Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Compliance

Overview

Empower AI is an AI platform dedicated to government agencies, headquartered in Reston, VA. Our mission is to equip federal leaders with tools that enable workforce transformation and productivity.

Highlights of Responsibilities:

• Financial Statement preparation and owner
• Key owner of GL financial system
• Key partner to Treasury function
• Lead a team of approximately 8‑10 employees including responsibility for Payroll, AP, AR, Billing, Banking & Treasury, GL, & Technical Accounting
• Provides management with timely reviews of organization's financial status and progress in its various programs and activities
• Key partnership with finance organization for teaming on consolidation of actuals and forecast
• Advises management on desirable operational adjustments
• Audit, Tax and Government compliance lead
• Prepares reports required by regulatory agencies
• Review/update internal controls, and maintain oversight over G/L data
• Develop and implement policies/procedures for master data maintenance (i.e. G/L account, profit center, cost center)
• Automate master data maintenance requests and approval workflows
• Seek out and continue to look for ways that G/L and closing processes can be automated or improved to create and improve efficiency across the accounting/finance organization
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for balance sheet account reconciliations and ongoing monitoring and governance
• Drive results to meet individual, team, and department objectives
• Performs other accounting related duties as assigned by management.
• Collaborates with others on special projects.
• Identifies potential areas for improvement and provides solutions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent related experience
• 10+ years of experience
• Experience in a large government contracting company
• Unanet experience
• Leadership of a team of 5 or more
• Experience working in a Private Equity environment is critical
• CPA
• Strong analytical skills, research skills, and business acumen
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-starter with proven ability to spearhead projects with minimal supervision
• Comfort working through ambiguity and in a rapidly changing environment
• Strong communication skills

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.