Controller, vice president vs regional controller

Differences between controller, vice president and regional controller duties and responsibilities

Controller, vice president example responsibilities.

• Manage a professional staff of 8 responsible for A/R, A/P, inventory control, billing, and collections.
• Lead the implementation of global processes and documentation requirements aim at meeting Sarbanes-Oxley requirements one year early.
• Manage regulatory and financial reporting functions, taxation, foreign exchange, treasury, and company administrative matters.
• Lead implementation of new worldwide consolidation system, Hyperion, significantly reducing closing time and improving controls over the consolidation process.
• Interface with all levels - liaison to banks, CPA, auditors, legal, and producers.
• Ensure timely and accurate filings of corporate tax returns and completion of the annual audit by the corporate CPA firm.
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Regional controller example responsibilities.

• Manage daily accounting, treasury, and investment functions.
• Lead effort to document all significant processes to gain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines including reconciliation criteria and coding guidelines.
• Manage implementation and ongoing compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley financial accountability reporting, liaising with counterparts to ensure uniform application of standards.
• Administer general ledger activity, including reconciliations, journal entries, and financial closing.
• Prepare and process journal entries, including accounts receivable, inventory, prepay expenses and accruals.
• Make all adjusting and closing journal entries, weekly, monthly, and quarterly, including accruals and inventory.
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