Controller

Hire-Authority; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire-Authority is seeking a Controller for our client in Northwest Houston. The role is responsible for month-end close across 5 entities, AP/AR oversight, payroll, and comprehensive financial reporting.

The position includes budgeting, capital expenditure planning, and risk mitigation through hedging for inventory items where applicable. The successful candidate will have 7–10 years of accounting/finance experience, a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, and a strong ability to manage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 7–10 years of accounting/finance experience.
• Experience with financial reporting requirements.
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Month-end close for 5 entities and oversee AP/AR processes.
• Prepare monthly WIP adjustments and ensure fixed assets are tracked and depreciated correctly.
• Oversee annual budgeting and capital expenditure planning processes.
• Manage payroll processes, payroll tax remittances, and tax reporting.
• Prepare monthly income statement analytics and project-level profitability reviews.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Job description

Our client is searching for a Controller for their company located in Northwest Houston. The salary range for this position is $110,000-$125,000 per year.

Duties/Responsibilities:

General Accounting

• Month-end close for 5 entities.
• Oversee the AP process and ensure liabilities and accruals are properly recorded in the financial statements.
• Oversee the AR process and ensure billing is done timely and invoices are collected within terms.
• Prepare monthly WIP adjustments for 2 entities.
• Ensure fixed assets are properly tracked, depreciated, and disposed of within the financial statements.

Strategic Planning

• Oversee the annual budget process.
• Oversee the capital expenditure planning process.
• Prepare monthly reports for projects requiring them.
• Participate in the annual insurance renewal process ensuring the company is mitigating risk properly.
• Look for ways to mitigate price risk with high use inventory items using hedging, swaps, and derivates where appropriate.
• Ensure timely notices are sent to customers who do not pay to protect our legal rights to funds.
• Note receivable payment reconciliation between note balance and interest income.
• Prepare annual compilation for 3 entities.

Finance Management

• Cash management.
• Collections.
• Track and collect retainage balances due to the Company.

Financial Operations Management

• Rent and note receivable payment reconciliation for 4 entities.
• Oversee the billing process and ensure proper AIA forms are completed for billing.
• Ensure proper cost accounting is done.
• Prepare monthly job ledgers calculating progress net income on projects.

Data Analysis and Forecasting

• Prepare monthly income statement analytics.
• Update the Projection Model monthly and adjust forecasting model accordingly.
• Review of job costing and margins on jobs monthly.
• Prepare final profit and loss reports after collecting retainage on jobs.

Compliance, Liability, and Liaison Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll ensuring proper calculation and running of payroll.
• Ensure payroll tax remittances are properly and timely made.
• Ensure quarterly payroll tax reports are filed with the IRS and TWC.
• Ensure annual payroll and information tax reports are filed with the IRS (Form 940, Forms W-2, Forms 1099-MISC, Forms 1099-NEC).
• Oversee the annual tax return preparation process acting as a liaison between the tax firm and management for 6 entities.
• Oversee the annual combined financial statement review process.
• Oversee human resources department ensuring the company is compliant with Department of Labor regulations with their employees.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum 7-10 years’ experience in accounting/finance.
• Experience with financial reporting requirements.
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task.