Controller

Medical Service Company•Cleveland, OH

20d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Controller is responsible for the management of the payroll and accounts payable functions for the organization, as well as general ledger transaction and integrity maintenance. Supporting schedules, reconciliations, and documentation will be the responsibility of this position to assure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) and/or other prevailing Accounting Standards.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Accounting/Finance, required
8 years of accounting experience, minimum 2 years of management experience
Strong interpersonal and professional communication skills
Detail-oriented with exceptional team approach and effective leadership
Strong ability to develop and nurture working relationships internally and externally to always have pulse of internal and external stakeholders
Conflict management skills
Ability to understand data analytics and extract useful or actionable information from it along with applying strong problem-solving skills
Ability to understand business objectives and align financial reporting accordingly
Proficient in Microsoft Office with strong Excel competency.

Responsibilities

Manage Finance Department personnel – payroll, accounts payable, staff accountant(s)
Manage the day-to-day of these functions for the organization.
Exude Company Core Values and develop staff to support a growing organization.
Create and use reporting to identify productivity and quality of work of finance personnel.
Financial Quality Assurance Controls maintenance, routine review, updating of SOPs to safeguard company assets
Payroll System and Process management
Payables System and Process management
Month-end Journal Entry/Reconciliation Process management
Lease Accounting System and Process management
Stay up to date with licenses and accounting standards that impact the organization
Assist with the development and management of Internal Audit Procedures and other assessment of financial/accounting information/risk
Participate in Annual Review/Audit with external auditing firm
Participate in Annual 401(K) Audit
Completion/Assistance with BWC Audits
Monthly compilation of financial statements and accompanying schedules.
Oversight and/or Completion of financial requests for registrations, vendor apps, governmental tax forms, licensure/tax forms, etc. as assigned
Further understanding of Brightree and its impact/flow of accounting information and suggest/implement improvements accordingly.
Work directly with Leadership members across the organization to provide relevant financial information for budget adherence, OT management, and other needs as they arise
Assist with Annual Budget and Strategic Plan process
Financial Analysis as assigned
Oversee annual inventory counts in collaboration with Operations
Identify and implement process efficiencies with support of Development Operations team within the IT department.
Other duties as assigned.