As a global organization, ISS Group is committed to making the international community more resilient and just for all people. We encourage diversity and inclusion in their broadest terms, including ethnicity, race, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, language, culture, and educational background.
Controller West Remote
Location
United States
Posted
54 days ago
Salary
$110K - $120K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Controller West Remote
ISS
Controller West Food Division Understand business unit’s operational cost drivers (fixed and variable) to provide financial input/guidance to the leadership team - Provide monthly bridge reviews and analysis of current month results to finance team and client's operational leadership team - Calculate and provide forward looking forecast to include a gap closing plan if necessary to finance team and client's operational leadership team - Provide financial leadership to client's operational team Be local expert on client contractual financial agreement, fee allocation calculations and allocation tables, and billing execution to ensure compliance with client and contract requirements Provide site level financial support to client's operations (to include reporting, financial variances, and cost expectations) - Attend month close mid-month and month close meetings with GL accounting team and operations teams - Review financial performance with unit managers/leaders and their leadership (through KAM level) for your client at least mid-month and month close time frames - Ensure unit managers are prepared at GL accounting mid-month and month close meetings to speak to variances, drivers, outstanding issues, and any needed alterations to current financial entries - Be prepared to focus GL accounting mid-month and month close meetings on major drivers and variances for client's BUs and lead direction of meeting if required in order to meet attendees timeline Assist in preparation of monthly business review presentations and QBR so KAM can present and speak to the financials Conduct evaluations for cost reduction opportunities with site level variance reviews Assist operations with the budget, estimate and forecasting processes, including preparing operations to present their budget to leadership and through data entry into ERP Provide GL accounting team any Month close journal entry, transactions, and transfer requests, including request for amortizations, PO reversals, coding validations or changes, and out of balance related journal entries/corrections, etc for the client When bookkeeping and purchasing resource are available support transition of the following activities, until that time execute the activities - Sales recognition/entry in UAS and batching in UAS - Certify expense processing - Net Menu Invoices entry - PO creation and invoice processing in Inspryrus - Labor Hour transfer entry Support Client Billing and Cash Collection - Create Client PO for any "above base" activity in Mobility - Verify and review bill provided by billing team to ensure PO matches, address and format are acceptable - Upload client bill in Coupa, after bill preview and operations monthly activity review email provided and approved by client - Verifying and maintain awareness of status of payments (AR) - Attend AR collection meetings and reviews, providing payment status updates to the AR team when needed Conduct evaluations for cost reduction opportunities with site level variance reviews ISS/GEI financial resource for clients account - Support global requests and reporting - Support audit requests - Ensure compliance to accounting standards - Special projects as needed Client Support - Coordinate, support and execute Client ad-hoc finance related requests including detailed data requests and pricing ensuring operations leadership approval of communication with client beforehand - Support internal resources' PowerBI client dashboard development Physical Demands & Work Environment - Sitting at a computer for long periods of time - Must be able to lift a minimum of 10 pounds - Must be able to work under pressure and time deadlines during peak periods HSEQ Compliance: All employees must adhere to Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) policies and procedures to ensure a safe and compliant work environment. This includes following safety protocols, maintaining environmental responsibility, and upholding quality standards in all tasks. Employees are expected to actively participate in HSEQ training and report any potential hazards or compliance concerns. ISS offers full-time employees a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, life, and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program based on employment status. The annual salary range for this position is $110000.00 per year - $120000.00 per year. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary from the above range. To Executive Search Firms and Staffing Agencies: ISS Facility Services / Guckenheimer does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered ISS Facility Services / Guckenheimer property, and ISS Facility Services / Guckenheimer will not be obligated to pay a referral fee. This includes resumes submitted directly to Hiring Managers without contacting the ISS Facility Services / Guckenheimer Human Resources Talent Acquisition Department. As a global organization, ISS Group is committed to making the international community more resilient and just for all people. We encourage diversity and inclusion in their broadest terms, including ethnicity, race, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, language, culture, and educational background. We look to lead our industry by example and to influence the market positively wherever we operate.
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