Controller Jobs in Maine
Establish and manage financial reporting, analysis, and policy. Controllers are the lead accounting employees in a company. They collect, verify, and interpret reports or statements submitted by support staff; maintain important department records; prepare special reports on request; and create/adapt internal financial controls as necessary. They also ensure that the organization meets federal, state, and local compliance laws.
Controllers are responsible for reporting to upper-level executives regarding the company’s annual budget, overall financial state, and financial alignment with operations. They provide input on large-scale company decisions and may collaborate with external accounting personnel.
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Controller, Commercial Real Estate
- Augusta, ME
- 1 day ago
Corporate Credit Risk Controller
- Stockholm, ME
- 4 days ago
- Auburn, ME
- 5 days ago
- Stockholm, ME
- 22 days ago
- Portland, ME
- 28 days ago
- Augusta, ME
- 45+ days ago
Demographic Data for Maine
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Licensing / Certification
Highest Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree (52.0%)
- Master's Degree (33.7%)
- Associate's Degree (4.6%)
- High School or GED (4.3%)
- Vocational Degree or Certification (3.4%)
- Doctorate Degree (1.2%)
- Some College (0.6%)
- Some High School (0.2%)
Average Work Experience
- 10+ years (24.0%)
- 6-8 years (24.0%)
- 4-6 years (20.0%)
- 8-10 years (16.0%)
- 2-4 years (12.0%)
- 1-2 years (4.0%)
Qualifications / Skill Sets
The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Controller position
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- Accounting Software
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Payable/Receivable
- Accounts Receivable
- Auditing
- Balance Sheets
- Budget Forecasting
- Budgeting
- Budgets
- Communication Skills
- Corporate Accounting
- Cost Accounting
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Management
- Financial Operations
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Statements
- Fixed Assets
- Forecasting
- General Accounting
- General Ledger
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Internal Control
- Inventory Accounting
- Leadership
- Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Month-End Close
- Non-Profit Accounting
- Organization
- Payroll
- Policy Development
- Problem Solving
- Process Improvement
- Public Accounting
- Reconciliations
- Regulatory Reporting
- Reporting
- Revenue Recognition
- Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
- Scheduling
- Staff Supervision
- Standard Costing
- Tax Planning
- Technical Accounting
- Training and Development
- Treasury
- Year End Closing
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