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$ 120000 - 140000
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Controller
Location: Chicago IL (West Town)
Transportation: Free onsite parking OR Green & Pink lines in less than 4 blocks
Salary: $120000 - $140000 Benefits
Benefits: Medical Dental Roth IRA Holidays and PTO
Job Type: Full-Time & Onsite
Typical Hours: M-F 9 am 5 pm CT
Start Date: ASAP
Sponsorship not available
Relocation not available
Controller Description
Our client in the Event Production industry is looking for a Controller to add to their team in Chicago IL (Onsite in West Town 4 blocks from Green & Pink Lines). Reporting to the owners you will be responsible for executing and overseeing daily accounting initiatives while ultimately ensuring the best practices and processes have been instituted and effectively carried out to maximize profitability. Ideal candidates will have at least five years of experience acting as a Controller and be comfortable in a fast-paced environment. To be successful in this role you must have a hands-on roll-up-your-sleeves mentality to get the job done rather than wanting to sit back and be a receiver of information. Our client is looking for someone who has experience working with and ultimately consolidating the accounting of multiple legal entities. If you want to take a companys accounting reins of around $30 Million and make it your own this is the role for you!
Controller Responsibilities
Lead finance staff of 5 employees in multiple offices across the US
Maximize return on assets by establishing financial policies/procedures controls/systems
Guide financial decisions by establishing monitoring and enforcing policies and procedures
Protect assets by establishing monitoring and enforcing internal controls
Conduct audits and provide information to external auditors
Maximize return and limit risk on cash by minimizing bank balances and making investments
Prepare budgets and consolidate financial data
Prepare and file Month/Year End reporting
Achieve budget objectives through expenditures; analyze variances and initiate corrective action
Provide status of financial condition by collecting interpreting and reporting financial data
Prepare special reports and summarize information/ trends
Comply with federal state and local legal requirements on needed actions
Complete operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees
Protect operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential
Controller Qualifications
Bachelors degree in accounting or finance required
5 years of experience as a Controller Accounting Manager or similar required
Experience working with multiple legal entities required
QuickBooks payroll processing experience required
Must be willing to work onsite
Employment Type
Full-Time
