Controller I

Job Title: Assistant Controller
City & State Location: Reston, VA 20190

Description/Job Summary

HGL - WHO WE ARE

At HGL, we value our employees as individuals and as important members of our team. We offer a work environment that is flexible, inclusive, and dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We provide opportunities for a dynamic work environment surrounded by industry leaders working to solve today's environmental, infrastructure, and natural resources challenges. HGL offers career advancement through internal and external training, skill advancement, and education. Projects at HGL span the United States and its territories all while solving problems associated with emerging contaminants (PFAS, radiological, and unexploded ordnance) along with traditional chemical contamination across all media.

With over 550 employees, HGL is large enough to execute high profile projects but is small enough where the President and COO know everyone by name. By joining HGL, you will be working to restore the environment and protect our future.

HGL - WE INVEST IN YOU

It's not just a job, it's your career. HGL provides career growth opportunities via mentoring, training, education, and support for your certifications and licenses. HGL's mission is to continually deliver new solutions and technologies for the ever-changing range of environmental challenges encountered in today's world. HGL's corporate culture ensures you'll be given the opportunity for career advancement while being supported by bright, highly productive peers and leaders.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities/Duties

• Close month and prepare monthly financial statements (including subsidiaries),
• Review/development of financial management policies, procedures and practices,
• Executing financial systems in accordance with generally accepted and government accounting standards,
• Audit interface (DCAA, financial statement)
• Regulatory compliance (GAAP, FAR)
• Accounting process organization/documentation
• Supervising staff
• Maintaining/improving accounting systems, financial control and reporting
• Billing, invoice, payroll, AP processing/review
• Collaboration with other senior managers to provide expertise in accounting,
• Financial assessments, reporting and rendering advice on the financial strategy and systems strategy of HGL.
• Reconciliations and journal entries for leases, revenue recognition, cost allocations, other accounts as needed, etc.
• Other unique and challenging assignments,

Required Skills

• MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Deltek Costpoint Accounting, Expense Reporting, Timekeeping
• Financial Forecasting
• BA/BS in Accounting
• MA/MS in a related field described above may decrease the years of experience expected
• Minimum of 10+ yrs. directly related experience
• May require a professional registration in the respective field, where applicable or available
• Subject matter experts who can apply highly complex knowledge and professional skills and add to the existing body of knowledge in a specialization
• Excellent time management and organization skills, including the ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize and keep organized to ensure timely and accurate work

Preferred Skills

• Excellent time management and organization skills, including the ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize and keep organized to ensure timely and accurate work
• Able to build consensus among leadership, internal, and external stakeholders through effective interpersonal communication and relationship building skills
• Proven and successful experience that supports a strong understanding of the industry and HGL as an organizatio

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MORE ABOUT HGL AND THE OPPORTUNITY

We are all unique in our experiences and diversity of backgrounds, yet we share a drive and vision in our belief that we can make a difference in improving the world we live in through collaboration, teamwork, and a positive work environment. This unites and empowers us to strive for excellence in all our endeavors.

A pre-hire drug test is required.

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by phone at [redacted] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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