Controller

Controller

BrightBooks, LLC is an employee-centric firm and one of the fastest growing bookkeeping firms in Connecticut. We are looking for a Controller to join our team in Shelton, CT.

This position will be responsible for providing in person and remote financial support to external clients. The ideal candidate should possess a strong and proven bookkeeping and QuickBooks Online background and have the ability to understand small business accounting and financial processes.

The Controller will handle financial transactions for a variety of clients and exciting start-ups.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Weekly review of accounts receivable. Generating reports for collections to be run by others. Generating forecasts for actual cashflow in for the following week.
• Weekly review of accounts payables. Generating reports of what needs to be paid, when items need to be paid. Lays groundwork for a weekly check/ACH run. Forecast of next 4 weeks of cashflow out relative to predicted cashflow in, determining what actually can be paid instead of what is due. Eliminate the hap hazard check cutting as needed.
• Make recommendations based on AR / AP cashflow analysis, these are to include which vendors/payable to negotiate with, which customers to add extra collections pressure too, and how much sales are required for next month to meet our goals.
• Generates reports of what can be paid to vendors over certain time period so we can have accurate and confident communication with credit departments.
• Forecasts and generates monthly budgets for a few departments, adding control measures for managers to adhere to.
• Analysis of payroll (overtime) capacity. Even though our schedule may allow us to perform overtime work for a project, our cashflow for a given time may not. Before authorizing overtime, we need a review of its cashflow impacts on the following week.
• Quartey review of business health and trends. Generates concise report of what changed and what direction things are headed.
• Prepares financial reports for vendors, customers, 3rd party auditing firms, bonding companies, and lenders.
• After project competition, generates job-costing report on actual financial performance of the project. This financial performance is to be compared to its schedule and labor capacity impact on the time period when the project was conducted, so we can learn from the effects of good and bad projects.
• Review and Identify areas for improvement based on professional opinion. Collaborate with owner on long term financial goals of the company.

Skills and Qualifications

• At least eight (8) years of bookkeeping experience
• Prior experience managing employees
• Expert with QuickBooks Online, experience with QuickBooks Desktop a plus
• Knowledge of how to integrate credit card and vendor transactions via QuickBooks and QuickBooks online
• Experience with compiling and filing Sales Tax
• QuickBooks Pro Advisor credentials
• QB Apps and financial automation experience
• Strong understanding of cash and accrual posting and reporting
• Strong organizational skills; ability to schedule and accomplish assigned tasks in a timely manner

What You'll Love About Us:

• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Paid health insurance for Employee, with dependent/spouse coverage at employee cost
• 3 weeks of vacation
• Onsite gym membership
• Great work environment.
• Flexible work hours

Apply now and become an integral part of our innovative team!