Controller

Our client, an industrial real estate company is looking for a Controller. Responsibilities include planning and directing the accounting operations of the company including supervision of accounts payable, cash receipts, and credit and collection.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Prepare corporate financial statements in a timely fashion.
• Monitor, track, pay all property tax invoices.
• Supervise and support all areas of daily accounting functions.
• Create and maintain a series of financial controls and procedures for the accounting department.
• Conduct periodic audits of budget items, including comparing per diems to actual expenses and other budget-to-actual comparisons.
• Support any and all capital raises.
• Provide relevant financial information to the executive management team.
• Oversee and take responsibility for all financial procedures and records.
• Maintain corporate checking accounts and invoices.
• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures; implements a system of controls over accounting transactions to minimize risk.
• Oversee the production of periodic financial reports; ensures that the reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards. • Recommend benchmarks that will be used to measure the company’s performance. • Produce the annual budget and forecasts; reports significant budget differences to management. • Oversee cash flow projections.
• Responsible for the various ledgers including cash disbursements, cash receipts, accounts payable, month-end payroll summary, accounts receivable summary, and journal entries to adjust the general ledger.
• Generate monthly reports including accounts payable reconciliation, accounts receivable reconciliation, cash flow report, and balance sheet audits.
• Submit tax returns to outside auditors for review and subsequent filing with federal, state, and local governments.
• Maintain all NJ Annual report filings.
• Monitor all bank accounts online daily, or more often, to look for inbound wires, any outbound wire failures, and any suspicious activity etc.
• Maintain Rent Roll and track Mortgage receivable balances, 1099-INT.
• Interact with UK & German accounting to coordinate inter co-activity.
• Oversee treasury and banking functions including check deposits.
• Administer and maintain the 3rd party payroll system including each employee’s benefit, tax, direct deposits etc.
• Key in and audit payroll. Monitor PTO balances. Book payroll
• Estimate future payroll for workmen’s comp renewal policies.
• Prepare offer letters either as a template or as a direct product.
• Process all new hires through the US Homeland Security E-VERIFY system.
• Process changes to each employee's pay status, raises, change in situation, 401K, child support, benefit cost.
• Process on hires, off hires. Interface with the payroll company in the case of unusual situations PPP, Maternity Leave, etc.
• Oversee annual Workmen’s Comp audits.
• Calculate quarterly NJ Private Disability Premiums using NJ 927 forms.
• Provide guidance and advise on payroll personnel issues including participating in terminations and termination notices and paperwork.
• Unemployment filing, Census reports for Fed, NJ and Insurers.
• Maintain current employee listing with full raise and bonus history.
• Maintain employee files including, sales commissions, vaccine records, employee warnings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance, with a minimum of 10 years of experience; OR a relevant Master’s degree with five years of experience.
• Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designation preferred. • Ability to create and manage corporate budgets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to provide accounting services as detailed in management agreement.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software, as well as budget creation and analysis software.
• Excellent managerial skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.