Controller

165086 | Contract

This well-rounded Controller with a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy has 30 years of experience in accounting, internal audit and systems departments. Recent experience includes supporting a first-time audit after a company was sold, tracking and reporting audit progress, narratives and position papers. Systems experience includes SAP, Blackline, Intacct, Lawson, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Great Plains and advanced Excel.

Additional qualifications include:

  • Managed the month-end close process including performing reconciliations using Blackline, posting journal entries and compiling financial statements
  • Was key member of accounting software acquisition team and SME for planned 2022 purchase and implementation
  • Enhanced internal controls, reporting and management of the Treasury function to meet firm needs through the pandemic and beyond
  • Standardized monthly account reconciliations and created a tracking tool that substantially decreased time in responding to CFO and President ad hoc
  • Improved the month-end close cycle from 2 weeks to 3 days by changing process flows, implementing accruals and shortening deadline timeframes
  • Performed consolidations of five to six companies in prior roles through Excel
  • Experienced with eliminations as it relates to cash transaction flow and overhead allocations across various companies
  • Served as the General Ledger Manager for PeopleSoft to approve journal entries, cleared journal entries suspended in system and documented all process/procedures
  • Proofread the 10K and 10Q files and reviewed the analytics and KPIs on the two-page complex report that went to the analysts at investment firms
  • Reviewed SOX interim control testing documentation, narratives and testing
Skills: Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Billing, Credit, Financial Reporting, General Ledger, HFM, Investments, PeopleSoft, Revenue, SAP, Treasury
Skills: Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Billing, Credit, Financial Reporting, General Ledger, HFM, Investments, PeopleSoft, Revenue, SAP, Treasury