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Corporate Controller

CHICAGO-60602, IL, US
01/05/2017

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Required Skills

CPA

Company

Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc

Experience

Job Description

Corporate Controller

Overview

At Infinity Consulting Solutions (ICS), we pride ourselves in getting to know our candidate further than the bullet points on their resume.

We want to know what your long-term goals and ambitions are to make sure we help you make long term career moves.

ICS has excelled in creating strong relationships with top performing companies in the Chicago market which has opened many doors for driven professionals like yourself for many years.

The Corporate Controller assumes full responsibility over the company's Corporate Accounting function.

This position is responsible for the monthly general ledger close process and is the primary owner of general ledger (ERP) system; ensuring financial transactions are recorded accurately and timely.

Responsibilities

Oversees the monthly general ledger close process for the Corporate Head Office including general ledger management for Corporate.

This involves approval and posting of monthly journal entries, review of all account reconciliations, managing the accounts payable process, recording payroll and benefits reserves

Coordinate monthly close duties with all regional finance personnel

Heavy involvement in payroll accounting, mapping and reconciliation of all payroll related items

Facilitation of intercompany allocation process for decentralized reporting units

Responsible for maintaining reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and intercompany eliminations

Technical accounting for items such as share-based compensation, equity, derivatives, goodwill impairment analysis

Responsible for overseeing reporting unit compliance with corporate accounting policies

Working with third party valuation firm on certain quarterly valuation reports

Analysis and review of actual results versus budget and prior period of all corporate entities and decentralized reporting units

Assist with annual external audit to provide audit support and memos for technical transactions

Routinely communicate with regional chief financial officers, Corporate departmental executive management

Responsible for the career development, coaching and mentoring of accounting manager direct reports

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Requires at least 10+ years of experience and ideally starting in public accounting and at least 5 years in a corporate accounting role with experience managing a general ledger close process

CPA strongly preferred

Strong knowledge of GAAP accounting and ability to perform technical accounting research