Direct Hire Opportunity

The duties of the Financial Controller will revolve around ensuring that the group finance and reporting functions are operating effectively, efficiently and with adequate controls. Main responsibilities will include managing accounting records, evaluating and managing risk, ensuring compliance with regulations, government contracting compliance, publishing financial statements, overseeing accounting operations, analyzing financial data, monitoring expenditure, forecasting revenue, coordinating auditing processes, and ensuring accuracy of financial information. The controller will also work directly with the CFO and management team to dynamically run the business both locally and internationally.

Management 

• Managing all accounting operations including budgeting, billing, cost accounting, and reporting
• Liaising with country controllers to ensure adequate controls, financial reporting and record keeping is taking place within all group entities
• Managing all outsourced functions
• Managing and overseeing the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit
• Management of the DC based finance team

Transactions

• Overseeing the financial close process for all regional entities, including Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Dubai, Tunisia, Iraq, Moldova, Columbia, Thailand, and UK
• Implement and oversee a strong internal control environment across all entities and ensuring group reporting policies are adhered to
• Perform cash balance reconciliations
• Overseeing payroll for the Group
• Overseeing invoicing and collections for all projects
• Managing tax compliance and audit for operational entities
• Preparing budgets and forecasts for all entities
• Managing quarterly and annual investor financial reporting processes
• Overseeing the preparation of deadline-driven reporting, including financial statements
• Working closely with investment professionals to ensure adequate performance metrics are designed and reported on
• Analyzing contracts to ensure financial compliance
• Automating and documenting processes as needed
• Providing training and guidance to new and existing team members

Reporting

• Preparing, reconciling and publishing timely monthly financial reports
• Cash flow management and forecasting
• Coordinating the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts

Compliance 

• Ensuring compliance with statutory law and financial regulations
• Maintaining and overseeing the renewals on company insurance
• Ensuring contract compliance with FAR and USAID regulations

Qualifications

Ideal candidate will have the following skills:

• Strong quantitative skills
• Strong working and theoretical knowledge of accounting and tax concepts 
• Ability to edit / interpret financial models for a wide range of structures and scenarios
• Ability to build strong relationships with partners and colleagues in challenging environments
• Ability to design and implement financial management and reporting functions for a new established entity (process, team, systems, etc.) 
• Experience working across multiple African jurisdictions is preferred
• Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in frontier markets
• Comfort with ambiguity; ability to operate effectively in a changing context
• Willingness to work and live in a sometimes-challenging environment

Ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business field
• CPA/CA or its equivalent
• Proven working experience as a Financial Controller
• Experience with creating financial statements 
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process 
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills – experience using Deltek Costpoint is a requirement 
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Prior experience with USAID contracting and cost accounting principals

The Accountant will perform month-end close activities, analyze and verify financial information, prepare financial reports, reconcile, and review GL accounts. External contacts may include Cannabis Related Businesses, Dispensaries, CBD Shops, vendors, banks, internal and external auditors.

• Prepare accounting entries and account reconciliations
• Experienced with performing data analysis, including downloading financial data from the general ledger and other sources, and working with the data to utilize in monthly dashboard reporting and fluctuation analysis.
• Prepare monthly fluctuation dashboards, and research and investigate financial variances for monthly fluctuation analysis
• Assist or prepare schedules to support regulatory, statutory, or management reporting to ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting
• Assist with quarterly and annual audit preparation for external auditors
• Identify opportunities to automate general ledger impacting activities
• Ensure compliance with accounting and reporting deadlines
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned
• Prepare accounting entries and account reconciliations for all compensation transactions
• Collaborate closely with the payroll team to gain a complete understanding of the general ledger impact of all payroll related transactions
• Ensure all payroll cash activity is captured and reconciled timely.
• Work on special projects

Education & Experience

• Working knowledge of US income tax and related tax forms, particularly tax preparation of Forms 1040, 1099,1065 and a desire to learn more about taxes and compliance facing the cannabis industry (280e).
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Bachelor’s Degree (CPA or Masters Degree preferred)
• 1-7 years of demonstrated general ledger accounting experience
• Experience working with various accounting systems
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel
• Proactive self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment and an ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet pressing deadlines
• Team player with a strong work ethic
• Excellent conceptual, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

The Accountant will perform month-end close activities, analyze and verify financial information, prepare financial reports, reconcile, and review GL accounts. External contacts may include Cannabis Related Businesses, Dispensaries, CBD Shops, vendors, banks, internal and external auditors.

