Controller

Come work in Brainerd, MN where there are over 400 lakes within 40 miles of your office door. An amazing family-owned hospitality company is looking for a controller to lead their team at the Brainerd, MN location. If you love to be busy, work with people and want to make a difference on an executive team then this is the job for you.

Position is in Brainerd, MN. No remote work option is available.

Essential Functions:

• Preparation of annual budget
• Preparation of workpapers supporting the annual tax return
• Coordinate the preparation of annual tax return with outside CPA firm
• Implement a process to record transactions by department and compare costs incurred to budget and performance analysis of profit centers
• Review and record journal entries required to reflect the monthly activity
• Preparation of workpapers supporting the monthly close process and month end balances
• Review monthly accounting close process including analytical review of the monthly operating results to ensure accurate accounting records are maintained
• Preparation of monthly financial statements and related footnotes
• Preparation of the year to date cash flow
• Perform cash projections to effectively manage cash balances and maximize the return on any excess cash balances
• Preparation of monthly reforecast incorporating historical results and future assumptions
• Oversee the preparation of two payroll schedules which take place monthly and every other week
• Responsible for ensuring payroll accuracies and conducting payroll audits with the Payroll Manager
• Supervise the billing of asset management, incentive fees, acquisition, disposition, QPAM and other fees monthly, quarterly, annually in accordance with the respective agreements
• Supervise the accumulation of payments to vendors through the accounts payable process
• Coordinate and record investments made in Funds, securities, overnight funds, etc.
• Assist the Chief Marketing Officer and Human Resources in maintaining records for retirement accounts (i.e., 401-K Plan)
• Negotiate and manage all risk related insurance policies
• Supervision of all accounts payables processed
• Review of expenses incurred on behalf of the resort
• Oversee the Finance Department in the implementation of corporate policies and procedures such as invoice processing, cash management and calculation of fees
• Implement, document and maintain adequate and effective internal controls
• Implement, document and maintain adequate and effective processes to improve the close and reporting cycles to ensure timely and accurate reporting
• Assists management team with inventory management processes and reporting
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal laws
• Supervise a team of 2
• Accurate and timely production of all financial information
• Proper analytical review of the asset operations from a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow perspective as well as an overall business perspective
• Assist Managing Director with operational finance strategy
• Development of week reports, to include: PACE Report, Revenue Report (to include weekly Rev/Labor analysis)
• Manage the group billing process
• Assist the Front Desk department with billing, to include resolving any issues that may develop
• Present to the Board of the Directors company financials, to include answering questions that may arise
• Any other responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in accounting.
• CPA required

Experience:

• 8-10 years experience in the accounting and finance sector.
• 4+ years experience managing accountants and the accounting and finance process.
• 3+ years in a position equivalent to a controller or higher responsibilities
• Strong experience in both the private and public accounting sectors is preferred but not required

Skills:

• Basic contract knowledge
• Credibility, ethical, full disclosure and clean financial history
• Confidential, understands the ethical standards of a CPA
• Ability to handle payroll including the mental conflicts that are associated with this responsibility
• Conscientious about timeliness of assignments and quality of work product
• Accountable for specific performance
• Possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including ability to articulate recommendations in a concise and timely manner
• Able to handle multiple tasks and maintain control and order over same
• Good GAAP and financial reporting technical skills
• Exceptional work ethic

Hardware/Software:

• Exceptional Microsoft Office Skills
• Ability to learn accounting/finance software quickly or knowledgeable of VisualOne.

Typical Mental Demands:

• Able to analyze, organize, summarize and articulate complex legal and financial information
• Good command of the English language and be able to proofread work
• Able to read and interpret agreements, then implement the relevant provisions of these agreements
• Detailed, organized and communicative
• Understanding, yet persuasive and decisive when dealing with others in the organization
• Responsive team player with ability to quickly prioritize among numerous pressing tasks
• Task and goal oriented and capable of functioning in an entrepreneurial and corporate setting
• Able to prioritize and work with multiple supervisors including the CEO, CMSO and Board of Directors.