Controller - with Growth Opportunities

Position Summary

Trident seeks an enthusiastic and highly capable Controller that is responsible for direct supervision of all accounting functions, providing Leadership and team members with timely and accurate financial and statistical information required to effectively and proactively manage the business to achieve the financial commitments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain accounting systems which comply with generally accepted accounting principles, tax requirements, and management reporting requirements.
• Provide technical expertise for current and future project-based accounting methodologies in accordance with ASC 606
• Lead team to analyze and record any necessary journal entries required monthly, with formal review at consolidated level to ensure accurate financials.
• Implement, document, and maintain adequate and effective internal controls, inclusive of policies and procedures.
• Review monthly accounting close process including analytical review of the monthly operating results to ensure accurate accounting records are maintained.
• Supervise accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, ensuring proper and timely billings for all milestones and deliveries in accordance with applicable contracts.
• Reconcile all inter-company accounts on a monthly basis.
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and related footnotes
• Support all applicable Audits as required.
• Continually review close and reporting cycles to realize opportunities as to reduce close cycle.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Accurate and timely production of all financial information
• Lead preparation of Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Quarterly Forecasts and applicable variance analysis
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Accounting or equivalent field preferred
• Certified Public Accountant preferred
• Minimum of two years of related Assistant Controller/Controller experience and/or training
• Project based accounting and manufacturing accounting experience required
• Strong GAAP knowledge and financial reporting technical skills
• Strong experience in both private and public accounting sectors preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics preferred
• An active USG Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a Clearance is preferred
• US citizenship is required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment
• Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results
• Able to tackle complicated issues by evaluating information gathered and organized to arrive at an outcome/proposed solution
• Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved
• Coaches team by providing timely, constructive feedback and encouragement
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Provides excellent service to internal and external customers
• Make timely, informed decisions that consider the facts, goals, constraints, and risks with information gathered and analyzed
• Ensures that decisions are made based on policies, rules, and organizational directives to solve emerging problems
• Maintains confidentiality while processing and handling confidential information with discretion
• Recovers quickly from setbacks and maintains professional composure
• Can handle frequent interruptions and can multi-task
• Creates a work environment that promotes and encourages team members’ participation to attain common and individual objectives
• Leadership and management skills with a proven ability to coordinate employees, teams, and departments with different skills and backgrounds
• Identifies problems and review relevant information to develop options, then implement the solutions
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability, race, national origin, color, religion, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Trident Systems Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer of protected Veterans and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Trident Systems has a desire for priority referrals of protected Veterans. http://www.tridsys.com/pdfs/eeo-post.pdf