This role handles the daily operations of the Accounting Department. The Controller will assist in establishing proper accounting procedures and help our department reach financial reporting objectives.
People & Leadership:
Oversee the operations and personnel of the accounting department
Setup recurring touch points to meet with each accounting member (monthly or quarterly)
Participation in Quarterly Managers Meetings
Accounting policies and procedures:
Maintaining and improving internal financial controls and procedures
Establish cross training within the accounting department so all roles and tasks have a backup
Oversee the processes of the Accounting Department and document procedures to be electronically stored.
Ensuring day to day accounting functions are carried out accurately and efficiently
Financial Reporting:
Meeting the financial close deadline (currently a 5 day close)
Calculate monthly service and construction sales commissions and prepare statements
Prepare and enter monthly journal entries and reconcile various accounts
Perform Work in Process reporting, related journal entries and reconciliations
Prepare and manage Fixed Asset depreciation calculations and quarterly disposal determinations
Track new vehicles and update leases
Inventory Management:
Establish, document and store process & procedures
Reconciliation to the general ledger
Coordinate annual physical count and rotating truck counts
Reporting & KPIs:
Attend and contribute to the Quarterly Managers Meetings
Review of account Recons vs Budget
Produce and provide monthly reporting to leadership on Gross Margin analysis
Project WIP Management:
Attend project meetings bi-monthly
Push estimated cost updates and track causes
Push Change Order execution
Push deposits for equipment
Provide cost incurred vs cash collections tracking
Margin variance analysis
Produce and distribute monthly Project WIP drivers
Numbers & Facts
Location
Chicago, IL
Skills
Accountingunmatched
Accounting Closeunmatched
Accounting Policiesunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
Constructionunmatched
Cost Estimatesunmatched
Credit and Collectionsunmatched
Cross-Trainingunmatched
Depreciationunmatched
Financial Controlunmatched
Financial Reportingunmatched
Fixed Asset Managementunmatched
General Ledger Accountingunmatched
Gross Marginunmatched
Inventory Managementunmatched
Journal Entriesunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Operationsunmatched
Procedure Developmentunmatched
Reconciliationunmatched
Reporting Skillsunmatched
Sales Commissionunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Variance Analysisunmatched
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