Controller, Doylestown - $85-90K ++

Company Information:

 

Location:                      Doylestown, PA          

Title:                             Controller

Salary:                          $85-90K + benefits

Benefits:                       100% paid medical, ‘Safe Harbor’ 401K, two free trips per year to Caribbean/Mexico.

 

 

Nature of Business:

Client, Inc. is the parent company of several online travel companies, providing travel products and services to leisure travelers. They own and operate a diversified portfolio of travel and a range of other online assets. Together these brands make up one of the fastest-growing travel companies in the United States.  This is a $150m. company.

 

 

 Job Description:

 

Reporting Structure:

The Financial Controller reports to the CFO and manages four accountants.

Responsibilities:
- Managing and hiring the Accounting Department team
- Establishing and maintaining the company’s accounting principles, practices, procedures, and initiatives
- Developing and analyzing statistical and accounting information. Presenting findings and recommendations to top management
- Preparation of financial statements and reports
- Managing cash flow projections and needs
- Coordination and preparation of budgets and financial forecasts
- Management of financial projects and initiatives

 

REQUIREMENTS

Qualified Candidates for this position will possess:

- CPA
- 3-4 years of related experience at the CPA level
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experienced team manager and builder
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Travel industry experience desired
- Microsoft Navision and / or Epicor software experience desired

 

 

 

Brian Fenerty

Peopleflex, Inc.

1025 Andrew Drive

West Chester, PA  19380

 

610-692-0900     Phone

610-692-0993     Fax

267-312-7760     Mobile

 

http://www.peopleflex.com

bfenerty@peopleflex.com

 

 

 

2006 Audit Salary Survey

Salary Information

Salary survey results specific to the Audit profession in the Philadelphia area

The following salary information is based on information obtained from my personal experience in this market.  I have also compiled publicly available information, reviewed professional surveys and gone online to compare salaries in this area.  Please keep in mind that salaries will vary by industry and geographic location within our area.  Contact me directly for a salary consultation based on your experience and skills.  The salaries below are for a full-time audit professional at a publicly traded company.  Public accounting salaries…..coming soon to a newsletter near you. 

 

 

 

 

Internal Auditor

- Large Company ($250m+)

 

2005                             2006

Manager            $79,925 – $103,500        $84,237- $110,400

 

Senior               $63,250 - $80,212          $67,275 - $87,687

 

Staff                  $51,150 - $59,850          $54,850 - $65,500

 

 

Internal Auditor

- Medium Company ($30m - $250m)

 

2005                             2006

Manager            $69,525 - $90,300          $73,600 - $96,600

 

Senior               $58,600 - $72,450          $60,900 - $79,650

 

Staff                  $47,600 - $57.500          $50,050 - $63,000

 

 

Internal Auditor

- Small Company ($0m - $30m)

 

2005                             2006

Manager            $66,500 - $80,500         $68,500- $86,250

 

Senior               $55,500 - $63,250         $56,900 - $72,000

 

Staff                  $42,500 - $55,200          $44,550 - $60,000

 

IT Auditor

- Public Company Average ($30M - $250m+)

 

2005                             2006

Manager            $84,000 - $115,500        $95,250- $125,500

 

Senior               $66,250 - $84,250          $73,250 - $95,500

 

Staff                  $53,250 - $63,500          $57,500 - $70,500

 

 

 

 

Brian Fenerty

Peopleflex, Inc.

1025 Andrew Drive

West Chester, PA  19380

 

610-692-0900     Phone

610-692-0993     Fax

267-312-7760     Mobile

 

http://www.peopleflex.com

bfenerty@peopleflex.com

 

 

China Inc. is Taking on the Big Four

China Inc. Takes on Big Four Audit Firms

• Posted by: Staff Editor
• On: 08/07/2006 10:20:16
• In: Accounting & Finance

It appears that China, Inc. the growing economic juggernaut is turning its focus on the Big Four Accounting firms. The Big Four - Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers have each around 4,500 staff and looking to add an additional 20% .

But the country, which has one of the largest GDP growth rates in the world and fast becoming an economic superpower with a formidable industrial base wants to promote its own local accounting firms to enter an industry hitherto the domain of the Big Four. Chinese companies are now wholly dependent on non-Chinese firms to get audits done so that they can get capital and list abroad.

These so called "national champions" are "encouraged" to gain business from other local businesses but these are not pressured to give business to local firms. The intent is to reduce dependence on foreign accounting firms.

According to a Chinese official, "As Chinese companies list abroad, we also hope the audit firms can go global too." "After all, the entry of foreign companies into China happened alongside the introduction of foreign audit firms here."

But this appears to be a long shot, accounting firms and tradition and integrity and investor confidence are built up over decades. Consider that the second-tier firms like Grant Thornton and McGladrey Pullen in the US even have a hard time becoming a Big Four firm. Chinese accounting firms generally have low experience of global accounting rules and audit procedures or disclosure requirements.

But the Chinese government is not to be underestimated. In industry after industry, toys, shoemaking, steel, chemicals, automotive, electronics, software they have determinedly penetrated and gained global prominence. Accounting is a regulated industry and the local business situation has a large impact on Big Four fortunes. With the might of the government and support of local officialdom, Chinese accounting firms can quickly arm up and start getting larger sized accounts. The 5,600 or so accounting firms, which include around 70 that are authorized to audit listed companies, could consolidate to produce some large, deep firms with decent depth to challenge the Big Four.

Recently Bank of China, which was audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, went public and the IPO was well received globally. Some of the investor confidence is certainly due to a clean audit opinion by the largest accounting firm in the world. Could investors have felt so comfortable with an audit by a not-so-well-known auditing firm. History shows that this is not the case. Brand does add value and comfort.

The Big Four firms are of course highly sensitive to Chinese government needs, consider that
Ernst & Young held back a report on the level of bad debt at China's top banks, which we covered in a recent bog.

The Big Four need to keep watch in their rear view mirrors for local competitors. Now they all seem far away, but one could sneak into a blind spot close behind and then zoom ahead.

Article provided by www.big4.com

 

 

Brian Fenerty

Peopleflex, Inc.

1025 Andrew Drive

West Chester, PA  19380

 

610-692-0900     Phone

610-692-0993     Fax

267-312-7760     Mobile

 

http://www.peopleflex.com

bfenerty@peopleflex.com

 

 

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Brian Fenerty

Peopleflex, Inc.

1025 Andrew Drive

West Chester, PA  19380

 

610-692-0900     Phone

610-692-0993     Fax

267-312-7760     Mobile

 

http://www.peopleflex.com

bfenerty@peopleflex.com