Controller

Do you want to have broad business engagement and impact, with a business in the Higher Education field? Robert Half's new Controller position might be right for you! In this Controller position, you will manage the process to ensure that models are correct and are fully accrued each month, verify and hold the operations team accountable to ensure end to end incentive processing, payments, accounting and related financial controls are operating effectively. This is a remote position for a client based in Hoboken, New Jersey, this Controller position will be a long-term contract / temporary engagement. You'll thrive in this position if you're looking for work in a very dynamic and high profile area with significant visibility at executive management level.

Your responsibilities

- Organize evidence and qualitative discussion of monthly financial results across global programs in order to support SOX controls

- Engage with various business partners for a variety of program controllership and FP& A activities such as upholding accurate accrual models and appropriate accounting, as well as true-up activities. Also answer questions from business, area and subsidiary controllers

- Evaluate and observe controls to ensure they are designed and operating effectively in partnership with compliance

- Recognize key financial results and movements across programs, then summarize and discuss them with key business partners

- Lead all processes of budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for all accountable programs

- Ensure timely cash flow forecasts in collaboration with the Treasury

- Continuous reviewing of actual spend against budget, as well as directing actions needed for any expected shortfalls

- Achieve understanding of key financial results and movements across programs to summarize and discuss with key business partners

- Strong analytical skills with ability to implement solutions and vendor management experience with good organizational skills
- Professional accounting and controllership or public accounting and internal controls experience and/or Internal Audit or Controls and Compliance
- Highly skilled at communication and negotiation with prior experience creating trusted advisor/consultant relationships and influencing Executives and Business Decision Makers
- Skills to assess process and internal control weaknesses and identify improvements
- Proven ability to provide leadership across finance team by engaging with different groups around the world via virtual communication
- Auditing experience preferred
- General ledger experience
- Month end closings experience required
- Proficiency in Financial Statement
- Solid understanding of NetSuite
- Good understanding of ERP system is highly valued
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or other relevant field
- CPA and/or CMA preferred
- Qualified in office and accounting computer systems