Controller

Foresight Intelligence, Inc.

Position Title: Controller

Reports to: VP of Finance

Overall Responsibility:

• Ownership of financial close and reporting cycles, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
• Monitors and confirms financial condition by conducting audits
• Maximizes return, and limits risk, by managing cash and payables.
• Prepares budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data
• Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing financial reports; advising management on needed actions.
• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
• Maintains financial staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Maintains financial staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Protects operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Partner with other departments to drive process and systematic improvements.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Accounting
• CPA or CMA preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in a leadership role
• Public accounting experience a plus
• 5+ years finance/accounting experience
• Knowledge of financial reporting applications
• Mix of experience with hardware and SaaS company preferred
• PC proficiency is essential with strong working knowledge of spreadsheet applications.
• Proven aptitude for driving top and bottom line growth through initiation, collaboration and effective management practices to execute strategic initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills in expressing open-minded approach to resolving complex business and strategic issues.
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.