Controller

Gretchen's House•Ann Arbor, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Gretchen's House Controller works as a business partner with other members of the leadership team to ensure timely, accurate reporting of financial data. This is a full-time (40 hour/week) position, with a hybrid work schedule option. The role involves overseeing all day-to-day accounting operations, including monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliation close processes, preparing and reviewing journal entries and reconciliations, and overseeing payroll processing. The Controller will also ensure GAAP-compliant financial statements, oversee Accounts Payable, assist center Directors with outstanding receivables, lead external audit processes for the 401K and workers compensation, and assist with income tax coordination. Additionally, the role involves developing and implementing improved policies, procedures, and controls, supporting company transition to Employee Owned Trust and process scaling, working with internal staff and outside vendors for regulatory compliance, and optimizing the Chart of Accounts. The Controller will also oversee benefits administration and ensure periodic enrollment audits. In financial reporting, the Controller will create monthly financial reports for the organization and its 9 childcare centers, prepare variance analysis narratives, attend monthly financial review meetings, and create special reports as needed. Budgeting responsibilities include developing and managing an inclusive annual budget creation project, reviewing budget-to-actuals, performing mid-year reforecasting, annually reviewing and documenting costing methodology, and preparing seasonally spread budgets for each center and the organization. Treasury management includes managing daily treasury needs, creating an investment policy for excess cash, developing and maintaining bank relationships, assisting with borrowings, managing authorized users on bank accounts, maintaining risk-management protocols, and developing a cash forecasting model. The Controller will supervise the Payroll & Benefits Processor and Accounting Assistant and act as backup for these roles. Other duties as may exist from time-to-time.

Requirements

7-10 years of progressive experience and hands-on leadership of accounting for a mid-sized revenue organization
Grant financial management and accounting required
Experience assessing and updating accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
Experience leading in change-management
Experience in multi-unit environments
Strong background in accounting and related IT platforms
Project management experience in assessing, implementing, and optimizing IT platforms
3-5 years successful supervisory experience
A customer service leadership attitude

Responsibilities

Oversee all day-to-day accounting operations
Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliation close processes
Prepare and review journal entries and reconciliations
Oversee payroll processing
Review payroll related tax filings completed by payroll processing vendor
Ensure GAAP-compliant financial statements
Oversee AP
Assist center Directors with outstanding receivables as required
Lead external audit process for the 401K and workers compensation
Assist with income tax coordination
Develop and implement improved policies, procedures, and controls
Support company transition to Employee Owned Trust and process scaling
Work with internal staff and outside vendors to complete regulatory compliance related items
Optimize and maintain the Chart of Accounts
Oversee benefits administration and ensure periodic enrollment audits occur
Create monthly financial reports for the organization and each of the 9 childcare centers
Prepare variance analysis narrative on the financial reports
Attend monthly financial review meetings with leadership and others as required
Create special reports as needed
Perform financial statement education as needed to various internal groups
Develop and manage an inclusive annual budget creation project
Review budget-to-actuals and perform mid-year reforecasting as needed
Annually review, update and document costing methodology
Work with external broker and leadership to set benefit products for the coming year
Provide internal leadership with information for establishing pay increases for the coming year
Prepare seasonally spread budgets for each of the 9 centers as well as the organization overall
Prepare ad-hoc budgets to support internal decision making
Manage daily treasury needs including bank transfers to ensure account target balances are met while maximizing interest
Create an investment policy and procedures for excess cash
Develop and maintain relationships with banks
Assist with borrowings as may occur from time-to-time
Manage authorized users on bank accounts
Maintain optimal risk-management protocols
Develop and maintain a cash forecasting model
Supervise the Payroll & Benefits Processor and Accounting Assistant
Act as backup for the Payroll & Benefits Processor and Accounting Assistant
Other duties as may exist from time-to-time