• Prepare accounting entries and account reconciliations
• Experienced with performing data analysis, including downloading financial data from the general ledger and other sources, and working with the data to utilize in monthly dashboard reporting and fluctuation analysis.
• Prepare monthly fluctuation dashboards, and research and investigate financial variances for monthly fluctuation analysis
• Assist or prepare schedules to support regulatory, statutory, or management reporting to ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting
• Assist with quarterly and annual audit preparation for external auditors
• Identify opportunities to automate general ledger impacting activities
• Ensure compliance with accounting and reporting deadlines
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned
• Prepare accounting entries and account reconciliations for all compensation transactions
• Collaborate closely with the payroll team to gain a complete understanding of the general ledger impact of all payroll related transactions
• Ensure all payroll cash activity is captured and reconciled timely.
• Work on special projects

Education & Experience

• Working knowledge of US income tax and related tax forms, particularly tax preparation of Forms 1040, 1099,1065 and a desire to learn more about taxes and compliance facing the cannabis industry (280e).
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Bachelor’s Degree (CPA or Masters Degree preferred)
• 6-10 years of demonstrated general ledger accounting experience
• Experience working with various accounting systems
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel
• Proactive self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment and an ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet pressing deadlines
• Team player with a strong work ethic
• Excellent conceptual, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

• The Controller will perform month-end close activities, analyze and verify financial information, prepare financial reports, reconcile, and review GL accounts. Oversee Accountants and Senior Accountants. External contacts may include Cannabis Related Businesses, Dispensaries, CBD Shops, vendors, banks, internal and external auditors.
• Expert knowledge of cost accounting (analysis of inventory, capital expenses, business operations)
• Comfortable managing and optimizing various systems (inventory systems, QuickBooks)
• Calculate costs per project, and also able to generate COGS per product.
• Month-end Financial Reporting
• Budgeting for costs and forecasting sales
• Coordinate physical inventory cycle counts and reconciliation
• Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts
• Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• Comfortable reviewing monthly fluctuations and strategic analysis with client on phone/video calls.

Education & Experience

• At least 4 years Controller experience or 10-15+ years of overall accounting experience
• Cannabis Industry experience a Strong Plus.
• Consumer Product Goods experience a Plus
• Self-directed and self-motivated
• Experienced managing a team
• Organized and strong ability to work cross-functionally
• Experience in entrepreneurial situations
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Bachelor’s Degree (CPA or Masters Degree preferred)

Our client is seeking to hire a Recruiter to join our team in Atlanta, Georgia! This position offers a hybrid schedule.

Required Experience

• MUST BE LOCAL to Greater Atlanta Area for this position.
• Experience working with Government / Staffing Agencies.
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience sourcing resumes on Monster, Indeed, LinkedIn, and other related platforms.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field.  

Required Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Word and Excel.
• Ability to work on a self-initiated basis.
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple positions while meeting deadlines.
• Efficient, detail oriented, with a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Premium customer service skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
• 401-K plus match
• Paid Vacation days
• Paid holidays
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Term Life

The Proposal Manager will work closely with Business Development, Contract Management, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), other key staff, and external business partners to develop and deliver high-quality, compliant, and compelling proposals and responses to Government Requests for Proposal (RFPs) solicitations, Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Quote (RFQs) and Sources Sought Notices. The Proposal Manager will contribute throughout the entire proposal process, from proposal pre-work to proposal creation and delivery to limited post-submission support. The Proposal Manager will oversee all proposal and response preparation activities, including establishing/overseeing the preparation schedule to meet Government-mandated deadlines and assigning preparation tasks to internal and external contributors. The Proposal Manager will have the ability to write proposal content and narrative as necessary to meet response requirements that is free of errors (grammatical, spelling, sentence structure, etc.). The Proposal Manager will regularly report to the Proposal Director on the status of all proposal/response preparation activities and will serve as the primary point of contact for Government Contracting Officers and Specialists for all proposal/response related matters. 

