Controller

Description

McMillan Pazdan Smith is seeking to hire a dynamic Controller to join our Greenville, SC office location. The Controller collaborates closely with the Director of Finance & Accounting. This position is responsible for a variety of accounting and financial transactions. This includes actively participating in month end closing activities, account reconciliations, financial statements, various account analysis, and the preparation/review of journal entries. This position will be required to perform a wide variety of accounting work and provide opportunities for outstanding experience and exposure in different business areas. This is a hands-on position and should be a strong communicator and skilled financial analyst.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for all aspects of the month end close process.
• Manage and monitor all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems
• Maintain internal control safeguards for the receipt of revenue, costs and both team and organizational budgets and actual expenditures
• Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures
• Ensure timely cash collection by driving the timing for monthly billing and other cash management techniques
• Oversee the payroll process 
• Create companywide budget and forecasts with oversight from the Director of Finance & Accounting
• Coordinate all outside accounting firm’s review and tax activity
• Ad hoc  financial analysis of financial and operating metrics to support business requirement

Requirements

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor of Science in accounting, finance, or related field 
• Ten years year of strong and progressive accounting and analysis experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook,and Excel software
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
• Working knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems 
• Superior numeric skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to effectively and confidently prioritize and execute tasks with many      competing priorities
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to provide excellent customer service (internally and externally)
• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional organizational and follow-through skills
• Ability to manage information with a high level of detail and accuracy
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently
• Proven ability to assess factors, make, and communicate decisions 
• Demonstrated cultural awareness and sensitivity

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in an architectural, engineering, or construction firm 
• ERP implementation experience
• CPA/MBA
• Experience with Deltek Vision software

Physical Demands

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to grasp objects; reach with hands and arms; balance, stop, kneel, or crouch; speak or listen. The employee must occasionally lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Workplace Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job in the office work environment, the employee will not be exposed to hazardous working conditions. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate. 

McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.  Applicants also have rights under the following Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).