About the job
Controller Position in Fort Lauderdale
Join our team as a hands-on and results-oriented Controller, where you will spearhead the accounting operations for multiple entities within our diverse organization. This pivotal role involves overseeing the month-end closing process using NetSuite, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial reports, and upholding robust internal controls.
Your leadership will be crucial in managing close execution, enhancing financial reporting quality, optimizing processes, and contributing to cash management, budgeting, payroll accounting, and revenue recognition efforts.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented yet proactive, capable of streamlining close timelines and driving complex issues to resolution in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Close Leadership & Financial Reporting:
- Lead and manage the month-end close process in NetSuite, including task ownership, calendar management, and quality control standards.
- Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, and schedules to ensure comprehensive support and audit trails.
- Deliver accurate monthly financial statements along with variance analyses in a timely manner.
- Ensure consistent accounting practices and compliance with GAAP across assigned entities.
- Controls, Process Improvement, and Reporting Quality:
- Enhance internal controls and documentation standards, producing audit-ready workpapers.
- Identify control gaps and implement process improvements to minimize errors and rework.
- Standardize closing processes across entities while enhancing team proficiency in NetSuite.
- Treasury / Cash Management:
- Collaborate on cash forecasting and planning, while supporting banking controls and payment authorization.
- Ensure timely completion and review of bank reconciliations and cash controls.
- Budgeting / Forecasting Support:
- Assist in budgeting and forecasting cycles with accurate actuals, trend analysis, and reliable schedules.
- Provide timely insights into spending trends, accrual accuracy, and working capital management.
- Payroll Accounting:
- Oversee payroll accounting processes, including accruals, reconciliations, and payroll liability integrity.
- Ensure alignment of payroll entries with the general ledger and provide clear documentation.
- Revenue Recognition:
- Manage revenue recognition support and related reconciliations, with familiarity in ASC 606 preferred.
- Ensure accuracy and supportability of revenue-related cutoffs, deferrals, and tie-outs.
