Controller

Controller

The Controller is a senior leader and core member of the management team. The Controller partners with the President and leadership team to drive the operational and financial performance within the business, manages a team to provide essential accounting and finance activities, including, but not limited to, Cost Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliations, and is responsible for cash management, financial reporting, risk management, and data analysis.

Requirements

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Proactively identify and analyze drivers of business performance and develop and implement ongoing measures to improve performance for operational productivity, material costing, overhead and SG&A spending, and working capital efficiency.
• Provide financial analysis and decision support for an array of activities including growth initiatives, supply chain activities, and capital investments and initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement focused on eliminating wasteful, non-value-adding, repetitive, and duplicative work, automating data gathering and reporting systems, and simplifying and streamlining reporting processes.
• Lead annual financial planning process, including preparation of forecasted and budgeted financial statements, summarized comparative statements, and summarizing key inputs such as cost-saving initiatives.
• Deliver real-time analysis of results for business trends and factors impacting performance, anticipate resulting challenges and opportunities, and translate analysis of performance and results into concrete, actionable responses and plans.
• Identify, monitor, and communicate risks in the overall business.
• Drive cost reduction culture and specific cost reduction projects and activities.
• Lead all aspects of accounting, including general accounting, cost accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing, general ledger entries, financial statement preparation, bank reconciliations, and payroll.
• Deliver timely and accurate financial processing, month-end close, cash management reports, and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and reports for presentation to the executive leadership team.
• Deliver financial results, bank compliance, and audit reporting as needed.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises employees and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding, and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications:

• To perform the job successfully, the individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position:
• Desire to build a positive and sustainable customer base and sales and account management team through strong relationships and leadership.
• Exhibit a strong bias for action, an entrepreneurial and trusting mindset with the ability to effectively negotiate and close business deals that lead to long-term sustainable growth.
• Demonstrate behavior for fanatical focus on the customer, a front-line obsession, and ability to generate sales.
• Communicate effectively with leaders, partners, and internal customers through the ability to speak and write clearly and persuasively in both positive and negative situations, present in front of an audience or group, and effectively conduct partner meetings.
• Work collaboratively in a team environment and build trust by making themselves available to the team for open, transparent, and honest conversations, providing regular performance feedback and coaching, and developing skills and encouraging growth.
• Provide strong leadership and emotional intelligence that inspires and motivates others to perform well, readily accept feedback from all levels of the team, build organization-wide relationships, and influence others to move initiatives forward.
• Display strong analytical and judgment skills with the ability to synthesize complex or diverse information into a coherent message for internal and external audiences.
• Identify and communicate challenges and problems in a timely manner by gathering and analyzing information carefully then thinking creatively to resolve issue.
• Display willingness to make timely decisions, even with imperfect information and input, and exhibits sound and accurate judgments that align with the mission and vision.
• Prioritizes and plans activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.
• Ability and strength to attack the status quo, develop and sustain long term change process, builds commitment by explicitly laying out a clear change road map, and monitors progress and adjusts as needed to continually move forward.
• Desired Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, MBA and/or Master’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum eight (8) years’ experience in Accounting or Finance or a combination of education and experience.
• Experience with ERP system in manufacturing environment preferred.
• Alternate education and experience are considered based on the individual candidate.
• Language Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to present information to all levels of employees and partners
• Computer Skills: Basic PC (non-programming skills)
• Proficiency with MS Office (Power Point, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Proficiency with ERP and accounting tools, EPICOR preferred
• Physical Demands: Sitting, 6+ hours per workday
• Work Environment: Office environment with exposure to manufacturing
• Travel Requirements: Travel as required to support the organization with some overnight travel