Job: Corporate Controller

CORPORATE CONTROLLER: A leading company in the Real Estate/ HOA Management industry in Scottsdale is looking for a finance professional for the role of Corporate Controller. The organization is a consolidation of multiple businesses with 5 offices in Arizona and approximately 500 employees.
Working from its corporate office, the incumbent to assume this leadership position will leverage his/her advanced strategic planning skills combined with solid negotiation, communication and management skills. The role of Corporate Controller is ideally suited for a designated accounting professional with solid knowledge of GAAP and multi-entity consolidations.
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, he/she will have responsibility to lead and manage the internal accounting operations at the Group level while working closely with the senior operating management. The Controller will interact routinely with subsidiary finance management and provide oversight of all subsidiary accounting and performance reporting. He/She will serve as a business partner to the CFO and executive team regarding the performance and control over the operating businesses through focused operational and financial analysis, timely performance reporting against metrics, and thorough revenue and expense analysis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Develop and sustain a strong working relationship with the CFO with routine interaction. Further, develop credibility and working relationship with other senior corporate and line executives, including the company’s subsidiary Finance Managers.
2. Manage the general ledger and monthly closing process for subsidiaries and related group consolidation in accordance with required deadlines.
3. Develop and manage standardization and automation of accounting practices, procedures and controls throughout the organizations, and ensure that adequate accounting records are maintained for all assets, liabilities and transactions of the Company.
4. Financial oversight of the company to facilitate profitable growth and achievement of company goals and budgets. Plan and direct corporate reporting, ensure all new GAAP issues are understood and implemented.
5. Assist in formulating finance strategies, policies, standards, and controls related to corporate finance and financial risk and cash management.
6. Set the tone for a team-oriented accounting department. Select, hire, train, and supervise Accounting Department staff. Lead and manage staff effectively.
7. Prepare reports that summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and future projected operations.
8. Supervise and lead the month end close process including full reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts and oversee the consolidation of multiple entities and eliminating entries. Prepare reports for parent company and provide variance analysis and commentary.
9. Personally manage ADP payroll process for multiple organizations (300-600 employees)
10. Monitor cash balances and LOC with banks and other financial institutions.
11. Administer internal control systems and audit processes which conserve and leverage the corporation’s financial resources. Develop and enforce financial standards and controls.
12. Pursue the timely collection of accounts receivable. Coordinate collection activity. Streamline timely billing processes and collection procedures, obtaining the support of operations to accomplish timely billing and collections.
13. Ensure timely compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory requirements. Prepare reports required by regulatory agencies.
14. Advise management about insurance coverage for protection against property losses and potential liabilities. Manage business licensing, registrations and operational adjustments due to tax code revisions.
15. Coordinate financial audits and reviews, overhead audits, contract and compliance audits.
16. Oversee preparation of corporate tax returns and filing.
17. Promote effective communications including continuous process improvement and team-building to improve interpersonal relationships.
18. Communicate effectively with co-workers.
19. Perform other duties as assigned.

1. Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
2. Minimum 5 years experience as a senior finance/accounting manager/controller for a large and complex organization.
3. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
4. Unquestioned integrity and honesty.
5. Professional image, leadership, and communications skills with a good business and operations perspective. Excellent interpersonal skills, can build and maintain working relationships.
6. Working knowledge of MS office products, excel expert, experienced implementing changes to accounting software and systems.
7. Proven analytical and problem solving skills.
8. Experience managing accounting applications on network platforms.
9. Works well with others, takes ownership of team and output, develops others.
10. Strong work ethic, willing to work overtime. Well organized, efficient and is able to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously. A self starter who leads by example and who is respected by staff for his/her financial expertise.
11. Accepts direction and supervision, discrete in handling of confidential information.
12. Strong leadership skills and excellent verbal communication skills, able to work under pressure, debate and resolve issues and differences with passion and respect.