LCS Financial Services Corporation is looking to hire an experienced Financial Controller that has a strong accounting and finance background. The Controller is responsible for the accounting and finance requirements for several closely held companies. The successful candidate will be a creative problem solver skilled in accounting, strategic planning, financial modeling, fundraising, identifying opportunities for savings and efficiencies and proficient in continuous process improvement. The candidate will be an operationally focused professional with experience in growing businesses and financial transactions.

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks:

• Primary financial contact with investors, banks, auditors, clients, attorneys, lenders, and regulatory agencies
• Responsible for all financing aspects of the Company, including procuring loans, lines of credit, portfolio acquisition financing facilities, fundraising strategies and managing banking relationships
• Managing the accounting department on a day-to-day basis; responsible for leadership and direction with direct supervisory responsibility of the accounting team
• Responsible for accurate and timely monthly financial statements and related financial reporting for each company
• Consolidating the companies' financial statements when necessary
• Ensuring the accuracy of the general ledger and journal entries
• Overseeing cash management including weekly review, projection and planning of cash inflows and outflows
• Developing and guiding the annual budgeting process; analyzing and reporting on monthly variance to budget reports
• Identifying and implementing efficiencies through cost savings
• Reviewing and approving monthly account and bank reconciliations and income statement variance reports
• Primary liaison with the companies' outside accounting firm including responsibility for obtaining timely annual reviewed financial statements
• Overseeing and coordinating all business insurance coverages
• Implementing and enforcing internal control procedures

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Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years accounting and finance experience
• BS or BA in Accounting, Finance or equivalent from an accredited university or college
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Natural leader capable of planning and building a highly cohesive and productive accounting team
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and oral/written communication skills
• Advanced understanding of GAAP concepts and principles with ability to research authoritative standards to support initial positions taken on the financial statements. Coordinating with the President and audit firm to bring approved positions into practice.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and Excel based data analysis

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Preferences:

• CPA or equivalent
• MBA
• M&A experience
• Experience with private equity, structured finance, or bank and specialty lending
• Significant experience with Oracle NetSuite
• Strong technology proficiency including familiarity with artificial intelligence