CONTROLLER - REMOTE

Employer
Palco
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Posted
Dec 19, 2024
Closes
Jan 15, 2025
Ref
2868850914
Certification
Other
Work Mode
Remote
Hours
Full Time
Employment Type
Permanent
Organization Type
Corporate
CONTROLLER

Palco is a visionary company pioneering an emerging health-care movement that empowers people with disabilities and those aging to live independent and quality lives. Made possible by our amazing team, Palco provides technology and financial services to aid individuals and their families to thrive in their home and communities. Partnered with government agencies and fortune 500 managed care organizations across the country, we are dedicated to creating exceptional outcomes for our clients and the millions of people that count on them. We are a highly organized company that offers a solid work/life balance, autonomy, generous paid time off, bonus potential, and career advancement opportunities. Our staff make long-lasting impact on the lives of people every day.

The Controller position oversees the accounting operations of two subsidiary corporations, especially their control systems, transaction-processing operations and policies and procedures. This position also Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives.

Essential Job Functions:
  • Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior managers by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points.
  • Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and procedures to current economic landscape.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines.
  • Achieve budgeting goals with proper scheduling, analysis, and corrective actions.
  • Maximize payroll efficiency through innovative process development.
  • Help develop and support short-term and long-term operational strategies.
  • Planning, directing, and coordinating all accounting operational functions.
  • Managing the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of consolidated business results.
  • Coordinating and preparing internal and external financial statements.
  • Coordinating activities of external auditors.
  • Providing management with information vital to the decision-making process.
  • Assessing current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement, and implementing new processes.
  • Evaluating accounting and internal control systems.
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of accounting software and supporting database as needed.
  • Developing and monitoring business performance metrics.
  • Overseeing regulatory reporting, frequently including tax planning and compliance.
  • Hiring, training, and retaining skilled accounting staff.
  • Maintain internal safeguards for receipts, costs and team and organizational budgets and actual expenditures.
  • Establish (in coordination with CFO) financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on biweekly, monthly, and annual basis.
  • Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs, adhering to national and local legal standards while remaining knowledgeable of proposed legislation.
  • Oversees and performs reconciliations of general ledger, bank accounts, etc.
  • Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflows.
  • Responsible for financial forecasting.
  • Oversee and support accounting team with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity.
  • Reports directly to the CFO.

Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
  • 5 years of controller experience.

Join Us

This position is remote/work-from-home role. Enjoy the convenience of working from home and maximize your time by unplugging at the end of your workday.

Company benefits designed for you:
  • Employer shared Health Insurance cost
  • Employer paid Disability Insurance
  • Employer paid Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Cancer Insurance
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Generous Paid time off
  • Annual bonus potential
  • Retirement Savings: We will support you as you save for your future.
  • Career Growth Opportunities: We help you thrive, so together, we can grow. We provide opportunities to advance your career with a vast portfolio of businesses and a global footprint.
  • Paid Training: Earn while you learn, and continue to grow with access to internal and external learning opportunities.
  • Great Work Environment: We are proud of our company culture of collaboration and the recognition we've received for our diversity efforts.

When you join Palco, you are engaged in creating the future - both our company's, the people we serve, and your own. We understand that our success is directly related to the success of our team. We strive to create a culture where you can:
  • Bring your authentic self to work.
  • Grow and thrive, both personally and professionally.
  • Make a difference with our clients, in our communities, and with the millions of people we support.
  • Experience work/life balance.
  • Feel value and a greater purpose through the work you do.

Palco, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate in any employer/employee relations based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.