Accord Carton is seeking an experienced Controller to work in our Alsip, Illinois office.

Job Summary

Develop, implement and manages financial planning and financial reporting to the CFO.

Responsibilities

• Manage all accounting including billing, A/R, A/P, GL Inventory Accounting and revenue recognition.
• Serves as Company credit manager and account receivable manager. Duties include establishment of customer credit limits and customer payment terms. Duties also include daily management of customer account receivables.
• Accounting staff management, motivation, training, recruitment and selection.
• Ensure Quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
• Document the roll shipments on the roll receiving quality log.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Responsible for Month-end and Year-end closing process and the timely issuance of monthly financial statements.
• Preparation of regulatory reporting including preparation on monthly bank borrowing certificates and providing quarterly and annual financial data required for debt covenant compliance.
• In conjunction with outside accounting firm coordinates the issuance of quarterly and annual financial statements and the filling of all federal, state, and local tax returns.
• Responsible for all annual company regulatory audits including bank level III examination, workman’s compensation, commercial insurance examination, and 401k plan examination.
• Manage all banking, financing, accountant and legal relationships.
• Responsible for obtaining and evaluating all lender financial proposals for equipment financing.
• Contribute to the strategic planning and development as a member of the executive team, and keeping and distributing notes and records, reports to executive and management team.
• Coordinate the preparation of budget and financial forecasts.

• Other areas of responsibility: company insurance, contracts and agreements, legal areas and activities, corporate level negations (eg premises, plant, trading, acquisitions and divestments, disposals) major supplier/customer/partner relationships, regulatory bodies’ relationships and strategies, approvals and accreditations.

Qualifications

• A degree in Accounting with 5 plus years of related experience
• Manufacturing experience highly desired
• CPA highly preferred