Tasks
Directly supervises employees in the Finance Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Firm's policies and applicable laws.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) or equivalent with at least 10 years Accounting and Management experience. Other experience includes:
•Current knowledge of GAAP
•Knowledge of foreign currency translation
•Experience preparing consolidated financial statements
•Public company and Sarbanes-Oxley experience preferred
•Experience in mergers and acquisitions preferred
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate skills in Microsoft® Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access, general ledger software experience, and internet navigation/research.
Certificates and Licenses: Certified Public Accountant required. Valid driver's license required.
Conditions
•Competitive Compensation and Benefits
•Business Connectivity Reimbursement (Phone/Internet)
•Gym Membership or Equipment Reimbursement
•LinkedIn Learning Subscription
•Flexible Work Environment
•Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
•Accelerated Career Path
•Award-Winning Culture & Community Outreach
The Controller is a hands-on, global position responsible for the functions within the Finance department as well as communication to top management for all financial aspects of the Firm. Responsibilities include periodic reporting, monitoring of key performance indicators, compliance with internal accounting policies and external requirements under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Federal and State regulations, and management of appropriate department employees. This position works closely at a peer level with Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, and Office Services (Facilities).
Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan's Key Results:
People: Interfaces with Executives and Principals on a variety of issues including financial instruments and contracts, revenues, expenses, and budgets.
Client: Prepares financial analysis and reports, presents findings and recommendations to top management during regularly scheduled meetings, and as needed.
Value:
•Responsible for documentary support of monthly, quarterly, and annually consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP
•Maintains a strong working knowledge of GAAP including Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Pronouncements, federal, state, and local tax regulations, employment, and payroll issues
•Facilitates annual audit and other periodic internal and external audits, as needed
•Facilitates statutory audits required in foreign countries, works closely with audit firm to coordinate timing of such audits in conjunction with United States parent company audit
•Integral in establishing internal control policies and procedures and administering compliance of same
•Critical in "project to document" accounting policies and procedures and internal control testing, as deemed necessary by management
•Establishes or recommends on-going cost control suggestions to management
•Actively participates in setting up procedures to prevent and detect fraud or violation of Firm policies relating to revenue and expenses
•Essential in the treasury function related to daily cash management, and forecasting, compliance with debt covenants
•Responsible for making recommendations for improvements to cash collection processes (both domestic and foreign)
•Actively monitors compliance with revenue recognition policies to ensure compliance with GAAP and proper reporting of revenues and related expenses
•Involved in the annual budgeting process and the subsequent periodic variance analysis monitoring, including communicating with various department heads as to their variances from budget projections versus actual spending, including trend analysis to allow accurate monthly re-forecasting
•Integral in administering new acquisitions properly, and integrating systems and procedures into existing solutions to ensure timely and accurate reporting and daily operations relating to Finance
•Assists with other projects as needed
•Other duties as assigned
