Controller/Director of Accounting

Accounting Operations:

• Ownership of monthly accounting processes including: monthly journal entry review, reconciliation review and monthly reporting in accordance with GAAP.
• Review and post all general ledger accounting entries created by Accounting staff and exported from any subsystems;
• Ensure accurate and timely posting of Accounts Payable and Payroll
• Review and approve expense reports in Concur.
• Manage team of 8 accounting staff including mentoring, development and performance management
• Identify accounting policy change implications and recommend strategy for implementation
• Oversee the continuous improvement of accounting and financial processes and the development of the team with the goal to achieve best practices and optimal output;
• Documenting and monitoring internal controls to ensure compliance with internal/external requirements.
• Lead complex accounting projects and/or initiatives with other members of the finance team or with other departments.
• Collaborate effectively with departments across the organization
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Month-end Close:

• Direct accounting staff on monthly close activities and review all entries
• Provide CFO with updates on monthly close process and raise any issues proactively
• Manage the month-end close and ensure that hard numbers are available by the 15^th of the subsequent month.
• Ensure that monthly bank interest, fees and dividends are recorded.
• Review all reconciliations as part of the month-end closing process.
• Prepare analyses of “Deferred Rent,” “Security Deposits,” “Other Assets,” and “Non-current Liabilities”, Accounts Payable, and Accrued Expenses, as part of the month-end closing process or quarterly, as assigned.  Prepare any necessary adjusting journal entries.
• Analyze and approve allocations as part of the month-end (or quarter-end) closing process.
• Prepare and analyze financial reports (Trial Balance, expense reports, accruals clearing, deferred revenue/expense accounts, etc.) for the entire organization (UNF and BWF) and/or project-specific on a monthly basis and more frequently if needed.

Year-end Close:

• Provide support and prepare schedules, as needed and/or assigned, for the annual external audit (A-133, financial, project-specific, etc.).
• Provide support and prepare schedules, as needed and/or assigned, for the annual IRS Form 990.