POSITON SUMMARY/PURPOSE:
The Controller develops, maintains, and improves the accounting processes for assigned North American manufacturing facilities (two plants) to ensure timely, accurate financial statements. The Controller supervises accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general accounting, and leads cost accounting, including standard costs, variance analysis, and inventory valuation. The Controller partners with plant leadership, senior managers across functions, and Corporate Financial Management.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Leads the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and close checklists.
- Manages the monthly reconciliation process. The entire balance sheet is reconciled monthly.
- Ensures financial statements and reports are complete, timely, and accurate.
- Manages accounting operations, including AR, AP, general accounting, fixed assets, cash, and intercompany accounting.
- Leads cost accounting: product costing, standard cost development and maintenance (BOMs, routings, labor and overhead rates), variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
- Directs budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for plant operations. Monitors results against budget and forecast, and leads root-cause analysis and recommendations.
- Partners with plant leadership on lean, inventory reduction, cost of quality, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Helps forecast monthly working capital targets and manages team members to meet customer collection and vendor payment targets.
- Helps prepare and lead monthly business reviews, covering the financial overview and KPI accountability.
- Implements robust internal controls, monitors compliance, and maintains documentation and a complete audit trail for month-end and quarter-end controls.
- Manages the audit process and serves as local Audit Leader, supporting and coordinating internal and external audits.
- Standardizes financial processes and reporting across facilities and collaborates with other divisions to align financial practices.
- Implements process improvements to optimize department workflow.
- Supervises, coaches, and develops accounting staff.
- Assists in developing goals, policies, priorities, and procedures for financial management, budgeting, accounting, and payroll.
- Leads or participates in special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Education
- BS/BA in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA/CMA and/or MBA preferred.
Experience
- Five to seven years of progressive accounting and finance experience in a manufacturing environment, including multi-product sites.
- Direct cost accounting experience, including developing and maintaining standard costs.
- At least 3 years of supervisory experience.
- Experience reviewing, analyzing, and implementing accounting and financial reporting requirements.
- Experience supporting plant leadership and multi-site operations.
Skills, knowledge, and abilities
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and work within and outside Accounting.
- Solid working knowledge of GAAP and the ability to research and apply accounting pronouncements. Knowledge of federal and state financial regulations.
- Advanced PC/ERP skills, with proficiency in Excel.
- Ability to manage several projects at once and produce quality work within tight timeframes.
- Consistently operates with the highest integrity and does not compromise the team’s ethical standards.
