Controller

Position Summary:

The Controller is responsible for managing and overseeing the accounting operations of the company, including monthly close cycle, internal control and policy development. The Controller produces periodic financial reports and maintains an adequate system of accounting records, as well as a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with GAAP.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage all accounting operations, including A/R, A/P, G/L, Inventory/Cost Accounting and Revenue Recognition
• Implement, document, and maintain adequate and effective internal controls
• Ensures proper accounting in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Coordinate monthly accounting close process including analytical review of the monthly operating results to ensure complete and accurate accounting records are maintained
• Analyze variances and communicates explanations to management with recommended actions
• Review and approval of journal entries and account reconciliations
• Accurate and timely production of monthly/quarterly/year-end financial reporting schedules
• Prepare budgets and forecasts of income statement, balance sheets, and statement of cash flows for the Plant
• Coordinate and support external and internal financial audits
• Complete other ad hoc reporting requirements and data analytics using query-based reporting
• Monitor all activities and ensure compliance to all corporate standards
• Assist management and executives to achieve all business objectives
• Coordinate and reconcile physical inventory and maintain accuracy in transactions and records for all inventory and perform financial audit on annual basis
• Manage and obtain approval for all requests on capital expenditures and maintain controls on all plant processes within required budget and prepare reports to summarize all business activities
• Must work across organizational boundaries and all levels of the company to achieve plant and corporate objectives
• Monitor and implement plant internal controls (in conjunction with corporate policies) as necessary to ensure reporting integrity, safeguard company assets, and identify risks
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives
• Assist Corporate Controller with Corporate accounting and reporting activities as requested.
• Any other responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time

Experience/Skills/Specific Knowledge/Education:

• Bachelors and/or Masters Degree in Business Administration / Accounting.
• CMA and/or CPA preferred, but not required
• 5+ years experience in the accounting and finance sector.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Understanding of accounting for a manufacturing company is required (Bills of Material, manufacturing processes)
• Solid understanding of ERP systems
• Ability to work cross-functionally with the total organization
• Healthy professional skepticism and inquisitiveness with a continuous improvement mindset
• Excellent communication skills, internally and externally
• Analytical- Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complete data; Designs workflows and procedures.
• High proficiency in data warehouse and query tools with advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Problem Solving/Strategic Thinking
• Experience in handling multiple concurrent tasks and meeting strict deadlines
• Must demonstrate the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and character and promote ethical business behavior throughout the organization
• Must be a team player and act cooperatively with the business
• Customer Service Oriented