Controller

Betances Health Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Betances Health Center is seeking a Controller to oversee the organization’s financial plans, accounting practices, and reporting. Under CFO supervision, you will supervise accounting functions, internal auditing, cost accounting, and budget controls, and prepare financial analyses for management.

You will coordinate budgeting, forecasts, tax planning, and external reporting, ensuring fiscal discipline and reliable information for strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related major.
• CPA certification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in financial management.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Development, analysis, and interpretation of statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance against budget, and other matters bearing on fiscal soundness and operating effectiveness.
• Evaluating the performance of personnel in the Accounting Department, recommending training requirements, maintaining staff skill levels, and recommending hiring or removal of personnel.
• Maintaining the company's system of accounts and keeping books and records on all company transactions and assets.
• Establishing major economic objectives and policies, and preparing reports outlining the company's financial position in income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and future operations.
• Coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts, instituting and maintaining planning and control procedures (including a cost accounting system), and analyzing and reporting variances.
• Managing tax planning and ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local corporate, payroll, and other applicable taxes.
• Furnishing internal reports, revising and updating reports to be more useful and efficient, and providing external reports as necessary.
• Determining depreciation rates for capitalized items and advising management on operational adjustments due to tax revisions.
• Evaluating and recommending insurance coverage for protection against property losses and potential liabilities.
• Providing effective financial controls for the organization.

Skills

Financial management

Accounting principles

Communication skills

CPA preferred

Education

BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related major

Job description

Under the supervision of the CFO, The Controller is responsible for the company's financial plans and policies, its accounting practices, the conduct of its relationships with lending institutions and the financial community, the maintenance of its fiscal records, and the preparation of financial reports. Directs the financial affairs of the organization and prepares financial analyses of operations, including interim and final financial statements with supporting schedules, for the guidance of management. The position involves supervision over general accounting, property accounting, internal auditing, cost accounting, and budgetary controls.

Responsibilities

• Development, analysis, and interpretation of statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance against budget, and other matters bearing on fiscal soundness and operating effectiveness.
• Evaluating the performance of personnel in the Accounting Department, recommending training requirements, maintaining staff skill levels, and recommending hiring or removal of personnel.
• Maintaining the company's system of accounts and keeping books and records on all company transactions and assets.
• Establishing major economic objectives and policies, and preparing reports outlining the company's financial position in income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and future operations.
• Coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts, instituting and maintaining planning and control procedures (including a cost accounting system), and analyzing and reporting variances.
• Managing tax planning and ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local corporate, payroll, and other applicable taxes.
• Furnishing internal reports, revising and updating reports to be more useful and efficient, and providing external reports as necessary.
• Determining depreciation rates for capitalized items and advising management on operational adjustments due to tax revisions.
• Evaluating and recommending insurance coverage for protection against property losses and potential liabilities.
• Providing effective financial controls for the organization.

Requirements

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related major.
• CPA certification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in financial management.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.