Duties to be performed are broken down as follows:

Pre-Proposal

• Represent the Proposal team in strategizing with Business Development and Leadership in assessing potential contracting opportunities to pursue 
• Monitoring activity in the Business Development pipeline 
• Monitoring and assessing potential bid opportunities released under the organization’s various GSA schedules
• Updating and improving proposal response templates and working with Graphic Designer to refresh and improve graphical images to be used in proposal responses
• Ensuring past performance citations are updated and are created as new contracts are awarded to the company
• Assist in updating and maintaining boilerplate text owned by proposals team

Proposal Development Responsibilities

• Review Government RFP/Solicitations in detail and be intimately familiar with requirements
• Lead in driving the proposal preparation process from start to finish, serving as the primary point of contact for proposal development tasks, establishing the proposal calendar, preparing/distributing data calls, and assigning tasks to contributors
• Serve as the primary point of contact for interfacing with the Government such as submitting questions to them to obtain clarity on RFP/solicitation requirements
• Coordinate and facilitate proposal colored team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold, and White Glove) with involved functional groups
• Ensure proposal content complies with Government requirements i.e. font, text size, spacing, etc. and is properly structured in alignment with Government requirements 
• Contribute writing of compelling and compliant content to the proposal preparation process as necessary
• Execute editing, proofreading, and final editing/formatting of text prior to ensure delivery of error-free proposals/responses to the Government
• Assist in creating and maintaining proposal/response files on organization’s shared file repository to ensure all related documentation is captured and properly organized

OTHER RESPONSIBILITES:

• Assist other projects as needed
• Edit and review company communications
• Assist program management staff as needed with post-award deliverables
• Help prepare marketing materials and presentations

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Able to work independently while remaining committed and responsive to the team
• Ability to multi-task and perform under tight deadlines when applicable
• Exceptional project management, planning, and time management skills
• Assertive yet diplomatic communication style

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• BA or BS, preferably in English, Journalism, Communications, or similar degree
• Minimum three years in proposal writing/management or other relevant writing/communications experience
• Proficiency using MS Word
• Proficiency using MS Excel and SharePoint is a plus
• Acumen in writing/responding to IT-related, cybersecurity, and Help Desk requirements is a plus

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for providing financial, administrative, and clerical services to ensure effective, efficient, and accurate financial and administrative operations. The Payroll Specialist must comply with established policies and procedures. This includes processing and monitoring payments and expenditures and processing and submitting payroll on a bi-weekly schedule. Providing these services effectively and efficiently will ensure that the company’s finances are accurate and up to date, that the company and its employees are paid appropriately and within established time limits. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

·  Knowledge of office administration and bookkeeping procedures 

·  Knowledge of accounts payable 

·  Knowledge of payroll processing in a multi-state environment

·  Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial and payroll data 

·  Confidentiality concerning financial and payroll files 

·  Attention to detail and high level of accuracy 

·  Computer skills, including the ability to operate computerized accounting, spreadsheets, and word processing programs at a highly proficient level 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

·  Manage the weekly/bi-weekly and/or monthly A/P vouchers 

·  Prepare vendor/pay vouchers for Managed Accounting Services (MAS) 

·  Maintain a listing of accounts receivable and payable 

·  Maintain updated vendor files and file numbers 

·  Timecard Supervisor/Approver 

·  Timecard/Payroll Corrections per Customer Audits

·  Review/Reconcile credit card transactions

·  Payroll & HR Benefits data processing & Reconciliation

·  Payroll Processing – Multi-state via Payroll Service

·  Provide administrative support to ensure effective and efficient office operations as needed

·  Serve as administrative support to the Leadership Team as needed 

·  Monitor and order office supplies 

·  Prepare Expense Reports/Reimbursement Requests 

·  Assist in ordering and coordinating all company events 

·  Proposal Production – providing administrative support

·  Provide receptionist services 

·  Greet and assist visitors 

·  Answer phones, direct calls, and respond to inquiries 

·  Some weekend/holidays may be required dependent on the payroll schedule

·  Perform other related duties as required

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

·  Government Contracting 

·  Deltek Costpoint 

·  Proficient with Microsoft Office suite