Controller Century City, CA (4 days onsite/week)
About The Position
Controller Century City, CA (4 days onsite/week) Pay: $180,000 to $200,000 annually (Exempt) Experience: 7+ years of experience to be responsible for supervision/team building of the Accounting staff and oversee accounting functions to maintain accurate financial and billing records/reports. Education: Bachelors degree or comparable combination of education/experience required. Type: Full-time; Direct Hire Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm Job Description: Train staff on the firms accounting and billing systems as well as eBilling websites. Maintain/enhance appropriate internal controls across the department. Understand/operate SSRS, firm dashboards, and profitability system reports. Work withthe CFO to evaluate and implement new/upgraded software. Monitor Billing and Collections, and hold meetings and work with the Collections Committee. Prepare annual 571-L reporting, oversee annual bar renewals, and workers compensation audits. Plan workload for staff and manage team building of the entire department, training, and knowledge expansion. Journal entries and the month and year-end close. Account and bank reconciliations; fixed asset tracking. Banking services, including IOLTA client trust account oversight. Cash application and daily book-to-bank; Client reconciliation and closing estimates. Payroll processing and Accounts Payable and related compliance diligence. Month-end financial and banking reports, KFIs. Monthly budget overlay and quarterly/annual surveys. Retirement plan administration and work with outside actuary and administrators. Liaison with outside programmer regarding financial system issues and reports. Special projects and software implementation teams.
Requirements
- Must be proficient with MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and have the ability to train accounting personnel in skill enhancement across software.
- Project management and software implementation experience required.
- Ability to lead a project team and to work on projects led by others.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required.
- Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and specialty reporting.
- Excellent communication skills, time management, interpersonal/organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate and cross-team with all administrative areas and promote a positive work environment.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Aderant, ADP, SSRS, and financial dashboards preferred.
Responsibilities
- Train staff on the firms accounting and billing systems as well as eBilling websites.
- Maintain/enhance appropriate internal controls across the department.
- Understand/operate SSRS, firm dashboards, and profitability system reports.
- Work withthe CFO to evaluate and implement new/upgraded software.
- Monitor Billing and Collections, and hold meetings and work with the Collections Committee.
- Prepare annual 571-L reporting, oversee annual bar renewals, and workers compensation audits.
- Plan workload for staff and manage team building of the entire department, training, and knowledge expansion.
- Journal entries and the month and year-end close.
- Account and bank reconciliations; fixed asset tracking.
- Banking services, including IOLTA client trust account oversight.
- Cash application and daily book-to-bank; Client reconciliation and closing estimates.
- Payroll processing and Accounts Payable and related compliance diligence.
- Month-end financial and banking reports, KFIs.
- Monthly budget overlay and quarterly/annual surveys.
- Retirement plan administration and work with outside actuary and administrators.
- Liaison with outside programmer regarding financial system issues and reports.
- Special projects and software implementation teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
