Description

　　Are you looking for work in a very dynamic and high profile area with significant visibility at executive management level? This Controller position might be the job for you! Candidates looking for work with broad business engagement & impact will be interested in Robert Half's new Controller position. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of our client's team in the Service field. The Controller position will be located in Chicago, Illinois and is a long-term contract engagement. You might be a good fit for this Controller position if you would be comfortable with managing the process to ensure that models are correct and are fully accrued each month, verifying and holding the operations team accountable to ensure end to end incentive processing, payments, accounting and related financial controls are operating effectively.

　　Major responsibilities

　　Supervise reporting, forecasting, and budgeting processes and tools for the accountable programs

　　Obtain a thorough understanding of essential financial results and movements across programs, then summarize and discuss them with key business partners

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

　　Continuous review of actual spend against budget and lead necessary actions needed for any expected shortfalls

　　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

　　Attain awareness of key financial results and movements across programs to summarize and discuss with key business partners

　　Requirements

　　Professional accounting and controllership or public accounting

　　Comprehensive knowledge of Acumatica is a plus

　　Excellent analytical, organizational, and vendor management skills

　　Ability to manage, lead change and build process improvements

　　Proven ability to provide leadership across finance team by engaging with different groups around the world via virtual communication

　　Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or other relevant field

　　CPA and/or MBA preferredOutstanding communication and negotiation skills with experience building trusted advisor/consultant relationships and aptitude for influencing Executives and Business Decision Makers

　　Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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