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A Controller directs and oversees the treasury of a government, private corporation or non-profit organization, and may oversee the investment of funds. Supervises the quality of accounting and financial reporting within an organization, and directs preparation of reports that show the financial position of an organization.
$159,071 / year median in Pennsylvania
+3% projected growth
Job Description
Job title Controller Reports to Regional Manager Job purpose Oversee the operations of the accounting department and its related functions. Produce timely monthly financial statements to ownership. This salaried, exempt position will work independently. Duties and responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze general ledger activity.
- Responsible for daily cash management of the company.
- Responsible for all bank activities relating to lines of credit and letters of credit.
- Select correct accounts; post and verify balance, debit, and credit entries; reconcile accounts; and maintain journals and ledgers.
- Maintain records through filing, retrieval, retention, storage, compilation, coding, updating and purging.
- Respond to inquiries; check accounting transactions to locate and resolve discrepancies.
- Assist accounting staff with day‑to‑day processing issues.
- Complete month end closing as per closing checklist.
- Provide information to external auditors as requested.
- Bid and secure equipment financing.
- Conduct annual staff evaluations.
- Select and assign staff as necessary.
- Complete financial section of Penn Dot Prequalification.
- Complete other surveys and reports for government agencies as received.
- Bid and secure equipment and acquisition financing.
- Work with outside CPA firm on year end audit.
- Assist as necessary with acquisitions.
- Work with insurance consultant to administrate commercial insurance and renewals.
- Determine which equipment purchases get capitalized.
- Responsible for job cost department reporting.
- Exercise proper care and maintenance of company equipment.
- Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction.
- Travel and/or drive personal vehicle to trainings, meetings, events, etc.