Controller

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer with regular interaction with the board of directors and investor group, the VP, Corporate Controller will ensure the Company’s financial strength and enable its profitable operation by planning, directing, and leading the financial activities of the organization to include accounting and control; audit; tax; financial information systems; payroll and corporate strategy. A key mandate will be to develop the fundamental elements of the financial organization including its team, processes, and systems as the company scales and complexity increases. The VP, Corporate Controller is expected to function as a business partner to the CFO and other leaders in the organization contributing to and evaluating ideas and initiatives designed to advance the Company’s overall objectives.

Position Responsibilities:

• Formulate and implement the company’s accounting, financial, and payroll strategies, policies, and programs, overseeing all accounting and control, corporate finance, cash management, budgeting, tax, covenant compliance management, compliance, risk management, and audit.
• Assists with sales tax (County, City, State, and Other), income tax, business license tax and property tax.
• Lead M&A accounting and post-acquisition integration activities – Site consolidation, operational reporting, and tracking, IT, and accounting platform integration.
• Working closely with the senior management team, provide leadership in the development and ongoing evaluation of short- and long-term strategic financial objectives. Contribute to the development and implementation of the annual business plan, including revenue, expense, and capital spending budgets.
• Proactively support the company with financial information and analysis to enable and ensure quality decision-making. Develop and monitor operational metrics relating to the achievement of financial objectives.
• Oversee the company’s accounting and control function. Ensure that the company maintains adequate financial and non-financial controls and that it leverages modern technology solutions in the accumulation, analysis, interpretation, and distribution of financial information.
• Ensure that the equity sponsor, management team, and board of directors are provided with accurate, timely and relevant financial reporting that is meaningful to running the business. Work with FP&A team to ensure that financial reporting is oriented to the specific decisions and issues each faces.
• Develop and implement a framework to actively manage the balance sheet and maximize return on invested capital.
• Oversee the company’s treasury function including working capital and cash management.
• Assists CFO in all aspects of debt covenant compliance. Monitor covenant compliance and deliver quarterly compliance reporting packages to lenders as required by agreements.
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state, and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
• Effectively manage the audit process and relationships with external auditors.
• Direct the cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism that includes minimum cash threshold to meet operating and capital structure needs.
• Evaluate and advise on the impact of long-range planning, introduction of new programs and strategies and regulatory action.
• Manage all aspects of the accounts receivable and collections process.

Pivotal Leadership, Experience & Education:

• Leadership and Tenure: 15 years of broad financial management experience as a multi-site corporate Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance, or Corporate Controller. Divisional VP FINANCE or commensurate role with a business of scale will also be considered.
• Functional Experience: The preferred functional emphasis is on the operational finance functions (controllership and accounting) as well as strategic finance (M&A, strategy, and FP&A etc.) as opposed to treasury and corporate finance as the latter are largely handled by PE partner. Knowledge of US GAAP and other accounting principles.
• Business Experience: Experience operating in a variety of situations, such as M&A integrations, high growth, and turnarounds. Demonstrated experience acting as a finance business partner.
• Small/Middle Market Experience: Brings relevant experience working with high growth middle market entrepreneurial companies.
• Education: A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field.
• Certified Public Accountant preferred

Leadership Capabilities:

• A strategic thinker who can operationalize strategy into outstanding day-to-day business performance.
• A positive, can-do attitude that is infectious throughout the enterprise.
• A team player, who appreciates that results come from a strong cross-functional effort.
• An inclusive, collaborative and team-oriented leader. Charts the course with colleagues, but also lets others speak and seeks to understand their viewpoints.
• A compelling communicator. Adept at all forms of communication to a full range of internal and external stakeholders.
• An effective influencer. Able to convince others to pursue a course of action.
• Work ethic. Possesses a strong willingness to work hard to get the job done.
• Reliable; follows through on commitments. Lives up to forecasts, verbal, and written commitments. Delivers on objectives and those of their team.
• Level-headed, pragmatic. Able to implement significant change through a down-to-earth approach.
• Able to work effectively within an increasingly ambiguous and nimble corporate environment, and lead others to successful outcomes.
• Proven high levels of commercial acumen with excellent influencing and relationship building skills at senior levels.
• Honesty/integrity. Does not cut corners ethically. Earns trust and maintains confidences. Does what is right, not what is politically expedient. Speaks plainly and truthfully.