Corporate Controller

• Full Time
• Toledo, OH

The Controller will be a dynamic manager with ownership over the accounting functions and general controllership issues for the Company.

This position is critical to the success of the organization by owning all accounting operations, some financial reporting, and enhancing/maintaining an adequate internal control structure. This position requires a proven accounting leader with a solid balance of common sense, technical, analytical, and communication skills to help drive a high-growth privately held, for-profit, post-secondary education business.

The Controller will report to the Chief Financial Officer. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Completes monthly revenue recognition and prepares monthly financial statements
• Owns all monthly financial closing processes
• Oversees payroll, accounts payable, inventory, fixed asset, and property/use tax accounting processes and associated reporting
• Completes or manages all balance sheet reconciliations
• Assists in managing banking relationships and treasury function
• Oversees controls overall cash collections
• Responsible for monitoring and working with leadership to reduce student accounts receivables.  This includes holding weekly accountability calls with the campuses and reporting to the CFO, COO, and CEO.
• Works with the campus operating management to ensure appropriate financial forecast and cash flow projections are provided
• Quarterly review with vendors to reduce accounts payable
• Coordinates with external auditors on annual financial audit
• Other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications and Skills 
Requirements:

• B.S. in Business Administration required MBA and/or CPA preferred
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of work experience as a financial “Controller” at a business with multiple locations
• Excellent working knowledge of GAAP required
• Must be detail-oriented with a “doer” mentality – “digs in” and to get stuff done
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively balancing urgency and timeliness of tasks with “customer” expectations required
• Integrity without question required
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead a small team of accountants required
• Must be Solution Driven with the work ethic and flexibility to complete tasks at a rapid pace on tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to embrace, understand, drive, and manage the change required
• Extraordinary analysis training and skills for assessing financial results and assessment of internal control structure with solid business acumen to optimize risk versus reward objectives required
• Sound logic, reasoning, and common-sense view of business operations and speaks their mind when something doesn’t make sense required
• Must be a team player with the ability to have fun on the job while maintaining adequate executive presence and independence to garner the respect and creditability of colleagues
• Ability to partner with operating management in a facilitative manner to ensure productive working relationships with various level employees at various sites required
• Knowledge of QuickBooks, Paychex payroll system, and Campus Nexus (our CRM system) a plus
• General software / T. skills
• Ability to accommodate limited overnight travel required

 Preferred: 

• MBA and/or CPA
• Combination of both audit and controllership work experience
• Work experience in heavily government-regulated industries such as Healthcare, Education, or Banking

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