Controller

Company: Global Solutions
Location: White Plains
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

The Controller will lead the organization's general accounting, cost accounting, financial reporting & treasury operations - working directly for the President. This is a virtual position that has no geographic boundaries. The position has routine interaction with the executive management team and will help guide the company's strategic financial decisions and play an integral part in the growth and financial health of the business. The position is expected to eventually migrate into a CFO position.Key Details:

• Must have hands on and have a Professional Services background (preferably dealing with Fixed Fee Engagements
• Tools: QuickBooks, PSA Tool (Kantata or Harvest)
• 100% Remote (EST or CST) + requires Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Salary: $125,000 - $150,000Required Experience:
  • Experience providing fixed price engagement cost and profit reports for customers, project and employees (to include employee utilization) from data kept in QuickBooks
  • Ability to understand and develop consultant billability/utilization forecast models in tandem with project Charge Authorizations will be essential
  • 7+ years of experience in a professional services environment with increasing levels of responsibility to include supervising others
  • Familiarity with Insperity time and expense system is a huge PLUS by not required, but the ability to understand and oversee the automated conversion process from Insperity to QuickBooks will be essential
  • Interaction with industry PEO time and expense solutions and related integrations with Quickbooks essential - direct experience with Insperity PEO desired
  • QuickBooks
  • Smartsheet project management toolsCore Functions:Manage A/R, A/P, and all aspects of finance via QuickBooks with primary focus on the following:
    • Provide detailed P&L reports related to employee, project, and client activities - understanding of how to capture this information from QuickBooks based on fixed pricing engagements.
    • Provide detailed employee billability and overall utilization reports based on employee time captured in QuickBooks.
    • Provide forward looking projections for employee billability and overall utilization reports based on manual Charge Authorizations issued on a project-by-project basis.
    • Maintain labor and overhead rates for all personnel to ensure accurate costing of services.
    • Manage the integration and all aspects of labor (time and expense) accounting with the PEO (Insperity) time and expense system as well as oversee the automated integration and transfer of data from Insperity to QuickBooks.
    • Complete analysis of monthly results and provide explanations for any significant variances to forecast related to project profitability for personnel, projects, and clients.
    • Take a leadership role in providing technical accounting support to the organization.
    • Oversee the monthly close process and generate consolidated financial statements in a timely manner.
    • Drive continuous improvements to the speed, quality, and understanding of financial results.
    • Supervise the treasury function including customer collections, borrowing on credit line, approval of payments and daily reconciliation of cash balances.
    • Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures as well as controls over accounting transactions to minimize risk.
    • Ensure monthly reconciliations are completed on significant accounts.
    • Experience with Smartsheet project management tools
    • Perform other related duties as necessary or assigned.

Keywords: Global Solutions, White Plains , Controller, Accounting, Auditing , White Plains, New York