Controller – New York recruitment

Working with the Senior VP Finance in our New York office, this is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established company with a global presence and significant growth potential.  

Our Company

RIMES (www.rimes.com) is the premier provider of financial data flexible applications, and has been servicing the buy side with data and analytics since 1998, by providing one of the first cloud-based, highly-customized financial data aggregation platforms via the Internet.  More than a decade later, the management of quality benchmark data built to fit any in-house or third-party solutions, coupled with the provision of excellent customer service remains RIMES’ primary focus.  RIMES has earned several industry awards over the years, in 2011 alone: the “Banking Finance ICT Innovation” Award, “Best Product Implementation at a Buy-Side Firm” and “Best Data Provider to the Buy-Side”—the latter for the fifth consecutive year—at the Waters Buy side Technology Awards. 

The Role

You will supplement the existing accounting team of three in NY and four in London and your responsibilities will include:

Ensuring financial books and records are accurately maintained: Managing day to day activities including client billing and supplier payments for US entity. Will coordinate global quarterly close process and production of qtrly management account, including setting up and approving journals, agreement of accruals and provisions and balance sheet reconciliations. This will involve working closely with the accounting and admin staff based in London as well as the commercial teams within the organisation.

Providing timely, accurate and reliable financial and management information to senior management (e.g. on sales reporting, customer account analysis, commission payments, analysis of significant expenses – budget v/s actual variances etc.)

Year End Audit: Significant interaction with US audit team - assisting with the year-end audit by preparing all necessary schedules and analysis of specific general ledger accounts. Will also be involved with coordination of global audit process,

Adhoc financial projects: establishing new chart of accounts, new processes and controls.

Key Qualifications/ Skills Required: 

Education: College graduate and CPA qualified (or qualified by experience).

Experience; Minimum 3 years well rounded accounting experience within financial services, ideally within a financial market data provider, asset management or technology company. Alternatively could have been with an accounting firm with clients similar in size and type of business. MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH MULTI CURRENCY WORK – E.G. FOR INTER COMPANY RECONCILIATIONS AND BANKING INFO.

Systems: Must be fully competent in Microsoft Office with excellent excel ability. Experience with QuickBooks will be a significant advantage. 

Good organizer with ability to prioritise tasks when under pressure.

Effective written and oral communication skills – ability to liaise with all levels and work with a global virtual team. 

Strong commercial acumen.

Ability to work independently and in a team collaborative environment. Require team player who is flexible and adaptable in their approach. Must have strong interpersonal skills. 

Please submit your CV by August 3rd, 2012.