Controller POST NUMBER: 425174

Controller

Our client, a mid-sized food manufacturing company, is seeking a Controller. This hybrid role (3 days/week on-site) offers significant flexibility. The Controller will lead daily accounting activities, oversee cost accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable processes, and manage monthly accounting close processes. This position also involves treasury and banking activities, capital projects, and annual audit and tax filing processes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the organization’s monthly accounting process.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries across all areas of the organization.
• Review journal entries posted by junior team members.
• Reconcile and analyze accounts as part of management reporting, providing valuable business insights by analyzing trends and identifying areas of improvement.
• Ensure adherence to month-end calendar with both team and cross-functional business partners.
• Oversee the cost accounting function for the company, including annual standard costs.
• Oversee AP and AR functions.
• Review and approve weekly check runs.
• Oversee deductions clearing process in Blue Planner system, ensuring deductions are processed in a timely manner.
• Be the point person to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Lead the capital asset process.
• Work with engineering, plant maintenance, and IT functions to identify capital asset projects, quantify spending, and record assets. Determine depreciation schedules and maintain an ongoing list of assets.
• Lead the annual audit process.
• Serve as the lead point of contact for auditors.
• Provide schedules, reports, and samples for auditors to review and answer their questions.
• Schedule and coordinate annual inventory count.
• Oversee Treasury & Banking activities.
• Manage the company’s cash flow and treasury activities, including cash management, banking relationships, and investment of excess cash.
• Manage the company’s day-to-day banking relationship, including negotiating terms and conditions, reviewing monthly bank statements, and reconciling accounts.
• Develop and implement cash management policies and procedures to optimize the use of cash and minimize borrowing costs.
• Oversee Payroll & Benefits.
• Review and approve weekly check runs and biweekly payroll.
• Set up payroll tax information for states as needed to support new hires in other areas of the country.
• Support HR on accounting issues related to benefits (401k, medical, dental, etc.).
• Be the point person to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Coach, develop, and manage a 4-6 person Accounting team, performing hiring/onboarding activities, providing coaching and timely feedback, and ensuring career development and succession planning/backfill responsibilities.
• Identify and implement process improvements aimed at automating and streamlining accounting processes.
• Work with a tax preparation firm to complete and file tax returns.
• Oversee company p-cards, including issuing cards, and ensuring reports from employees are filed on a monthly basis.
• Work with a property tax audit firm to recover funds from the county.

Requirements:

• BA/BS in Accounting is required. CPA is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years’ cost or general accounting experience.
• Complete familiarity with GAAP, cost, and inventory accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years’ supervisory experience with proven ability to build skill sets and drive performance.
• Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting techniques as well as proficiency with financial statement analysis and projection.
• Demonstrated expertise in MS Office, Power BI, and ERP systems software.