Controller

Designing Learning Environments That Inspire

At FGMA, we build communities and are dedicated to our internal community.

Joining the FGM Architects team isn’t just taking a job, it’s joining a community where we learn and grow together.

We teach, inspire, and serve one another every day.

FGMA is an employee-owned professional service firm with an emphasis on service. Our projects respond to the goals of our clients, the context of their sites, the environment that sustains them and the communities they serve. We practice architecture and interior design. Established in 1945, FGM Architects serves PK-12 Education, Higher Education, Faith-based, Municipal, Public Safety and Recreation, Federal and Corporate clients from our offices in Texas, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Virginia.

FGMA is seeking a Controller who is a highly skilled accounting professional with a strong command of GAAP, audit processes, and financial oversight to ensure fiscal responsibility and operational integrity.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
• Ensures all accounting procedures are being followed to maintain proper records and controls.
• Acts as key contact and lead for tax preparation, audit and review, including ESOP, 401k, and FAR overhead audits.
• Assists with maximizing corporate tax position, including evaluating usage cases for tax deductions.
• Assists with the coordination and preparation of Practice Area and corporate budgets and reforecasts. Supports Finance Director with Operational reports as needed to ensure strong project, practice area, and regional performance.
• Measures activity against the budget on a monthly basis and provides variance analysis.
• Oversees the preparation of monthly operating reports.
• Works with Principals in Charge and Project Managers to plan for the financial success of projects in collaboration with the project accounting team.
• Reviews project financial performance and provide accounting guidance.
• Supports GL entries of payroll in collaboration with the HR department.
• Periodic review of balance sheet accounts
• Ensures budgeting software is updated monthly with actual results to ensure budget reporting is accurate.
• Assists in the preparation of the overhead annual budget with direction from the Director of Finance.
• Reviews weekly check run to ensure accurate pay when pay policy is adhered to.
• Performs Project Accounting role when required.
• Hires, trains, supervises, and mentors accounting team.
• Monitors short-term cash flow and expenditures.
• Monitors bank reconciliations, fraud activity and administers on-line banking activities.
• Processes allocations, accruals, depreciation and amortization entries.
• Reviews and monitors general ledger activity and reconciliations from all sources to ensure accuracy.
• Oversees annual ESOP distributions and divestitures.
• Oversees transactions relating to stock offers, shareholder loans, and stock transfers.
• Calculates allowable overhead (FAR) for proposals on government projects.
• Assist with preparation of insurance policy applications.
• Assists marketing and business development with RFQ/RFP responses.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, CPA preferred.
• 7 years progressive accounting experience
• Thorough knowledge of GAAP accounting principles with strong technical accounting skills
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Rate principles, a plus
• Organized, detail oriented with a high level of accuracy.
• Strong work ethic with good collaboration/team skills
• Strong written and verbal skills with the ability to work and delegate tasks with all levels of staff.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision.
• A/E/C industry and Deltek Vision or Vantagepoint experience, a plus

The Perks

• Hybrid schedule: work from home Mondays and Fridays
• Flexible Fridays: complete 36 hours Monday – Thursday and enjoy a half-day Friday
• Generous PTO and paid bereavement leave
• Paid parental leave (8 weeks for both parents)
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Short- and long-term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance
• 401(k) match and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Bonus eligible

FGMA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.