Remote Financial Controller — Federal Contracting Expert

Colossal, LLC; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Paid Time-Off

100% Employer paid Health, Vision, and

Dental insurance for Employee

401k

Job summary

Colossal Contracting, LLC is seeking a seasoned Financial Controller to lead our finance and accounting teams. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in finance within the federal contracting space and will sit remotely with monthly trips to our Annapolis, MD HQ.

Reporting to the SVP of Operations and Finance, you will oversee all accounting functions, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement across budgeting, treasury, and reporting. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in accounting within the federal contracting space.
• MBA or Masters degree in accounting or finance preferred.
• Experience managing accounting tasks and staff.
• Thorough knowledge of all accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, journal entries, bank reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Experience with an accounting system such as QuickBooks Enterprise or similar.
• Must be analytical, detail oriented, and organized.
• Display ability to be an active problem solver and a good communicator.

Responsibilities

• Act as head of the accounting department, maintaining responsibility for the company's financial statements, GL, Reporting, Budgeting, Treasury, Inventory, Procurement, Job Cost, Payroll, AP, AR, tax compliance, and various special analyses.
• Manage the execution of all aspects of daily, monthly, and annual financial activities, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, improving, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Protects assets and mitigate risk by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
• Monitors and confirms financial condition by conducting audits, providing information to external auditors.
• Prepares budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.
• Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data and KPI’s.
• Supports strategic decision making with special reports, collecting, analyzing, responding, and summarizing information and trends.
• Complies with federal, state, and jurisdictional 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 assisting with the hiring process of new personnel as well as orienting, and training employees.
• Protects operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.

Skills

Accounting leadership

Federal contracting

Staff management

General ledger

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Bank reconciliations

Financial statements

Analytical skills

Communication

Excel

QuickBooks Enterprise

Salesforce

Education

MBA or Masters in accounting/finance

Tools

QuickBooks Enterprise

Salesforce

Excel

WebEx Teams

Job description

Colossal Contracting, LLC is seeking a seasoned Financial Controller to lead our finance and accounting teams. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in finance within the federal contracting space and will sit remotely with monthly trips to our Annapolis, MD HQ.

Reporting to the SVP of Operations and Finance, you will oversee all accounting functions, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement across budgeting, treasury, and reporting. Strong leadership and communication are essential.