; directs the resolution of complex problems that have impact beyond own area; participates in development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.
    • You'll prepare, analyze, and present financial and management reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
    • You'll post monthly journal entries, reconciliation of cash and investment accounts, and preparation of appropriate documentation/supporting schedules.
    • You'll update accounting policies/procedures and develop standard operating procedures for the department, while keeping an automation for efficiency mindset to streamline accounting functions.
    • You'll oversee accounts receivable and payable process flows including the approvals, preparation, processing, coding and posting of all invoices, as well as proper reconciliation.
    • You'll maintain all subsidiary schedules and reconciliations of balance sheet accounts including fixed assets, prepaid expenses, restricted net assets etc.
    • You'll also maintain/update the chart of accounts and performs necessary system updates.
    • You'll provides budget and reporting documentation for private grants using organization's functional allocation of expenses and other sources.
    • You'll engage with departments to prepare budgets for Federal, State and local government contracts; prepares and submits invoices (including appropriate back-up data).
    • You'll manage organizational cash flow and forecasting
    • You'll assist the CFO in preparation of annual, multi-departmental operating budget as well as multi-year forecasts.
    • You'll lead accounting activities to ensure compliance with GAAP and integrity of GL balances with an effective internal control environment
    • You'll work with CFO to prepare schedules and reconciliations for annual audit.
    • You'll prepare the 990 and monthly reporting for employee retirement.
    • You'll provide guidance and contract negation on vendor selection including commercial insurance, health insurance, workers' compensation, etc.
    • You'll exemplify TAFB Core Values of Lead, Care, Innovate and Respect
    • Lastly, other duties as assigned.

    Minimum Education and Experience

    • Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or related field
    • 7 years of related experience in related function in comparable environment
    • 3 years of management experience
    • Experience with Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Accounting Systems.
    Company DescriptionThomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We've been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the "Best Places to Work" multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.

    Company Description

    Thomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We've been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the "Best Places to Work" multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.