Controller

You're a likely candidate for this job if you are driven by high expectations. Do you thrive in a role where integrity, reliability and leadership are valued? Robert Half Finance seeks a Controller to become a part of a successful company and take responsibility for an accounting and clerical department. The full-time Controller position is situated in the St. Cloud area. Responsibilities include planning and directing all accounting operational functions, handling the accumulation and consolidation of financial data for internal and external financial statements, evaluating accounting and internal control systems, and leading departmental staff. You will succeed in this position if you can effectively manage self and others within strict time constraints when providing client services, lead while also being a team player, generate innovative ideas, and challenge the status quo. You're a good fit for this position if you want exceptional compensation and benefits and potential for career growth.

Key responsibilities

- Each month, present executive committee and partners with financial reports

- Produce cash-flow reports, calculating cash needs at weekly and monthly intervals, and manage daily cash

- Evaluate, implement and streamline policies, procedures, controls and most methodologies

- Ensure timely cash collection by driving the timing for monthly billing and other cash management techniques

- Flexible in completing tasks beyond formal job responsibilities

- Work closely with executive team and partners to ensure efficient and successful firm-wide operation

- Manage the creation of the annual budget and forecasts and monitor them on a monthly basis

- Analyze deliverables of self and team to confirm they meet client expectations

- Advance Finance Department initiatives, such as software and systems implementation and other departmental or firm-wide improvements, as needed, with research, planning and implementation

- Oversee the activities of the finance department, such as accounts payable, billings & collections, and payroll

- Handle monthly and annual close of income statement and balance sheet, account reconciliations & G/L analysis

- Prior work done in public accounting is desired

- BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics or other business related field

- Seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision

- Skilled in the construction and delivery of effective presentations to audiences with wide-ranging backgrounds

- Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment

- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including as a Controller preferred

- Excellent technology, analytics and management experience required

- High attention to detail

- Vow to meet business deadlines

- Exceptional analytical, quantitative and social skills

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Comprehensive knowledge of Sage 300

- Command of Job Cost

- Deep understanding of Full Cycle Accounting

- Process Improvement experience

Robert Half Finance & Accounting matches skilled professionals with remote or on-site jobs in accounting, bookkeeping, finance, audit, taxation and more on a full-time basis. Our experienced staffing professionals can promote you to employers and advocate on your behalf. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. For more opportunities, get the Robert Half app and receive instant notifications when our AI matches your skills and experience with jobs.

When you work with us, you're working with the best. Robert Half has been recognized as one of FORTUNE's "Most Admired Companies" every year since 1998 and was No. 1 on Forbes' annual ranking of America's Best Professional Recruiting Firms.

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