Commercial Controller - Remote

Key Purpose

While putting your attention to detail, accounting skills and spreadsheet building into action, you will also part of bringing the vision of our team and the client to life. In this partnership, you will have the ability to help build tools to enable us to be better, more efficient and continue to grow our business.

The Commercial Controller is responsible for communicating accounting, financial, operational, and strategic business insight to Key Account Managers, Key Account Directors, and Senior Leadership Team Members. The Commercial Controller provides strategic leadership and controls to a team of Commercial Leads while driving scalability for rapid account growth, proper accounting acumen, forecasting accuracy, and quality objectives

Success Criteria

• Develop own skill base in line with agreed appraisal, taking responsibility for increased performance, and ensuring continued self-improvement
• Participate and embrace the development opportunities within group 

Key Areas of Collaboration and Influence 

• Support the Account Directors and Managers and report to the Commercial Business Partner with collaborating and reporting relationship with supported companies’ administrators
• Communicate effectively with colleagues within the Business Unit(s) and across the company so that information is disseminated effectively and participate in project groups and meetings as required. This includes operations, central accounting, leadership, and People & Culture

Ideal Candidate Experience

• 8+ years of accounting and/or financial controlling experience in a client interfacing role preferred
• Experience interfacing at all levels throughout an organization; private sector experience required
• Experience with job costing ERP system to track monthly accounting close as well as forecasting/budgeting activities
• Experience in service industry preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field preferred
• Ability to communicate with all levels within a client’s management structure
• Able to lead and develop a team of accounting and finance leaders and professionals
• Able to command credibility and be able to influence
• Strong analytical excel skills required

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure compliance with accounting financial controls as it relates to monthly, quarterly and annual close activities. Ensure proper accrual procedures are followed and adhered to.
• Reconcile and maintain a strong balance sheet.
• Financial support to operations regionally and nationally (to include reporting, financial variances, and cost expectations)
• Contractual Expert for the contract, to ensure compliance with client and contract requirements
• Conduct evaluations for cost reduction opportunities with site level variance reviews 
• Monthly analysis of current month results as well as forward looking forecast to include a gap closing plan if necessary. Generate and disperse monthly results once finalized with central accounting function.
• Assist CBP with the budget, estimate and forecasting processes by formulating strategic and long-term business plans
• Support global requests and reporting
• Assist in preparation of monthly business review presentations, attend BRM meetings along with CBP or in place of CBP in cases of conflicting scheduling
• Billing Confirmation both internal and external
• Cash collection meetings and reviews
• Monthly bridge reviews
• Client ad-hoc requests including detailed data requests and pricing
• Support audit requests
• Ensure compliance to accounting standards in GAAP and IFRS
• Special projects as needed

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Sitting at a computer for long periods of time, at least 90% of the time
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 10 pounds
• Must be able to work under pressure and time deadlines during peak periods

ISS offers full-time employees a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, life, and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program based on employment status. The annual salary range for this position is $91000.00  - $100000.00 . Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary from the above range.

As a global organization, ISS Group is committed to making the international community more resilient and just for all people. We encourage diversity and inclusion in their broadest terms, including ethnicity, race, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, language, culture, and educational background. We look to lead our industry by example and to influence the market positively wherever we operate.