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Description

The Comptroller is responsible for overseeing accounting operations, financial reporting, budgeting, internal controls, payroll-related financial processes, cash flow management, and compliance with applicable local, state, federal, tax, audit, and contract-related requirements. This position ensures accurate financial records, supports executive decision-making through timely financial analysis, and helps maintain the organization's financial stability, accountability, and long-term fiscal health.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Oversee accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, revenue recognition, cost accounting, billing, collections, and financial reconciliations.
• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow reports, budget-to-actual reports, and management reporting packages.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes to ensure timely, accurate, and complete financial reporting.
• Develop, implement, and monitor internal controls, accounting policies, and financial procedures to safeguard company assets and improve accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
• Manage annual budgeting, financial forecasts, cash flow projections, variance analysis, and long-term financial planning in coordination with executive leadership.
• Provide financial analysis, recommendations, and decision support to leadership regarding profitability, spending trends, labor utilization, pricing, compensation planning, and operational performance.
• Monitor company cash flow, banking activity, credit card activity, vendor payments, customer receivables, and other financial transactions to support responsible fiscal management.
• Oversee payroll-related financial processes, including payroll funding, payroll reporting, payroll period calendars, labor cost reporting, employee salary changes, and financial system maintenance.
• Support pricing, cost analysis, labor requirements, and financial documentation for federal proposals, contracts, and other business development activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal financial reporting requirements, tax obligations, contract requirements, accounting standards, and audit expectations.
• Coordinate internal and external audits by preparing requested documentation, reviewing financial records, responding to audit inquiries, and implementing corrective actions or process improvements as needed.
• Review, improve, and document finance-related processes and procedures to support efficiency, audit readiness, accountability, and organizational scalability.
• Maintain accurate financial records and ensure accounting systems, payroll systems, reporting tools, and supporting documentation are current, reliable, and appropriately controlled.
• Identify financial risks, reporting issues, accounting discrepancies, and process gaps; recommend and implement practical solutions in partnership with leadership.
• Perform other finance, accounting, reporting, compliance, and administrative duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required; equivalent combination of education and directly related experience may be considered.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive accounting, finance, or controllership experience, including responsibility for financial reporting, budgeting, reconciliations, and month-end or year-end close processes.
• Strong working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, internal controls, financial reporting practices, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and audit preparation.
• Proficiency with accounting systems, payroll systems, Microsoft Excel, financial reporting tools, and Microsoft Office applications; ability to learn and maintain accurate data across business systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial data, identify trends, explain variances, and provide practical recommendations to leadership.
• High attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to maintain organized records, meet deadlines, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financial information clearly to leadership, department managers, employees, auditors, vendors, and external partners.
• Ability to handle confidential financial, payroll, employee, vendor, customer, and company information with sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism.

• CPA, CMA, MBA, or other finance/accounting certification preferred but not required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. 

Travel - Up to 10%

Shift

• Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable