The GOS Controller oversees an accounting team, ensures compliance, manages client relationships, and implements operational improvements.
Job Title
GOS ControllerJob Description Summary
Provide leadership and supervision to accounting team members, at all levels, and support operations and clients through the use of sound judgment and discretion in applying accounting principles to day- to-day processes and functions. Assess team and department efficiencies to make improvement recommendations where necessary. The GOS Controller role also provides guidance to Client Accounting Managers and is counted on to provide solutions in the most complex management level situations.Job Description
Essential Job Duties:
- Asses GOS accounting and finance process, develop and implement more efficient solutions, and consider automation when possible.
- Understand GOS accounting and finance data to utilize data efficiently to add transparency surrounding department wide objectives, goals and profitability.
- Oversee a market, strategic and/or key client(s); develop productive, supportive relationships with market city leads, strategic clients, key clients, and internal stakeholders
- Monitor team performance, available capacity, and training needs through conducting one-on-one meetings, team meetings and addressing deficiencies timely and professionally
- Review team members' financial reports to ensure quality, timeliness, audit compliance and assess competencies
- Monitor team and/or market-wide requirements of timely tax payments, revenue portal updates, time tracking and Corporate Aging follow-up
- Assess team/department workflows and policies to recommend or implement
improvements in operating efficiencies and effectiveness; provide oversight to ensure effective implementation - Track team compliance with department SOC 1 audit controls; approve banking or
financial transactions, schedules, and reports in accordance with the SOC Policies and Procedures manual and training - Develop direct reports through goal setting, conducting mid-year and year-end
performance reviews and delivering timely and meaningful performance feedback, while maintaining quality results and performance - Work with leadership team to implement department goals and objectives, lead
department projects and provide essential Client Accounting committee involvement - Direct new business onboarding by coordinating with property management and clients; set up bank accounts, accounting software, load prior balances or closing statements
- Assist Controller with pricing new business and preparing proposal responses
- Performs other related duties as required or requested
- Work collaboratively across functions of GOS
- Requires strong analytical and problem solving skills
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Leads/Assigns/Delegates tasks to Client Accounting Managers, Assistant Client Accounting Managers, Sr. Client Accountants, Client Accountants, Client Accounting Coordinators, and/or Interns
- May coordinate efforts of project team to complete work within project deadlines
- Provides solutions to routine/complex problems
- Direct reports may include Client Accounting Managers, Assistant Client Accounting Managers, Sr. Client Accountants, Client Accountants, Client Accounting Coordinators, and/or Interns
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $ 97,750.00 - $115,000.00Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [email protected]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”Top Skills
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Accounting Software
Banking Software
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