Enterprise Controller

City of Norfolk, VA; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Norfolk’s Parking Financial Operations division seeks an Enterprise Controller to oversee the financial management of the Parking Enterprise Fund, including budget preparation, audit coordination, budgeting systems oversight, and strategic financial planning.

You will lead complex reconciliations, produce dashboards and management reports, ensure GAAP compliance, and support external audits while driving strong financial controls across the city’s parking operations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate financial management functions: develop annual operating budget, prepare year-end audit work papers, monitor capital improvement project expenditures, and provide strategic guidance to ensure sound financial practices.
• Analyze and prepare financial statements, including statements of net position, revenues, expenses and changes in net position, and cash flows with accompanying notes.
• Ensures financial transactions and reports comply with both US GAAP as well as Governmental Accounting Standards as appropriate.
• Lead internal and external audits: serve as primary contact for auditors, coordinate document requests, ensure timely responses, and timely implement audit recommendations.
• Produces financial analyses, dashboards, and management reports to support strategic decision-making and operational planning.

Job description

Description

The Department of Finance provides centralized structure and support for the City of Norfolk’s financial operations, including: financial reporting; debt and cash management; payroll; procurement; risk management; financial system administration and support; accounts payable; collections; retirement and parking financial operations. Finance’s Parking Financial Operations division manages all accounting, reporting, budgeting, and revenue oversight for the City’s parking activities, ensuring strong financial controls, timely monthly reporting, accurate year-end projections, and audit readiness within the City’s general ledger system. We work hard, support one another, and remain committed to valuing and investing in our greatest resource — our people.

Description

The Department of Finance provides centralized structure and support for the City of Norfolk’s financial operations, including: financial reporting; debt and cash management; payroll; procurement; risk management; financial system administration and support; accounts payable; collections; retirement and parking financial operations. Finance’s Parking Financial Operations division manages all accounting, reporting, budgeting, and revenue oversight for the City’s parking activities, ensuring strong financial controls, timely monthly reporting, accurate year-end projections, and audit readiness within the City’s general ledger system. We work hard, support one another, and remain committed to valuing and investing in our greatest resource — our people. In addition to core accounting and reporting responsibilities, this position directs critical tasks such as preparing complex and detailed reconciliations (for example fund, bank, investment, and grant), performing high-level analyses, tracking and reporting a variety of activities, and ensuring compliance with federal, state and local requirements. It will also be heavily involved in external audits.

Essential Functions

The Enterprise Controller is responsible for the financial management of the Parking Enterprise Fund, including budget preparation, audit coordination, billing system oversight, and strategic financial planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate financial management functions: develop annual operating budget, prepare year-end audit work papers, monitor capital improvement project expenditures, and provide strategic guidance to ensure sound financial practices.
• Analyze and prepare financial statements, including statements of net position, revenues, expenses and changes in net position, and cash flows with accompanying notes.
• Ensures financial transactions and reports comply with both US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) as well as Governmental Accounting Standards as appropriate.
• Lead internal and external audits: serve as primary contact for auditors, coordinate document requests, ensure timely responses, and timely implement audit recommendations.
• Produces financial analyses, dashboards, and management reports to support strategic decision-making and operational planning.