Controller, Management, Financial Manager

Controller – West Valley Cleanup Alliance

Geosyntec Consultants is hiring a Controller to work full-time, onsite at the West Valley Cleanup Alliance, LLC, the prime contractor selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Phase 1B Deactivation & Demolition Contract at the West Valley Demonstration Project site located 30 minutes south of Buffalo, New York.

As a Geosyntec employee in this role you will provide effective leadership in financial administration for the West Valley Cleanup Alliance, strengthen and maintain internal controls, coordinate audit assistance, and foster teamwork across the company. You will deliver timely, accurate financial data, analysis, and reporting to all levels of management, the Board of Directors, and the DOE. Leadership on the Pension and Savings Boards for the WVDP Plans is also required.

• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by following established safe work practices, investigating and reporting safety concerns or situations.
• Implement standards contained in the Company “Code of Ethics & Business Conduct,” Company EEO practices, and DOE directives.
• Ensure financial compliance, internal controls, and financial integrity.
• Manage bank accounts and cash management for all disbursements.
• Provide primary interface for original financial reporting.
• Manage preparation of financial, accounting, and various fiscal reports and ensure accurate and timely submission to Company, government, and DOE representatives.
• Coordinate exchange of financial information with purchasing and control account managers to generate cost and accrual records.
• Understand all activities related to government accounting, sales and use tax, maintenance of ledger and account analysis systems, and travel and relocation policies.
• Develop provisional fiscal year labor, fringe, and overhead rates by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data.
• Manage the Fringe and G&A Pools.
• Ensure accurate and timely employee and vendor payments and establish internal fiscal controls to protect data and ensure its integrity.
• Maintain and develop an adequate financial system to support the requirements of internal and external customers.
• Identify and understand issues and opportunities, draw conclusions based on various data sources, and choose action consistent with facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Participate and obtain successful results from all internal and external audits, including sales tax, DCAA, and annual allowable cost audits.
• Provide oversight to the Property group responsible for site-wide property management and inventory control programs to control and manage government owned assets.
• Provide oversight to the Site Services group responsible for material receiving and warehouse functions.
• Regular attendance is required.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• Treat all employees fairly in all aspects of the employment process by complying with the spirit and intent of federal, state, and local legislation, regulations, and executive orders providing for equal opportunity.
• Exercise normal supervisory authority over subordinates, including work assignment and review, hiring, discharge, salary changes, promotion, discipline, training, and guidance.
• Maintain department staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Coach, counsel, and discipline employees by planning, monitoring, and appraising job performance.

• BA/BS in finance or accounting plus a minimum of eleven (11) years of progressively increasing experience (required).
• Master's degree or CPA are beneficial but not required.

• Specific expertise and 5 years of senior‑level finance or accounting management experience demonstrating and applying expertise at DOE or similar government facility (required).
• Experience with government accounting including burden/indirect rates, disclosure statements, Federal Acquisition Regulations, and accounting system administration (required).
• Effective communication with internal and external clients including Senior Management…