[Hiring] Controller @Allied Universal

Role Description

Allied Universal® is hiring a Controller. The Controller position is chartered with financial business partnership to the Northeast region (approximately $1.8B in annual revenue). In this role, the Controller will serve as a trusted advisor to management teams on items such as monthly operating results and opportunity identification aimed at increasing revenue, improving profitability, and cash flow performance. Key functions include close facilitation, business analysis, budgeting/forecasting and cash acceleration.

• Develop accounting organizational strategies by contributing accounting and financial information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishes functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
• Oversee accounting function; selection and placement of team members; design and implement career development and performance improvement plans.
• Drive management of markup economics (pay and bill rate management).
• Accurately and timely manage the company’s monthly close process for the business units by working with corporate resources and driving efficiency and standardization in the accounting group inclusive of customer/job financial performance analysis.
• Partner with Allied Universal Event Services Leadership on business performance, strategy, management and controls.
• Provide analytical support as needed to the sales and operations teams related to deal pricing and proformas.
• Lead and monitor cash flow management, drive Improvement In DSOs and past due reduction.
• Oversee and manage Accounts Receivable and reporting of aged receivables.
• Manage cash position including status of billings and collections, bank reconciliations, and all banking and treasury matters.
• Interpret accounting practices and maintain effective internal controls pursuant to Sarbanes Oxley and Allied Universal policies and procedures; perform formal and informal financial audits.
• Oversee and ensure proper accounting for overhead charges and allocations, customer financing, and all adjustments and reclassifications.
• Oversee and provide support for internal and external audits.
• Closely monitor key metrics (DSO, DPO, Net Billings, Invoice Volume) and communicates with senior leadership on status of the accounting operation.
• Serve as a liaison to newly acquired entities to facilitate the integration of legacy systems into the consolidated shared services model.
• Responsible for accurate and timely completion of company’s financial audit requests from the parent company (Allied Universal) and serves as the key point of contact representing the Division with Allied Universal’s external auditors.
• Design and maintain ad hoc reporting as needed by the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in a financial support role of increasing responsibility in accounting and finance with a strong emphasis on reporting and analysis.
• Direct experience working as a business partner to senior operations management.
• Prior experience in a management/supervisory role, preferably in a corporate finance setting.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, successfully handle and prioritize multiple competing assignments and effectively manage competing deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to use excellent independent judgment and discretion.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills required with the ability to successfully interact at all levels of the organization.

Requirements

• Experience with percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
• Master's degree In Business Administration or Finance.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, AD&D, retirement plan and disability insurance.
• Eight paid holidays annually, five sick days, and four personal days.
• Vacation time offered at an accrual rate of 3.08 hours biweekly. Unused vacation is only paid out where required by law.

Company Description

Allied Universal® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law.

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