Director, Internal Controls – Retirement Operations
Ascensus
Senior Controller – GovCon
AccountingDepartment.com
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Virginia
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Senior
About the role
- Provide outsourced controllership and advisory services to multiple clients, acting as trusted advisor
- Develop and maintain accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements compliant with DCAA, FAR, CAS, and GAAP
- Review monthly financial reports for accuracy and implement internal processes and controls to eliminate risk
- Prepare and manage client budgets, cash forecasts, monthly financial reports, and KPIs
- Manage month-end closes and issue monthly financial reports to all clients
- Identify budget variances and report significant variances to clients; execute regular client conference calls
- Assist with tax related information gathering and coordinate external audits
- Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and review/approve tax filings prepared by specialists
- Direct, support, train, mentor, and review performance of virtual accounting team members
- Utilize internal documentation system to update/develop procedures and enforce internal controls
- Provide strategic guidance and operational decision making to senior leadership and collaborate with other Senior Controllers on best practices
- Complete special projects as requested by clients and company leadership
Requirements
- Active CPA, CMA or MBA
- 10–15 years of progressive accounting experience (ideal)
- Combination of 5+ years in public accounting and 5+ years in private industry
- 5 years supervisory experience
- Government contracting industry experience
- Solid understanding of federal contracts, full accrual accounting
- Working knowledge of FAR, CAS, and DCAA requirements
- Ability to multi-task and set daily, weekly and monthly priorities
- Adaptive leadership style with a passion for mentoring staff
- Exceptional ability to work with all levels within the organization and foster a team environment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Hands on accounting experience with small to medium size businesses
- Technical, analytical focus with proactive, problem-solving nature
- Ability to research and suggest proper accounting solutions
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency
- Ability to make quick decisions based on knowledge and experience
- Works well within established standards and guidelines
- Ability to acclimate to various client environments
- Strong experience with QuickBooks, ICAT and/or other accounting software packages
- High degree of computer literacy, including extensive knowledge in Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook and Excel
- Ability to travel when necessary
- Must submit resume and cover letter including salary requirements
