Controller

Job Description

Job Description

CONTROLLER

Job Title:

Controller

Reports To:

President

Will Relocate for the role!

SUMMARY

Responsible for overseeing and directing the organization's financial goals, objectives, and budgets. Meets with the Board, investors, and company executives to develop accounting and financial goals and budgets.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounting and Finance Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the organization's financial goals.
• Supervise cash management activities.
• Function as financial gatekeeper, help develop and monitor KPIs and metrics to manage the business.
• Supervise the preparation of the annual budget. Present to Board and investors for approval
• Monitor and control working capital.
• Develop relationships with key customers and vendors.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, financial packages, and other informational reports and analysis.
• Ensure underlying accounting records are accurate, complete and in accordance with US GAAP.
• Review monthly operating reports for accuracy, completeness, and major variances between actual and budget results.
• Responsible for meeting with the outside company auditors and ensuring a smooth yearly audit.
• Interface with other professional service firms e.g., the company’s bankers and lead counsel.
• Approve monthly bank reconciliations.
• Institute a robust inventory cycle counting and annual inventory program.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Prepare the annual five-year forecast with the CEO’s team.
• Work with operations and other finance staff to ensure inventory costing methods are accurate.
• Liaison closely with the sales organization on customer issues including credit and accounts receivable matters and customer contract agreements.
• Ensure the supply chain function is maintaining its strategic objectives by developing applicable KPIs.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a top performing accounting and finance department.

Strategic Initiative Responsibilities

• Creating new accounting/operations procedures within the ERP System to prepare and manage the evolving business structure with the goal of producing all management accounting in Epicor.
• Look for opportunities to improve sales, profitability and cashflow.
• Review prior financial results, communicate anticipated challenges, changes to highlight future needs and trends.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key partners including banks, customers, vendors etc. that will support and grow the business.
• Work with the Executive Leadership Team on instilling a Lean Culture and participate in Kaizens as appropriate. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a self-starter with the drive and enthusiasm for quality of work and continuous improvement.
• Ability to lead and collaborate with a team.
• Must be very detail oriented with a focus on organization.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to multi-task and handle disruptions.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as an ability to work well with others under pressure, customer relations and organizing the tasks for the most effective use of time.
• Must be able to travel within the United States and Internationally.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• 10-20 years of accounting management experience required within the manufacturing industry.
• 10 years of Aerospace and Defense contracting experience
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with H/R benefit programs e.g. 401K, FMLA, etc.
• Very familiar with commercial insurance.
• Government contracting experience helpful.
• Experience with Epicor or other similar types of ERP system.
• CPA and/or CMA preferred.