Financial Controller
Financial Controller position at its Midtown, GA corporate office location. In addition to conventional duties, the Financial Controller will provide operational support, develop operational and financial reporting, institute operational controls, budget management, and acquisition support.
Overview
The Controller reports to the Chief Financial Officer/Director of Finance and is responsible for managing the accounting operations of the company, including:
- Production of periodic financial reports
- Building out and maintenance of 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 (2 Accounts Payable Clerks)
- Treasury, Cash Management, Portfolio Credit Management
- Financial Statement preparation, Audit and Tax coordination
- Budgeting and Forecasting
Essential Responsibilities
Management
- Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
- Oversee the operations of the Finance department, including the design of an organizational structure including assisting in the design of a structure adequate of achieving the department's goals and objectives
- Monthly, quarterly liaison between third party management company
Transactions
- Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner
- Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are reviewed
- Ensure that required debt and tax payments are made on a timely basis
- Overseeing/Liaison between third party management company
- Maintain the chart of accounts
- Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions
- Utilizing Yardi ERP
Reporting
- Issue timely and complete financial statements
- Presenting and preparing Internal reporting and portfolio reports for quarterly calls with Partners
- 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 / Portfolio Credit Management
- Analyze, negotiate & manage service providers’ fees
- Review & release wire transfers
- Reporting on debt, tracking of business loans, and working with lenders (onboarding and closing)
- Property and portfolio level management and disbursement
Compliance
- Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors and income tax preparers
- Prepare for & support external audits and agreed-upon procedures engagements (AUPs)
- Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
Education
- Bachelors and/or Master’s Degree in Accounting
- CPA preferred
Experience
- At least 5 years of Accounting experience
- Preference for Public Accounting experience; Ideally big 4
- Experience with training and mentoring staff
- Exceptional communication and management skills
- Project management experience
- Extremely organized and capable of establishing / managing priorities
- Yardi experience, helpful
- Real estate experience, a plus
