What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at Washington Spirit?
The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all financial and fiscal operations. This position will have direct oversight of the Accounting team. The Controller will ensure that the highest performance levels in the industry are achieved as well as implement business best practices in each of those areas with a continued focus on innovation.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statement preparation and analysis and ensure the financial statements are prepared in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company policies.
- Provide VP, Finance with timely and accurate financials and other management information to support operating initiatives and strategic alternatives.
- Assists with annual operating and capital budget process.
- Provide advice and counsel to direct reports, senior managers and others relating to a broad scope of responsibilities noted above.
- Provides financial analysis to a wide range of assignments, often under tight deadlines, to support numerous business processes and initiatives.
- Recommend and implement written policies and procedures that reflect the financial goals and objectives of the organization’s ownership group and senior management team.
- Ensure the company-wide implementation of superior accounting, financial reporting and financial processes and internal controls.
- This includes developing appropriate processes, procedures and tools to ensure that deficiencies are identified and corrected in a timely fashion.
- Evaluate on an ongoing basis the accounting system, so that it reflects an accurate assessment of the operating revenues and expenses of the organization.
- Assists with the annual business planning process.
- Assist with forecasting to ensure that new/different business initiatives are captured and re-forecasted.
- Develop a methodology for the evaluation of new business opportunities.
Requirements:
- Previous experience as a Controller required.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting; Master’s degree in Business (MBA) with a concentration in Finance preferred.
- CPA preferred.
- 10 years of financial experience and management experience with day-to-day financial operations of an organization of at least 50 employees.
- Experience with Quickbooks.
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must be well organized and able to work independently.
Location:
This role is primarily based at our Falls Church, VA office. Our front office team follows a hybrid arrangement, requiring presence in the office up to 3 days a week.
ABOUT THE WASHINGTON SPIRIT
The Washington Spirit is a founding club in its 11th season of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) proudly representing the Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is the first franchise to have a minority woman hold a majority stake. A visionary entrepreneur, Michele Kang, is leading a new era for women’s sports with a vision to:
1. Become the most preeminent sports organization in the world;
2. Build a high-performance culture of winning on and off the pitch;
3. Train women as women; and
4. Motivate and inspire the next generation of girls and women.
This role is primarily based at our Falls Church, VA office. Our front office team follows a hybrid arrangement, requiring presence in the office up to 3 days a week.
ABOUT THE WASHINGTON SPIRIT
The Washington Spirit is a founding club in its 11th season of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) proudly representing the Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is the first franchise to have a minority woman hold a majority stake. A visionary entrepreneur, Michele Kang, is leading a new era for women’s sports with a vision to:
1. Become the most preeminent sports organization in the world;
2. Build a high-performance culture of winning on and off the pitch;
3. Train women as women; and
4. Motivate and inspire the next generation of girls and women.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.