Job Summary:
Responsible for formulating accounting policy and ensuring the Company's compliance with all generally accepted accounting standards ("GAAP") under U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Coordinates the Sarbanes-Oxley 404 process for company and its subsidiaries. Oversees all facets of financial administration relating to Capital Planning and  the Management Company and  Technology Services and Solutions.  These financial administration responsibilities include, but are not limited to (1) financial accounting and controls; (2) financial and management reporting; and (3) financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting.  The position will function as a senior member/advisor to the management team of Corporate Finance and the respecting departments/business units for which it is responsible.
  
Principal Responsibilities:
Develops and maintains the corporate accounting policies manual. This includes drafting corporate accounting policies, reviewing the policies with corporate management and training corporate and divisional accounting staff on the newly authorized policies.  Draft corporate policies and procedures on recently issued GAAP under U.S. and IFRS principals.  Familiarize and train corporate and divisional accounting staff on emerging GAAP under both principals. 
Acts a liaison and consultant for others in the department and Company related to technical accounting issues and literature.
Directs and coordinates all financial support functions of company and its subsidiaries related to parent company requests focusing on the preparation, analysis and financial control of actual financial results to budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans.
Supervises the compilation of the Competitive Analysis review, parent company monthly memo to the parent company Board of Directors, Annual Rating Agency Review, Investor's Day presentation and all ad-hoc requests from parent company.
Supervises monthly consolidated close process inclusive of preparing and/or reviewing managerial, external financial and operational reports for company and its subsidiaries and supported business units. 
Provides parent company with trial balances under U.S. and IFRS GAAP.
Recommends, implements and administers policies and procedures to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of operations and internal controls and to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles. 
Assumes overall responsibility for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley laws and regulations as they relate to financial reporting and controls for company and its subsidiaries.  This includes the overall coordination and  maintenance of process documentation and risk matrixes for all business units and processes overseen by other Controllers and managers in the Finance department.
Communicates and presents group operating results in terms of costs, budgets, financial trends, and cost initiatives to senior management of Corporate Finance, strategic business units, senior management and a broad range of external parties.  Directs the analysis of costs specific to functions and products within the respective business units to support senior management of Corporate Finance and all assigned strategic business units.
Oversees the coordination and compilation of  the Capital Budget while adhering to capitalization guidelines.  Makes decisions on the proper accounting treatment of capital requests.  Administers the the Capital Budgeting Committee.  Supervises the property accounting function.
Is the main liaison with Deloitte to plan and coordinate the annual audits for company and its subsidiaries.  Responsible for the completeness and integrity of all external financial reports issued by Deloitte. Plans, and coordinates internal and external audits and reviews by regulatory authorities and directs general ledger processing functions, inclusive of external financial and managerial reporting.
Selects, develops, evaluates and effectively manages and organizes staff.  Develops and implements a goal setting process to ensure compliance with objectives of business units and Corporate Finance.
Assumes additional responsibilities as requested.
 
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and a CPA required plus fifteen years' related experience or an MBA or MS plus twelve years' related experience required.
A  MBA and/or an MS are preferred.
Strong analytical, management and communication skills.
Strong computer skills in spreadsheet, database and word processing applications and experience in the design, implementation and maintenance of financial applications.
Ability to work overtime as needed.