Controller

About Us

Integrated Global Services is an international provider of surface protection solutions headquartered in Virginia, USA. We operate operational hubs, subsidiaries, and sales offices around the world to service our global clients. We have over 30 years of experience helping customers solve metal wastage and reliability problems in mission critical equipment and are an industry leader in the development and application of solutions to corrosion and erosion problems in challenging operating environments.

General Purpose of the Position:

The Controller is responsible for managing the accounting function for IGS.   The overarching objective of this role is to provide financial and management information about all company activities that will assist management and other users in timely and well-informed decisions and actions.  The Controller is also responsible for creating scalable business systems, processes, and controls to support a rapid growth strategy while meeting day to day requirements of this function and developing accounting personnel to support internal customer requirements. 

Critical Success Factors

• Timely and accurate completion of month-end close process 
• Preparation of interim and annual financial statements for internal and external users 
• Successful completion of annual financial audit 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Financial reporting
  1. Manage and support timely and accurate monthly financial reporting
     • Overall planning and coordination, including appropriate documentation of procedures and planning tools
     • Preparation or review and approval of all balance sheet and P&L work papers and journal entries
     • Prepare consolidated Balance Sheets, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Statement of Cash Flow
  2. Coordinate and manage annual financial audit, in compliance with US GAAP
     • ensure timely and economical engagement, maximizing IGS support and minimizing auditor hours and expense
• Management reporting
  1. Coordinate the preparation of monthly and periodic management reports, including
     • Tables and supplements to monthly management report deck
     • Weekly or other periodic reports
  2. Support ad hoc analysis requests
• Job cost accounting and reporting
  1. Maintain and enhance IGS job costing processes and procedures
  2. Maintain and enhance IGS other (non-job) costing processes and procedures
  3. Promote and support “closed loop” project profitability reporting and review by delivering timely accurate and useful job profit reports
  4. Ensure integrity and timely delivery of all cost accounting KPI and related statistical measures
• Accounting supervision and management
  1. Delegate responsibilities and manage performance and development of all accounting personnel
  2. Oversee and ensure quality and timeliness of all accounting functions, including but not limited to billing, accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, capital expenditures, accounts payable, payroll processing, expense reporting and reimbursement, and benefits accounting
• Tax compliance
  1. Establish and maintain appropriate systems and procedures for timely tax payments, reporting, book provisions, and planning
• Internal controls
  1. Design, implement, maintain, and monitor the system of IGS internal accounting controls, including but not limited to accounting policies and procedures, work instructions, and training tools to ensure appropriate and cost effective system of internal controls.
  2. Safeguard company assets and ensure integrity of financial reporting
• Other duties
  1. Support financial planning, analysis, and budgeting process on an ongoing basis
  2. Support the implementation and rollout of the global ERP system (currently in process) as the subject matter expert for accounting and controls functionality
  3. Functional administrator for financial applications or system modules
  4. Manage and support various improvement projects or initiatives as required
  5. Treasury management duties as assigned
  6. Risk management duties as assigned
  7. Strategic and tactical leader and trainer in cost management best practices and procedures
  8. Other duties as assigned

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and practices, including financial statement consolidations, international operations, and currency conversion 
• Corporate tax compliance and administration (multi state and international income tax, payroll, sales and use, VAT, property tax) 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to be able to interact effectively with a wide range of internal and external contacts 
• Ability to prepare and present financial and non-financial information in an informative and concise manner 
• Excellent management and supervisory skills 
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills 
• Ability to organize, coordinate and direct projects 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 
• Strong critical thinking skills required to recognize and respond to problems 
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills 
• Ability to identify, analyze and execute process improvements 
• Ability to collaborate and establish relationships with key stakeholders 
• Ability to maintain high level confidentiality of information 
• Ability to work within a team as well as lead a team to drive results 
• Self-sufficiency and initiative 
• Adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced environment where change is constant 

Contacts:

• Daily contacts with employees throughout the Company 
• Frequent contact with third party providers, vendors and suppliers 
• Limited contact with customers for project support 

Decision/Judgment:

• Significant day-to-day independent decision-making and discretion guided by procedures and supported by supervision of the CFO 

Effort/Working Conditions:

• General industrial office environment  
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. 
• Requires some extended hours to support projects as needed 
• Some travel may be required 

Education and Experience Required:

• Four-year college degree in accounting or finance
• 5-10 years of hands-on accounting managerial experience with demonstrated growth and achievement
• Experience supporting a mid-market based field services or industrial business
• CPA certification required
• ERP and financial systems implementation experience preferred