OOps, you asked for a Controller and I droned-on with a Bookkeeper.  Here's
a good start for a Controller Job Description (below) that needs to be
edited to suit your individual needs/wants.  The info I sent on the
Bookkeeper is still germane and could be integrated with the Controller
description.  I'm thinking that a Bookkeeper with the potential to migrate
to the Controller position as things grow might be a better way for you to
go.  And if they are not everything you want them to be, or your growth
demands a seasoned Controller, you hire one in as their boss.

Here's the Job Description:

http://www.blueskysearch.com/Controller%20-%20Job%20Description.htm

Hope this helps.

Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf
Of Vitaliy
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 2:38 PM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [OT] Hiring a business administrator -- help


 Richard J. Pytelewski wrote:
> A controller is the "head bookkeeper" of organizations.  The are
> responsible for assuring that all cash flowing in and out is accounted for
> on a daily basis and that people who try to buy things have the proper
> authorization and have the budget for it.

Ok, I guess I'm going to have to do a search on Monster to get an idea of
what other companies are looking for in a controller.

Any advice on picking a controller for a small (10 people) organization?

> QuickBooks is a very basic piece of financial software and depending on
> your
> size and expectations, may be the right product ... or may not.  I was
> suggesting that, based on your current needs, someone with greater
> exposure
> to other financial products may assist you in making better and more
> efficient business decisions (like, what did that project REALLY cost me).
> I would not characterize knowledge of QuickBooks as a desirable asset to a
> financial person.

But QB is a "de facto" accounting software for small businesses, which I
would expect any accountant to know (local colleges train the accounting
students in QB and PeachTree, it's almost like MS Office or VB for
programmers). We've been using it for the past five years, so it would be a
major task to switch (and definitely not by someone who has no experience
with QB).

Vitaliy

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