Financial Controller

Primary Purpose of Position:

Financial Controller will report directly to the CFO and will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the accounting and financial reporting functions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and the overall financial health of the organization. Acts as the lead accountant, responsible for day-to-day financial operations, internal controls, and financial strategy implementation.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior managers by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points
• Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and procedures to current economic landscape
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines
• Achieve budgeting goals with proper scheduling, analysis, and corrective actions
• Maximize payroll efficiency through innovative process development
• Help develop and support short- and long-term operational strategies
• Maintain internal safeguards for revenue receipts, costs, and team and organizational budgets and actual expenditures
• Establish (in coordination with CFO) financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on biweekly, monthly, and annual basis
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the payroll function
• Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs, adhering to national and local legal standards while remaining knowledgeable of proposed legislation
• Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflows
• Oversee and support accounting team with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of banking processes and financial data analysis
• Working knowledge of national and local tax regulations and compliance reporting
• Experience in managing payroll, with focus on streamlining accounting processes.
• Exemplary history of financial project management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Provide accurate work product with acute attention to detail; proficiency scanning documents
• Work Monday-Thursday with some weekend work
• Strong communication skills; includes verbal, written & telephone skills, for both internal and external customers
• Exhibit friendly, positive and personable image
• Organizational skills
• Motivated Self-starter
• Ability to self-manage

General Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business, accounting, or related field
• Five or more years of experience as a senior-level accounting or finance manager within a manufacturing setting.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and other relevant accounting principles.
• Professional certification, such as CPA (preferred)
• Ability to work full-time onsite at our White Salmon, WA location.

Working Conditions:

This position includes the ability to perform those activities to complete the essential functions of the job, either with or without reasonable accommodation. The position includes continuous and/or frequent talking, repetitive motions of hand/wrists, hearing, and handling. Mental activities performed by the employee in this position include customer service, interpersonal skills, decision making, teamwork, creativity, use of discretion, problem analysis, negotiation, and the ability to perform math and to read, write, speak, and understand English. Physical activities may include standing, walking, stooping, twisting, climbing, balancing, kneeling, bending, crawling, reaching, grasping, fingering, repetitive motions of hands and wrists, sitting, hearing, and lifting/pushing/pulling or carrying objects up to 25 pounds. Work is primarily indoors in an office and manufacturing facility.

Any combination of the experience, education, training, and requirements listed above which provides an equivalent background to perform the work of this position may be considered by management.

ICE is an equal opportunity employer. Per ITAR regulations applicants must provide evidence of US Person status by completing a U.S. Export Control Compliance Verification form at reception. US laws and regulations prohibit the unauthorized export of restricted technology to non-US persons. A US Passport is the most common document used, but not the only type accepted. Once determined, the documentation will be kept on file at ICE.

ICE is a drug and tobacco free workplace.