Description

SUMMARY: Leads the daily administration of accounting and finance activities, providing support in financial statement preparation and financial analysis as well as continuous improvement of the Accounting function. The Controller provides timely and accurate accounting and finance services while complying with all legislative and corporate requirements. Ensures an adequate system of internal control is maintain, general ledger accounts are correctly stated and classified. The Controller also partners with multiple cross-functional team members both at corporate and the respective business unit.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains and reconciles general ledger accounts on a recurring basis, including posting monthly journal entries, completing account reconciliations, providing variance analysis, and investigating discrepancies.
• Conduct month and year end closing, reconcile, and balance all accounts and review monthly journal entries.
• Provides the cost accounting expertise for the manufacturing operations.
• Prepares financial statements and analytical reports as part of the monthly reporting package.
• Ensures GAAP is incorporated into the management of the business.
• Ensures appropriate internal controls are in place and supports effective and efficient annual financial and bank audits.
• Works closely with manufacturing operations to ensure accurate and timely capture of all production costs and effective analysis of production variances.
• Develop and maintain thorough financial procedures and systems.
• Manages the inter-company transfer of products.
• Prepare sales and use tax filings.
• Develops, monitors and analysis manufacturing overhead allocation and burden rates to ensure appropriateness.

Qualifications

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelors degree in business management, accounting, or finance
• Experience: 5 years experience in a manufacturing industry, 1-2 years experience as a Controller or ready to take the next step into a Controller position
• Must have strong technical and analytical skills with solid cost accounting background.
• Ability to build professional relationships with internal and external clients.
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections with a strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to make solid, objective, ethical decisions.
• Able to maintain strict confidence in financial sensitive information and demonstrate a high level of integrity.
• Excellent communication and analysis skills required accompanied with a persona of a high character teammate.
• Demonstrable experience with PCs, financial spreadsheets, and accounting software. Preferred experience specifically working with AMTECH reporting software. Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel productions
• Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse environment and interact effectively with other groups and departments, clients, and partners.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to handle or feel.
  • The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
  • The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
  • The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Normal office environment.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• None required.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.