We are looking for a Controller to lead the company’s core accounting, financial reporting, payroll, and cash management activities in Deer Park, New York. This role will oversee day-to-day financial operations, support compliance across payroll and union reporting, and help maintain strong controls across treasury, insurance, legal documentation, and administrative processes. The ideal candidate brings a hands-on approach, sound judgment, and the ability to manage both detailed accounting work and broader operational oversight in a growing business environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead daily accounting operations, ensuring financial activity is accurately recorded from subledgers through the general ledger and supporting timely month-end and year-end close processes.<br>• Direct receivables and payables functions, including billing, cash application, collections, vendor payment scheduling, invoice review, and reconciliation of supporting purchasing and receiving records.<br>• Maintain inventory costing records, prepare recurring inventory analysis, and assess reserve needs for excess or slow-moving stock.<br>• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, debt schedules, interest accruals, and other adjustments needed to produce reliable monthly financial statements.<br>• Oversee weekly payroll processing for hourly and salaried staff, validate payroll controls and funding, and coordinate submissions and reconciliations with the external payroll provider.<br>• Administer union-related payroll obligations, including benefits and dues remittances, required wage reporting, contract compliance, and support for union audit activity.<br>• Monitor daily cash balances, develop cash flow forecasts, manage borrowing activity, execute secure payment transactions, and maintain banking controls such as positive pay review.<br>• Support legal, insurance, and corporate administration by managing agreements, renewals, licenses, coverage audits, claims coordination, and required business records.<br>• Partner with outsourced service providers to maintain business software licensing, IT support continuity, network security, backup processes, and employee-related administrative activities such as onboarding, benefits coordination, and policy updates.
We are looking for an experienced Controller to lead accounting, financial reporting, and compliance for a mission-driven non-profit organization in New York, New York. This role will oversee core accounting operations, strengthen internal controls, and deliver accurate, timely financial information that supports executive decision-making. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership skills, sound technical accounting knowledge, and the ability to guide a growing finance function with rigor and transparency.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct the day-to-day accounting function and mentor a multi-level team to build capability, accountability, and long-term bench strength.<br>• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities to ensure financial results are reported accurately and on schedule.<br>• Prepare and review internal and external financial statements, supporting schedules, and disclosures with a strong focus on quality and consistency.<br>• Partner with finance leadership to interpret results, explain significant fluctuations, and provide accounting perspective on organizational performance.<br>• Maintain and refine accounting policies, internal controls, and governance practices to meet regulatory requirements and organizational standards.<br>• Lead external audit activities from planning through resolution, coordinating with auditors and advisors to address findings and maintain ongoing readiness.<br>• Manage tax compliance across federal, state, and local requirements, working with outside specialists when appropriate.<br>• Oversee transactional accounting areas such as payables, receivables, payroll, cash activity, fixed assets, investments, insurance, and technology-related accounting.<br>• Drive process improvement initiatives that increase efficiency, strengthen control, and support scale through automation and standardization.<br>• Provide accounting leadership for complex business initiatives, including due diligence and financial assessment related to mergers, partnerships, investments, or similar transactions.
<p>Robert Half Financial Services are hiring for a Controller role at a fast growing publicly traded Energy firm located in midtown Manhattan New York. Our client requires an active CPA license with Big4/Public Audit foundation and 10+ years Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting experience at a publicly traded company. Must have knowledge of SOX/Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC Reporting (10-K, 10-Q), GAAP, and ERP system/implementation. The role is 4 days per week in the midtown Manhattan office.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Own the corporate accounting function, including the general ledger, monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, intercompany transactions, foreign currency translations, and consolidation across a growing multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional structure.</li><li>Oversee project and cost accounting for energy programs, and other capital-intensive activities, ensuring precise labor and cost allocation across programs and entities.</li><li>Lead the accounting integration of newly acquired businesses, aligning them with the corporate close calendar, consolidation procedures, accounting policies, and internal control frameworks.</li><li>Prepare and review consolidated financial statements, footnote disclosures, and supporting analyses in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC rules, partnering with the CFO on the financial content for Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and registration statements.</li><li>Research, evaluate, and document accounting conclusions for complex and judgmental transactions in formal technical memoranda. Key areas include business combinations and asset acquisitions (ASC 805), consolidation and variable interest entities (ASC 810), research and development costs (ASC 730), stock-based compensation (ASC 718), leases (ASC 842), equity and liability classification (ASC 480/815), goodwill and long-lived asset impairment (ASC 350/360), and revenue recognition (ASC 606) as commercial operations develop.</li><li>Partner with the CFO to manage engagements with third-party valuation specialists regarding purchase price allocations, intangible asset and equity instrument valuations, and impairment analyses, providing support and evaluating their conclusions.</li><li>Support financial due diligence and drive opening balance sheet readiness for acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic investments, including complex cross-border targets.</li><li>Manage the accounting for government grants, tax credits, and state and federal incentive programs, while actively monitoring emerging accounting standards and SEC guidance for potential impact on the company.</li><li>Assume management ownership of the Company's ICFR framework under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including scoping, risk assessment, process narratives, control matrices, and evidence retention sufficient to support external auditor attestation under Section 404(b).</li><li>Evaluate control deficiencies, drive remediation efforts to completion, and support management's assessment of ICFR effectiveness and related disclosure controls.</li><li>Manage the relationship with the Company's SOX advisory partner, continually evaluating the optimal resourcing model and supporting a potential future transition to an in-house function as the company scales.</li><li>Coordinate with tax advisors on U.S. federal, state, and foreign tax provision (ASC 740), compliance, transfer pricing, and the tax implications of acquisitions and entity structuring.</li></ul>
We are looking for an Assistant Property Controller to support the accounting and financial reporting activities for a substantial residential real estate portfolio based in New York, New York. This role is ideal for a hands-on accounting specialist with strong attention to detail who can manage monthly reporting with precision while coordinating work across internal partners and an offshore support team. The position offers the opportunity to contribute across core accounting operations, cross-functional initiatives, and portfolio-level financial analysis in a fast-paced property management environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the month-end close cycle for a large residential property portfolio, ensuring timely and accurate completion of accounting activities.<br>• Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements and supporting schedules for multiple properties and consolidated reporting needs.<br>• Maintain oversight of general ledger activity, including reconciliations, journal entries, and resolution of variances or discrepancies.<br>• Coordinate and review deliverables completed by the offshore accounting team to uphold accuracy, consistency, and deadlines.<br>• Partner with asset management, property management, and development teams to address financial questions and support portfolio performance decisions.<br>• Assist with audit preparation by organizing documentation, responding to requests, and helping ensure compliance with reporting standards.<br>• Use Yardi to manage property accounting data, reporting workflows, and financial records across the portfolio.<br>• Contribute to special projects and process-related initiatives that support accounting operations and business priorities.
<p><strong>Assistant Controller - Commodities Trading Merchant.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>European based firm continues to grow their NA HQ based in Westport, CT. This role reports to the CFO, and oversees corp accounting, P&L, tax compliance, and provides financial analytics. The firm is highly successful and well position to continue to grow both their global and Americas businesses. The firm is known for positive long-term relationship with their team.</p>