Controller

Starfish Family Services - Inkster, MI

Full-time - Senior

Inkster, MI

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Controller at Starfish Family Services Inc. is responsible for overseeing the accounting operations of the agency. This includes producing periodic financial reports, maintaining accounting records, and implementing controls and budgets to mitigate risks and ensure compliance with accounting principles and financial reporting standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enforce a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.
• Oversee the operations of the accounting function, including achievement of operational goals and objectives.
• Oversee the accounting operations of business units, especially their control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures.
• Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions.
• Maintain the chart of accounts.
• Issue timely and complete financial statements.
• Coordinate the preparation of the agency's annual report.
• Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of agency operations.
• Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics.
• Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts.
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to leadership.
• Provide a system of management cost reports.
• Provide financial analyses as needed, such as for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations.
• Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit.
• Monitor debt levels and compliance with debt covenants.
• Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
• Plan, assign, monitor and manage the work of direct reports.

Requirements

• A master's degree in accounting or business administration.
• A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation is preferred.
• A minimum of 5+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large company, with non-profit experience strongly preferred.