Job Description
Corporate Controller
Normandy Apartments - Breakwater - Rocky River, OH 44116
Salary Range $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 Salary/year
Normandy Corporate Controller Description
Position Summary
The Controller leads Normandy's accounting operations and ensures accurate, timely financial reporting. This position oversees the general ledger, financial close, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash management, budgeting, and internal controls. The Controller supervises accounting personnel, coordinates with external accounting and tax professionals, and provides financial analysis to support management decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting and Close
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
- Prepare and review financial statements, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
- Ensure transactions are accurate, properly classified, and recorded in the appropriate accounting period.
- Review account reconciliations, investigate significant variances, and resolve discrepancies.
- Deliver timely financial reports and clear explanations of financial results to management.
- Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable and Cash Management
- Oversee accounts receivable and accounts payable processes and maintain appropriate controls.
- Review outstanding receivables, collection activity, vendor balances, and payments.
- Monitor cash balances and cash flow to support operating needs.
- Review and approve adjustments, write-offs, credits, and other financial transactions within delegated authority.
- Oversee bank and credit card reconciliations and resolve differences between banking records and the general ledger.
- General Ledger and Internal Controls
- Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and review journal entries and account classifications.
- Establish and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Ensure accounting practices follow company policies and applicable accounting standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting accuracy, efficiency, and documentation.
- Budgeting and Financial Analysis
- Coordinate preparation of annual budgets and monitor performance against budget.
- Analyze financial results compared with budget and prior periods.
- Investigate significant variances and explain their causes and implications to management.
- Provide financial analysis to support planning and operational decisions.
- Audit Tax and Compliance
- Serve as the primary accounting contact for external auditors, tax professionals, and other financial advisers.
- Prepare and coordinate schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for audits and tax preparation.
- Coordinate timely completion of applicable accounting, tax, and financial reporting requirements.
- Team Leadership
- Supervise, train, and develop accounting staff.
- Review the work of accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and other accounting personnel.
- Establish clear workflows, responsibilities, deadlines, and performance expectations.
- Promote accountability, confidentiality, and consistent accounting practices.
- Suggested Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- Progressive accounting experience, including responsibility for financial reporting, close processes, and general ledger management.
- Experience supervising accounting personnel and overseeing accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll accounting.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, internal controls, budgeting, and financial analysis.
- Proficiency with accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage competing deadlines, exercise sound judgment, and handle confidential information.
- Measures of Success
- Accurate financial reporting delivered on schedule.
- Timely reconciliations and resolution of accounting discrepancies.
- Effective internal controls and consistent accounting procedures.
- Clear budget variance analysis and useful management reporting.
- An organized, accountable accounting team that meets established deadlines.
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