Controller/FPA Director

Join an exciting private equity backed growth COMPANY in the water treatment space. COMPANY was founded by long-time industry veterans and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. COMPANY plans to provide turnkey water treatment solutions involving desalination processes with competitive project financing. The COMPANY serves Upstream Oil & Gas producers by providing a reliable alternate solution for disposal of produced water, a by-product of oil and gas exploration and production, by treatment to discharge quality.

The Controller/FPA Director will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer, and be responsible for developing, implementing, managing, and controlling all financial accounting relationships and processes for the company. Additionally, play a key role in analyzing company’s financial results, maintaining, and measuring performance against annual budgets and quarterly forecasts as well as driving operational efficiency through financial and business reporting and analysis. This role will require partnership with leaders across the entire organization, requiring strong communication skills and attention to detail. The Controller/FPA director will be responsible to drive smart and profitable growth and ensure appropriate systems and processes are in place to support the organization and its growth plans.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning and coordinating all accounting operational functions, including general accounting, accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
• Manage the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of consolidated business results
• Co-ordinating and preparing financial statements and oversee activities of external auditors
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve controls, accounting, and tax strategies
• Prepare and deliver timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting to investors and Executive team, and oversee the annual external audit
• Establish and maintain cash management processes/systems, and audit/tax relationships
• Seek out "best practice" solutions to improve processes and functions in accounting
• Develop annual operating plan, budget planning, quarterly operating forecasts, volume and margin analysis and operating expense analysis
• Conducts financial statement analysis with focus on operational performance trends within the P&L as well as the Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement
• Assists in preparation of monthly financial summaries, profitability analysis and key performance indicators for senior leadership as well as the board of directors
• Prepares monthly reports for distribution to all levels of the organization with the utmost attention to detail and comprehensive understanding of the results being reported
• Maintains, improves, and creates financial models/analysis to analyze results and trends on new investment opportunities
• Partners with other functions within the organization to analyze business needs and model out business cases/ROIs
• Tracks industry trends and competitive performance
• Performs ad-hoc analysis as required to support key initiatives, establish business strategies and special projects
• Manage business support services such as accounts, audits, payroll, insurance, IT and legal

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is preferred
• A minimum of 10 years of accounting experience, financial planning and analysis with progressive career growth is required
• Working knowledge of finance law and regulatory standards (U.S. GAAP accounting)
• Accounting experience with water infrastructure asset development, construction and facility operations is preferred, but not required
• Experience and working knowledge across the entire spectrum of accounting and treasury, including accounting, audit, tax, compliance and cash management
• Solid understanding of financial statement analysis, statistical analysis, corporate finance, and financial modeling is required
• Outstanding verbal and written communication and presentation skills