What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at Robert Half?
Robert Half is looking for a Controller, who will have broad business engagement and impact with a business in the Manufacturing field. We're looking for Controller candidates who can manage the process to ensure that models are correct and are fully accrued each month, verify and hold the operations team accountable to ensure end to end incentive processing, payments, accounting and related financial controls are operating effectively. The Controller position is located in Longmont, Colorado and is on a long-term contract basis. Do you want to work in a very dynamic and high profile area with significant visibility at executive management level? This might be a fantastic opportunity for you.
Key responsibilities
- Ensure timely cash flow forecasts by collaboration with the Treasury
- Comparison of evidence and qualitative discussion of monthly financial results across global programs to support SOX controls
- Collaborate with various business partners for a variety of program controllership and FP& A activities such as upholding accurate accrual models and appropriate accounting, as well as true-up activities. Also answer queries from business, area and subsidiary controllers
- Analyze and observe controls to ensure they are effectively designed and operating in partnership with compliance
- Ongoing review of actual spend against budget and direct necessary actions needed for any expected shortfalls
- Manage all processes and tools for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting accountable programs
- Become knowledgeable in key financial results and movements across programs to summarize and discuss with key business partners
- Obtain understanding of key financial results and movements across programs to summarize and discuss with key business partners
Requirements
- Proven communication and negotiation skills, ability to establish trusted advisor/consultant relationships, and capability to influence Executives and Business Decision Makers
- US GAAP experience
- Accounting Entries experience required
- Accounting Software Systems experience
- Solid understanding of Accounting Control
- Experience with Controllership
- Well-versed in office and accounting computer systems
- Background in virtual engagement with global teams around the world and being a leader across finance teams
- ERP system knowledge required
- Demonstrated ability to implement solutions, strong analytical and communication skills as well
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or other relevant field
- CPA and/or CMA preferred
- detail oriented accounting and controllership or public accounting and internal controls experience and/or Internal Audit or Controls and Compliance
- Implement and improve changes in procedures immediately
Salary : $45 - $55