Controller
Controller position at its Midtown Atlanta, GA corporate office location. In addition to conventional duties, the Controller will provide operational support, develop operational and financial reporting, institute operational controls, budget and forecast management and creation, and acquisition support.
Overview
The Controller reports to the Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for managing the accounting operations of the company, including:
- Production of periodic financial reports
- Maintenance of a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk as well as to enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results
- Ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles
- Direct supervision of all accounting staff
- Forecasting and Budgeting
- Financial Statement preparation
- Audit
Essential Responsibilities
Management
- Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
- Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
Transactions
- Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner
- Ensure that all reasonable discounts are taken on accounts payable
- Process payroll in a timely manner
- Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed
- Ensure that required debt and tax payments are made on a timely basis
- Maintain the chart of accounts
- Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
- Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions
Reporting
- Issue timely and complete financial statements
- Coordinate the preparation of the entities’ monthly, quarterly and annual reports
- Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics
- Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
- Provide for a system of management cost reports
- Provide financial analyses as needed
Treasury / Cash Management
- Analyze, negotiate & manage service providers’ fees
- Manage merchant processor / credit card processing
- Improve efficiency in collections, funds transfers & cash disbursements
- Review & release wire transfers
Compliance
- Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors and income tax preparers
- Prepare for & support external audits and agreed-upon procedures engagements (AUPs)
- Conduct and/or manage internal audits
- Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
Education
- Bachelors and/or Master’s Degree in Accounting
- CPA designation required
Experience
- At least 10 years of Accounting experience
- Tax experience
- Experience with training and mentoring staff
- Exceptional communications and management skills
- Project management experience
- Extremely organized and capable of establishing / managing priorities
- Yardi experience, helpful
- Real estate experience, a plus
