Ferretti Search
Controller
Ferretti Search, Columbia, SC, United States
The Controller position presents a remarkable opportunity for an experienced finance leader proficient in finance, accounting, and auditing. The preferred candidate should have extensive experience in a large public organization with diverse business lines, embodying traits of integrity and credibility. We seek a strategic thinker who oversees operations to ensure efficiency and compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Serves as department financial advisor for all accounting activities associated with five different funds.
- Lead the accounting team in monthly close out and year end accounting activities.
- Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
- Supervise and guide a team of financial professionals including hiring, onboarding, and training employees; supporting professional development; and developing goals and providing feedback.
- Prepare and present technical accounting-financial data to management. Produce the department monthly financial statements for executive leadership. Identify and analyze accounting problems impacting audit compliance or department financial status,
- Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls by working in collaboration with the Financial Compliance & Grant Manager
- Monitors and confirms financial condition by participating in various department audits and providing information to external auditors.
- Monitoring expenditures trends; analyzing variances; and work with the Budget Manager and update the CFO
- Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data to CFO.
- Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends for senior management
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by enforcing adherence to funding requirements, filing financial reports, and advising management on needed actions.
- Developing and monitoring business performance metrics, for continuous process improvement measurement.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree with coursework in business, finance, accounting; or related field
- Five (5) years minimum of combined experience in accounting, public accounting, finance, audit, or equivalent
- CPA license and/or auditing experience preferred
- Strong proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Strong verbal and written organizational and communication skills
- Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills
- A positive, enthusiastic, and diplomatic attitude
- A consistently professional decorum