Group Controller (Finance)

Group Controller Newspaper Division

Hearst Newspapers is the operating group responsible for Hearst's newspapers, local digital marketing services businesses and directories. With more than 3,000 employees across the nation, Hearst Newspapers publishes 24 dailies and 52 weeklies, including the Houston Chronicle, Times Union (Albany, New York) and San Antonio Express-News. It also operates digital marketing services and directories businesses under the LocalEdge brand

 

For this newly created role we are looking for an experienced controller to guide the newspaper division's accounting operations, manage the expense budget for the centralized group functions and ensure the integrity of the control environment. This is an opportunity to join the newspaper division and support our mission as an industry leading digital and print publisher.

Responsibilities

Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, Collections, Cash, GL, Payroll

Directly manage centralized accounting teams for GL, Cash Application, Collections

Responsibility for the internal control environment, coordinate with internal and external audit  

Maintain and improve accounting processes 

Provide technical accounting guidance & implementation (e.g. leases revenue recognition)

Manage and comply with state and local reporting requirements and tax filing (including Sales tax compliance)

Own the monthly financial close process

Lead capex budget and reporting

Manage relationship with Shared Service center in Charlotte and Business Units across the US

Lead Budgeting, forecasting and reporting for central newspaper group expense 

 

Skills

CPA required

10 years of financial management and accounting experience ideally in digital or publishing industries

Experience managing remote teams/relationships

Passion for process improvement

Strong interpersonal, verbal, written and technical skills to build cross-functional relationships