Financial Controller

1. Primary Scope: Under the supervision of the CFO, organizes and directs all general accounting activities and financial oversight for Northwest Parkway (located in Denver, Colorado) as well as VINCI Highways USA (Located in Dallas, TX) which involves limited transactions, but require end-to-end accounting, reporting, and compliance:

• Administers preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting and performs analysis.
• Supervise reconciliation of all general ledger control accounts
• Supervise monthly cash reconciliation
• Review and analyze AP and AR aging balances
• Supervise fixed asset inventory control accounting.
• Responsible for scheduling and leading the external audit along with assisting with internal audits.
• Assist the CFO for creating, maintaining, and analyzing the budget
• Evaluate, assess, and recommend corporate process improvements: purchase order process, approvals, payments, etc.
• Monitors current department accounting systems and procedures and revises as required.
• Ensures the Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, and Cash Management processes are adhered to and in compliance with corporate policies.
• Prepares required internal, and external reports which include filing escheatment and responding to inquiries.
• Lead potential accounting software migration and enhancement process
• Assist with maintaining files and documentation thoroughly and accurately in accordance with Company policy and accepted accounting principles
• Keeps abreast of current accounting trends, practices, and developments in the profession including governmental accounting standards and regulations, GAAP.
• Lead, manage, (and develop) the general accounting staff which is currently outsourced
• Participates in regularly scheduled managers’ meetings
• Assumes other special activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
• All other duties as assigned.

1. Additional Scope: The Controller is responsible for overseeing the financial reporting, budget consolidation, and performance analysis of four VINCI Highways assets—one located in Ohio (Ohio River Bridge) and three in Canada (Confederation Bridge, Regina Bypass, and Fredericton-Moncton Highway). Each of these assets has a Financial Manager or CFO in place. This role will challenge and support these financial leaders on their budgeting and reporting processes, consolidating actuals and budgets to provide clear and actionable insights to headquarters.

• Highly Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and ability to research complex accounting and auditing issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. The applicant must possess strong interpersonal skills necessary to communicate with all levels of the organization to gather support for recommendations.
• Possess analytical skills with the ability to solve problems.
• Excellent PowerPoint capabilities with the ability to create compelling presentations and gather stakeholder support for recommendations; able to 'tell the story.'
• The ability to work with virtual teams and across geographic and cultural boundaries is required.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - performs work accurately and thoroughly.
• Analytical - Synthesize complex or diverse information.
• Business Acumen - grasp and understand business concepts and issues.
• Detail-Oriented - Pays attention to minute details.
• Ethical - conduct conforming to set values and accepted standards.
• Honesty / Integrity - being truthful and credible.
• Oral Communicator - effectively shares messages verbally.
• Organized - follows a systematic method to perform a task.
• Problem Solving - Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Reliability - being dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsibility - accountable or answerable for one's conduct.
• Written Communication - writes clearly and concisely.

• B.A. or B.S. degree in Accounting or Finance, Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of five (5) – seven (7) years general accounting experience
• Two (2) years of experience as a manager, or demonstration of continual progression in responsibilities

Last updated on Dec 16, 2024