Accounting Manager/Controller

Ultimate Staffing Services; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing Services is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager/Controller to oversee the Finance Department in Fresno, CA. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with federal and state requirements, directing staff for timely AP/AR, and maintaining robust financial reporting and cost accounting systems.

The position involves budgeting for government contracts, collaborating with executives, and supporting audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in accounting or equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience directing accounting activities.
• Knowledge of general cost accounting methods.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Finance Department and ensure compliance with federal and state requirements.
• Supervise and direct staff to ensure timely accounts payable and receivable processing.
• Develop and maintain financial/statistics, record keeping and reporting systems.
• Prepare budgets for government contracts and other billable activities.
• Coordinate with auditors for annual audits and prepare related journals.
• Produce profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports.
• Analyze revenue and expenditures to recommend budget levels and control costs.

Skills

Accounting software

Research techniques

Team player

MS Office (Excel/Word)

Verbal and written communication

Attention to detail

Budget and cost analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration with accounting

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Word

Job description

Accounting Manager/Controller (JN -102023-2309) Fresno, California

Salary: USD100000 - USD120000 per year

Ultimate Staffing is seeking experienced accounting manager/controller level candidates.

Responsibilities:

• The Controller oversees the Finance Department and activities ensuring compliance with all federal and state requirements.
• The Controller supervises and provides direction to staff to ensure timely completion of accounts payable and receivables functions.
• Works closely with the Director of Finance and other members of the management team to:
• Develop and maintain financial/ operation statistics record keeping and reporting systems.
• Enter and maintain documentation for accounts payable, its coding and cost accounting.
• Ensure that all general ledger accounts are reconciled to subsidiary records on a monthly basis.
• Work with program staff to prepare documentation for budgets for government contracts and other billable activities.
• Manage financial statistics aspects of federal, state, and local government contracts and grants.
• Oversee, in conjunction with independent auditor, preparation of annual audit.
• Reconciles bank deposits and cash receipts, and prepares related journal entries.
• Assists with annual audit.
• Supports the organization by preparing profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports.
• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions.
• Work to support the team by establishing, maintaining, and coordinating expected accounting and accounting control procedures.
• Supports executive team by providing analysis and review of budgets and expenditures for local, state, federal, and private funding, contracts, and grants.
• Monitors and reviews accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepares and reviews budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.
• Analyzes revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels to ensure expenditure control.
• Works to resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Supports the overall functions of the Finance department by recommending, developing, and maintaining financial databases, computer software systems and manual filing systems.
• Oversees and/or completes the input and handling of financial data and reports.
• Supports the organization by interacting with internal and external auditors in completing audits.

Qualifications:

Education:

This position requires a Bachelor's a degree in business administration with a major in accounting or equivalent education and business experience required.

Prior Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience directing accounting activites
• Must know theory and application of general cost accounting methods.
• Must have excellent communication skills including the ability to work with difficult customers (internal and external).

Skills:

• Knowledge of or experience with accounting software
• Knowledge of research techniques sufficient to collect and interpret data, descriptive statistics to analyze statistical data and prepare estimates.
• Team player and customer-service oriented.
• Intermediate to Advanced computer skills. Proficient with MS Office suite, specifically Excel and Word. Proficient with email.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Positive professional insight.
• Flexibility and dependability.
• Demonstrated good problem-solving skills; sound judgment.
• Understanding of modern office practices and procedures including email.
• Attention to detail and excellent follow-through on work tasks. Work product is error-free.
• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Compensation: $100K -$120K+ DOE