Controller

Empower AI Inc.•Reston, VA

19d

About The Position

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai. Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent related experience
10+ years of experience
Experience in a large government contracting company
Unanet experience
Leadership of a team of 5 or more
Experience working in a Private Equity environment is critical
CPA
Strong analytical skills, research skills, and business acumen
Strong attention to detail
Self-starter with proven ability to spearhead projects with minimal supervision
Comfort working through ambiguity and in a rapidly changing environment
Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

Financial Statement preparation and owner
Key owner of GL financial system
Key partner to Treasury function
Lead a team of approximately 8-10 employees including responsibility for Payroll, AP, AR, Billing, Banking & Treasury, GL, & Technical Accounting
Provides management with timely reviews of organization's financial status and progress in its various programs and activities
Key partnership with finance organization for teaming on consolidation of actuals and forecast
Advises management on desirable operational adjustments
Audit, Tax and Government compliance lead
Prepares reports required by regulatory agencies
Review/update internal controls, and maintain oversight over G/L data
Develop and implement policies/procedures for master data maintenance (i.e. G/L account, profit center, cost center)
Automate master data maintenance requests and approval workflows
Seek out and continue to look for ways that G/L and closing processes can be automated or improved to create and improve efficiency across the accounting/finance organization
Develop and implement policies and procedures for balance sheet account reconciliations and ongoing monitoring and governance
Drive results to meet individual, team, and department objectives
Performs other accounting related duties as assigned by management.
Collaborates with others on special projects.
Identifies potential areas for improvement and provides solutions.